Speed cameras in France
Anyone know if anything has changed re sharing driver info across
borders recently ? I was flashed a couple of weeks ago in France doing just over the 110 limit in my Italian reg'd car. Haven't heard anything and normally wouldn't expect to, but the mechanic who serviced the car recently said to beware cameras in France, so maybe something changed... TIA for advice... |
Speed cameras in France
On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:52:30 +0100, BrritSki
wrote: Anyone know if anything has changed re sharing driver info across borders recently ? I was flashed a couple of weeks ago in France doing just over the 110 limit in my Italian reg'd car. Haven't heard anything and normally wouldn't expect to, but the mechanic who serviced the car recently said to beware cameras in France, so maybe something changed... After a recent trip over to the SW of France, during which we were flashed at least 3 times, I did, for the first time ever, receive a ticket at my Swiss address (Swiss plates etc.). It was from a department which borders Switzerland, and the others don't seem to have chased up, but it's certainly true that they have now started chasing them up in some cases. Oddly, it was only 45 Euros, and no points. Although they couldn't put any points on my Swiss licence anyway (we don't have any such system) they could have put them on record and totalled up if appropriate for a ban in France, but they didn't. Whether it's all of France and the other flashes weren't for us (or the system couldn't read the smaller Swiss plates) or if it's just some departments I don't know. Nor do I know if it's only Switzerland they've started chasing in, but I will look out for them a bit more carefully in the future. -- Ace Ski Club of Great Britain http://www.skiclub.co.uk/ All opinions expressed are those of the poster and in no way reflect those of the Ski Club or its members |
Speed cameras in France
On 29/11/2010 19:31, Ace wrote:
On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:52:30 +0100, wrote: Anyone know if anything has changed re sharing driver info across borders recently ? I was flashed a couple of weeks ago in France doing just over the 110 limit in my Italian reg'd car. Haven't heard anything and normally wouldn't expect to, but the mechanic who serviced the car recently said to beware cameras in France, so maybe something changed... After a recent trip over to the SW of France, during which we were flashed at least 3 times, I did, for the first time ever, receive a ticket at my Swiss address (Swiss plates etc.). It was from a department which borders Switzerland, and the others don't seem to have chased up, but it's certainly true that they have now started chasing them up in some cases. Oddly, it was only 45 Euros, and no points. Although they couldn't put any points on my Swiss licence anyway (we don't have any such system) they could have put them on record and totalled up if appropriate for a ban in France, but they didn't. Whether it's all of France and the other flashes weren't for us (or the system couldn't read the smaller Swiss plates) or if it's just some departments I don't know. Nor do I know if it's only Switzerland they've started chasing in, but I will look out for them a bit more carefully in the future. Interesting. Thanks Ace. |
Speed cameras in France
Ace wrote:
On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:52:30 +0100, BrritSki wrote: Anyone know if anything has changed re sharing driver info across borders recently ? I was flashed a couple of weeks ago in France doing just over the 110 limit in my Italian reg'd car. Haven't heard anything and normally wouldn't expect to, but the mechanic who serviced the car recently said to beware cameras in France, so maybe something changed... After a recent trip over to the SW of France, during which we were flashed at least 3 times, I did, for the first time ever, receive a ticket at my Swiss address (Swiss plates etc.). It was from a department which borders Switzerland, and the others don't seem to have chased up, but it's certainly true that they have now started chasing them up in some cases. Oddly, it was only 45 Euros, and no points. Although they couldn't put any points on my Swiss licence anyway (we don't have any such system) they could have put them on record and totalled up if appropriate for a ban in France, but they didn't. Whether it's all of France and the other flashes weren't for us (or the system couldn't read the smaller Swiss plates) or if it's just some departments I don't know. Nor do I know if it's only Switzerland they've started chasing in, but I will look out for them a bit more carefully in the future. As of 2014: French have been chasing up foreign plated cars for some years now: Q: Are not the French fixed cameras marked on GPS moving map systems ? |
Speed cameras in France
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