Title: Speeding in France
Post by: Theo Leggett on February 17, 2004, 10:38:09 pm
There's been a lot of rubbish in the press recently about France prosecuting brit drivers for speeding - most of it is just hype, so here's some reassurance. France HAS been doing a clampdown of sorts on speeding, and they're particularly unhappy about brit bikers who hop across the channel for some full throttle action, and they're imposing nasty fines - but you still can't be banned in the UK for speeding in France. The French say they want to talk to the British govt about an agreement on bans - yeah, right - so when did those two governments agree on anything? Even if it happens, it won't be for a while. There is already an EU agreement on recognising bans for serious stuff like dangerous driving, but even that isn't in force yet. And you can still get away with more in France.
