Driving Ban for speeding in France.

[Nobby Diesel]

I caught this out the corner of my eye, whilst running out the door this morning. One of the breakfast tele programmes was talking about it. An article in one of the dailies I think.
Can anyone throw any light on it ?

[pretzel]

Me too but I stopped to have a listen. (Well as much as I could bearing in mind it was 7:00am)

The gist of the piece was that there is a proposal that there will be some agreement between Britain and France that British drivers caught speeding in France will get points added to their licences by the British courts, just as if they had been caught speeding in the UK.  There was no detail as to how this would be achieved.

No mention either if it was an EU driven thing but if so presumably it would apply to all member countries.

Had a quick search on the BBC website for more info but unsuccessful.

[rcutler]

I think it was only the Daily Mail I will search the web later.

[gibberish]

Here you go:  http://www.thisistravel.co.uk/travel/news/article.html?in_article_id=38828

Absolute f***ing ba***rds.  I'm sitting here fuming with rage.  P**s off France, you've got a bl**dy nerve.  This sort of thing could cause a lot of agravation.

[Nobby Diesel]

I guess the only saving grace, is that the agreement isn't due to be in place until July............
That still leaves you (relatively) unhindered to make the trip this year, without the fear of points on your license when you get home.
Or just put false plates on the car and out run the little 2CV van with the rozzers in it.

[Matt Harper]

Nobby, it's not the Rozzers in the 2CV that we need to worry about. It's the CRS dudes on the BMW bikes, a few clicks up the road that ruin the whole day....

[pretzel]

Nobby, it's not the Rozzers in the 2CV that we need to worry about. It's the CRS dudes on the BMW bikes, a few clicks up the road that ruin the whole day....

Agreed Matt. That and the fact that an awful lot of radar traps are being deployed on routes that are well used by visitors (particularly British channel crossers). Even in a 2CV all you have to do then is get out, step into the road, hold your hand up and shout 'Arrete ici Monsieur'

If the scheme goes ahead I wonder who will get the proceeds from fines that are imposed - the British courts so that a percentage can be passed on to victims of REAL criminals in compensation scheme payouts (much groaning and gnashing of teeth at this point), or will the French get some kind of reimbursement from the British Government to line the pockets of the Gendarmes etc. when it comes to placating them during the next round of Public Sector pay talks?

[wishy]

This "smacks" of big brother.........the next thing that will be introduced will be a european police force and not a national one!!!

Could be very serious as theFrench are steering these moves.We could have are very own"CRS" in the future.!!!!

Wishy

[RS2 Babe]

Settle down men

Me thinks its just a wind up to get us going - after all the French drive even faster than Mr RS2 which is sometimes worrying on our way to St Malo each morning to catch our boat to work.

France is having a bit of a word with itself at the mo about the instances of speed related traffic accidents and deaths and so will first of all come down hard on foreign types - or so they say as of course it is not the fault of the natives!!

Its all a bit of a 'spin' if you ask me

Perhaps Gilles could enlighten us further

RS2 Babe

PS - if I could get hold of a zooped up 2CV I would be well happy

[smokie]

Maybe France are worried about their NHS costs, cos their fags have also gone up by a large amount

[Matt Harper]

Piggin' 'ell - catching a boat to work - that's classy.
You're right, I'm sure. My parents have lived near Saumur for the past 10 years and I don't think the police have become significantly more heavy-handed in that time. Mummydear and Pater both drive like total lunatics in an attempt to keep up with the locals and their postman is often seen in the local bar having a couple of fortifying brandys before driving off to do his round of a morning.
Avoiding the obvious (RN138) route to the track may help, I suppose - but at least the Gendarmerie courteously salute you before writing out the extortionate speeding ticket. Over here there's a 50/50 that the first interaction you'll have with Smokey Bear after a speeding indiscretion, is when he sticks his 9 mill in your ear'ole.

[Ruptured Duck Motorsport]

What a bunce of arse  

[gibberish]

If anyone has driven around the periferique in Paris, you will know just how insane the local drivers can be.  You need to drive like a lunatic just to avoid being hit.

If you don't know the road that I'm referring to, it's the one that Princess Dianna died on!

[Steve Pyro]

If you don't know the road that I'm referring to, it's the one that Princess Dianna died on!

I assume that's the road / tunnels that are featured in one of the car chases in the film Ronin.

[hgb]

I love that film.