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« on: June 16, 2008, 05:40:06 pm »

North of Rouen, just after the road works, radar and about 30 Shocked Shocked police bikes waiting.
Clocked us at about 150kph, and didn't even bother, waiting for bigger fish and larger fines.
If anyone left late today, beware.
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« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2008, 05:44:35 pm »

There were two on the A28 south of Rouen yesterday.

One was entirely obvious, but the second one was a plain old white estate car.

You could not see the camera until it was too late, but even though we were travelling at 130 kmh the Scoobie in front of me stomped on his brakes as if a Llama had strayed in to his path.  What a t**t.

Once past the second trap the Lambo Diablo that was in front of the Scoobie pressed the loud pedal & disappeared northbound a warp factor 9.

I think this was all for the benefit of the French who were standing on virtually every bridge up the A28 eager for site of some autopornography.

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« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2008, 05:46:40 pm »

they are always there for the bike events. we usually get grouped up and escorted for a while to drive slowly. we havent yet got a ticket.
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« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2008, 10:22:51 pm »

but the second one was a plain old white estate car.

You are right, that was a proper sneaky one - looked like a breakdown in the layby!
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2008, 12:32:45 am »

I understand a chap lost the keys to his wifes Civic type R at that speed trap. He could not pay the E750 fine so they took the keys and his driving license.
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« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2008, 12:44:49 am »

They were out in force pulling people at the toll at Bolougne tonight, pulled a fezza as his mates went on by, last we saw of the other two they were getting pulled by customs with a nice lady with a big dog heading for their cars!   Presumably looking for drugs? 
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2008, 09:27:22 am »


I think we accidently messed up one of their traps.......as the Mini in our group developed a slipping clutch and the next available emergnecy layby had the police camera sat in it.

What a pity.  Smiley

The Mini limped on to Dieppe without another hitch.

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« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2008, 01:14:57 pm »

Saw a Corvette pulled not long after it had overtaken us at warp factor lots. 

Otherwise, the MGA's relatively sedately cruise speed of 80-odd mph ensured serene progress up the autoroutes to Calais without a flicker of interest from the speed traps.  Relatively boring, but it seemed to work......

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« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2008, 07:24:05 pm »

Was in my 'local' today having a liquid lunch - you can't eat on an empty stomach you know.

In read the Mail, and picked up 'The Sun'. Small column article about the A28 on Saturday morning.

Apparently it's a record number of Brits caught speeding on the way to LM.  28 cars, many exceeding 200kph.
The interviewed Gendarm was drooling over the cars he pulled - Porsches, Ferarris, Astons, Lambos et all.

Average fine was E600.
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« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2008, 09:13:41 pm »

Otherwise, the MGA's relatively sedately cruise speed of 80-odd mph ensured serene progress up the autoroutes to Calais without a flicker of interest from the speed traps.  Relatively boring, but it seemed to work......

MG Mark
My 1.8 Merc fully loaded couldn't get over 130K so we were safe too.  Much to be said for that after all!
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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2008, 11:01:22 pm »

not like the older days, early 2000's when we raced doen the N138 to le mans with anything and everyone
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« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2008, 12:26:38 pm »

Getting caught once  is hard luck, but twice (by the same flic)...

http://www.capital.fr/actualite/Default.asp?source=RE&numero=299980&Cat=GEN&numpage=1

Briefly this guy received a two year suspended prison sentence, a two year driving ban, and is 5k€ the poorer.  But heck, he's an estate agent. Grin
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« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2008, 12:30:05 pm »

Briefly this guy received a two year suspended prison sentence, a two year driving ban, and is 5k€ the poorer

A two year driving ban in France?   That might cramp his style a bit for the next two LM24!

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« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2008, 02:19:56 pm »

No estate agent jokes then?

We'd get upset if the French came here and did 140mph on the M20.

Oh for the good old days
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