To those who may be going to France
Received this today from a friend of a friend (both are retired traffic officers).
You may wish to circulate the following info for members motoring in France
The French gov will now send fines to the UK for contraventions in French reg vehicles this will affect holiday makers in hire cars etc, a friend on holiday here who borrowed our car has today received a contravention notice in the
UK
The fines whilst not enforceable in the UK will be recorded against the named person by the police and may cause problems at entry points to France with passport checks on future occasions
If the contravention is low ie just over the limit the fine is reduced to €45 if paid within 45 days, the website to settle the fine is very efficient, I know from unfortunate experience, my fines have been for 2kph over the 110kph
on the autoroute, I never received an endorsement in the UK !
The current transport minister here has stated there will be no more fixed speed camera sites, the existing ones will all have advanced warning signs, however many are sited behind bridge supports and not easily visible
The Gendarmerie are tripling the number of mobile camera cars this year, these are usually white Renault Megan estate cars with the camera, a small square box located in the lower part of the bumper, they detect following , overtaking
and oncoming vehicles both while the vehicle is static and on the move The speed limit on single lane roads may well drop to 80kph nationally in the near future I will forward any info when a decision is announced
Lastly the requirement to carry at least one breath test kit in the vehicle has been dropped although the motoring organisations and channel operators will try to convince you otherwise at the ports
I still recommend coming on holiday to France is still a very enjoyable place to visit - and better still a great place to live!
A bientôt