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French speeding fine

Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 1:59pm
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Jtb

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Just returned today from spain, found a french speeding fine waiting for €45. Tried paying it by card but there system won’t accept it, my argument is, I was following a line off cars french plated, doing the same speed as them, my number plate flashed up on gantry but not there’s, is this another corrupt french system to hit only Uk cars and not french cars, also said there tolerance is only one km above 110 km, so from now on my car will never put a tyre on french soil, Portsmouth to Santander from now on and no tolls, no hotels, and no corrupt speeding fines,so they now lost a lot off future income off tolls, hotels and diesel sales, viva la France, my arse.

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 2:06pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 2:06pm

Wow, very concerning information and thought provoking for my future travelling plans.   Is this the norm for others driving experiences?

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 2:10pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 2:10pm

Jtb wrote on Tue Jan 7, 2020 1:59pm:

Just returned today from spain, found a french speeding fine waiting for €45. Tried paying it by card but there system won’t accept it, my argument is, I was following a line off cars french plated, doing the same speed as them, my number plate flashed up on gantry but not there’s, is this ...

...another corrupt french system to hit only Uk cars and not french cars, also said there tolerance is only one km above 110 km, so from now on my car will never put a tyre on french soil, Portsmouth to Santander from now on and no tolls, no hotels, and no corrupt speeding fines,so they now lost a lot off future income off tolls, hotels and diesel sales, viva la France, my arse.

If you think the French cops are bad...wait until you come up against the Spanish ones ...I was fined €200 for parking to close to a corner. ..no yellow lines nothing to say no parking...but they did make one concession ..if I paid within 7 days it would only be €150..I have passed this corner Hundreds of times since with cars parked with no tickets on the windscreen.

PeterC

Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 2:30pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 2:30pm

I do not believe there is a single driver in this world who has not on many occasions exceeded a speed limit, parked illegally, or committed other traffic offences without being detected, so rather than get uppity about an odd dubious nicking just accept that it is merely catch-up!

zacdog

Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 2:40pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 2:40pm

Seeing is believing Peter C, but I don't think I'm the only one, just been lucky.  Our friend here though is suggesting they are targeting Brits??

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Ginger

Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 6:21pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 6:21pm

I think you will find a few cars in that line will have got a ticket, if there is space between cars to read a number plate then a ticket. Also the first car in th3 line will definitely have been caught for a fine. The cameras do not differentiate vetween numbers and tickets are produced automatically. There us no leeway in ?France regarding tolerances, if you were doing 90 and the camera flashed above this speed it is up to the motorist to prove it, by having their speedo calibrated and proving the camera was faulty.

Fines in France escalate at an alarming rate if not paid. I lived in France for 13 years so am quite familiar with the system.

Ginger

Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 6:24pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 6:24pm

Hi Frequent Flyer, just put it down to a copper being in a bad mood!

PeterC

Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 6:59pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 6:59pm

zagdog asked "Our friend here though is suggesting they are targeting Brits??"

I believe frequentflyer is a resident, so would have a Spanish matriculation, so how would they know? :-)

zacdog

Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 7:16pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 7:16pm

I believe some are residents and some are visiting their 2nd home, or holiday home.        Just guessing but as the name 'Frequent Flyer' may suggest, he is a holiday home visitor using his UK registered car??

Sean41

Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 10:52pm

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Posted: Tue Jan 7, 2020 10:52pm

suck it up  you cant beat town hall

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