French Speed Cameras

[theoneandonly]

i had a "chat" with a Gendarme back in July . hooning in the country , coming into a village , rolled off , slowed down . just me and a tipper truck in front . truck goes to pull in , G , waves him on , and signals me. 2 young sprogs ( didn't look old enough to carry guns , but they were ) , checks docs looks at exhaust ( all legal , baffle in ) . THEN scrolls phone and checks for outstanding tickets on that bike ??? . sends me on my way .
while checking docs , he looks at my insurance , and queries the amount of vehicles listed on it .i explain who i am ( a mechanic ) , so he does a google search to confirm it , and also checks the images .

 

[tomtom1200]

Raderbot is another useful app for fixed cameras. Hasn't got as big a user base so tends to miss checkpoints.

 

[EVskiy]

Had two fines over the years, just paid up and forgot about it. No points and no drama at the border the next time if you “forget to pay” and wish to enter euro land via the French port of entry.

 

[EVskiy]

Tip:

The French religiously mark speed cameras as “police” on Waze, since it’s illegal to report the position of cameras on maps.

On Garmin devices these are (areas of a known fixed camera) displayed as “dangerous road segment” for about a mile either side of the camera.

 

[Redboots]

Those "robot wars" cameras are nearly always forward facing so no probs on a bike.
I use SCDB that has fixed and mobile cameras on and I download them as Danger Zones

The Germans have to publish the whereabouts of all mobile camera setups in the local papers and the radio stations mention them in their Verkehrsmeldungen - traffic reports. In Germany, fixed and mobile cameras are always forward facing as the need your mug in the photo. Its the mobiles run by real police that can be a problem

There are also many scam emails saying you have a traffic fine to pay. Of course, its from some ne'er-do-well.

 

[wessie]

Those "robot wars" cameras are nearly always forward facing so no probs on a bike.

pretty sure they work both ways as I was done by one just after they came out on my first trip to the Pyrenees in 2018. West of St Jean Pied de Port just after they lowered the NSL from 90kph to 80kph. Once the ticket came through, I looked on google maps and they passed through the road around the same time as my trip. It was definitely on my side of the road, rear facing. I had no idea what it was as I approached. It look like an upturned boat or something from the rear. Of course, I spot the fuckers now!

 

[Redboots]

pretty sure they work both ways as I was done by one just after they came out on my first trip to the Pyrenees in 2018.

The French probably have the old model
There's a stretch between my place and Sarreguemines where they have 2 units that are moved around a couple of times a day.
They can be rear facing but they don't take pictures in both directions.

 

[Wapping]

They always remind me of something from a 60’s or 70’s sci-fi film.

 

[Wapping]

Does anyone know what the situation is with French speed camera tickets following you home to the UK? Internet searches offer mixed advice.

Has anyone actually received a ticket in the post in the last, say, two years?

It’s time for a UKGSer festive * predictions game:

1. Nothing will happen.

2, A fine, forwarded by some busy body scum agency on behalf of the robbing French bastards.

3. Being sent to the Bastille for a month or (worse) Basildon for a day.

4. Being sent, like Papillon, to Devil’s Island, never to return. That though might well be a luxury, when compared with Folkestone.

5. 10 years in the French Foreign Legion, with sand in all the wrong places.

6. The guilotine.


* The simple use of the word ‘festive’ in November, will be enough to set some off.

 

[John Armstrong]

Some fake cameras are easier to spot than others

 

[er-minio]

 

[grantmac]

Saw a lot that in France….

 

[Captain jack]

Did over a thousand miles this year in france. Saw few cameras. Morocco on the other hand…they hide IN roundabouts. Speed limit changes three times as you approach one. They will get you more than uk or France

 

[er-minio]

I regularly drive from London to Rome.
As I said many times, there is more speed and average cameras in first quarter of the 100 miles between where I live and the channel tunnel, that the entire French bit I drive between Calais and the Mont Blanc or Frejus tunnel at the border with Italy.

You can also do more than 40mph on motorways, unsurprisingly

 

[Blue]

Ridden a lot of Europe places I have seen the most Handheld Mobile Police Cameras is Bosnia and Albania, did get flashed by one in Germany that seemed to be mounted on the grass verge from where the Flash came from as I didnt even see a camera, and as I went by the field gate there was a copper sat on a chair next to a police van must of been just front facing as I wasnt hanging about, but heard nothing.

 

[Ectopic]

Forget about it. No points on UK bike.

Sadly I was in the car.

 

[Ectopic]

It’s time for a UKGSer festive * predictions game:

1. Nothing will happen.

2, A fine, forwarded by some busy body scum agency on behalf of the robbing French bastards.

3. Being sent to the Bastille for a month or (worse) Basildon for a day.

4. Being sent, like Papillon, to Devil’s Island, never to return. That though might well be a luxury, when compared with Folkestone.

5. 10 years in the French Foreign Legion, with sand in all the wrong places.

6. The guilotine.


* The simple use of the word ‘festive’ in November, will be enough to set some off.

Fortunately I have an addition to my insurance to deal with the very worst of your suggestions.

The infamous Basildon Bond. It has "Get out of Jail" written all over it.