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French Speed Cameras

richard

Cool as a Cucumber
Just thought I'd pass on the latest news I've found on automatic speed cameras. The law has been changed recently to enable these infernal things to be installed, the ticket is sent directly to the reg. address. The fine if payed within 7 days is ?80,rising to ?130 after a week and ?345 after a months failure to pay. Signs warn of them in advance and to date there are about 100 in use mainly on auto routes and main road black spots. The plan is to have 2700 by the end of 2006.

Now for the good news! At the moment the software can't do anything about UK plates but there is a move afoot to have this changed.Predictably though the cameras have come in for a bit of a bashing by the locals being shot at,painted and generally vandalised

In typical French fashion I hear that the haulage lobby have insisted that their drivers be exempt!!! How rude! ,like a speeding 16 wheeler is about as dangerous a road vehicle you can get. Ah well thats France for you.


www.securiteroutiere.gouv.fr/les-informations-de-reference/les-regles-de-conduite/csa.html

http://www1.securiteroutiere.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/radars_fixes.htm
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