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Been flashed 3 or 4 times in France in the D3, nothing ever came of it. Also once in Germany. Beware of what looks like an abandoned trailer on the hard shoulder of the Autobahn. It's not so abandoned when you catch the red flash in your rear mirror as you think "who'd leave a trailer there?".
27th Feb 2018 3:04 pm
photoscubaman
Member Since: 27 Aug 2014
Location: Yarm
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in Switzerland they have some modified wheely bins!!!
27th Feb 2018 3:07 pm
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27th Feb 2018 3:08 pm
Languedoc
Member Since: 29 Jul 2017
Location: Ariege
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I was flashed on the Millau bridge 2 years ago and a letter arrived telling me that i would receive a fine but they could not detect my speed due to a fault.
i'm assuming it was because at 6am in the morning i was hammering over the bridge at full tilt in a DB9 to get to my mothers house who i was sure was having a stroke and she refused to call an ambulance.
Maybe the myth is true that you can go to fast for the camera to work. Ive never tried it again!2006 tdv6 s Cairns blue
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Begs the question, what is full tilt boogie in a DB9.
28th Feb 2018 7:44 am
Languedoc
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Hardware17 wrote:
isn't the "too fast" something like 170mph ?
That sounds about right. All i would admit to is that you only hear the gearbox behind you when its really pushed hard. The gearbox was certainly audible that morning!2006 tdv6 s Cairns blue
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28th Feb 2018 7:59 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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ISTR Top Gear did a test on a fixed speed camera and it didn't work at something like 170mph.
28th Feb 2018 8:47 am
Languedoc
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It can certainly do 180mph (according to a friend who told me) 2006 tdv6 s Cairns blue
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28th Feb 2018 2:47 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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I would deffo get a nose bleed at that speed. Fastest I've done is 125mph in a 1995 518i estate, and it was actually in Germany.
28th Feb 2018 3:17 pm
Sloppy
Member Since: 17 Jul 2013
Location: North Yorkshire
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thats very harsh,
i have to say ive been flashed a few time over the years in france fortunately with no comeback,
most frustratingly once when speeding up on a slip road to merge in with traffic as french tend not to mover over or let you in
28th Feb 2018 8:12 pm
titters
Member Since: 27 Apr 2013
Location: london
Posts: 419
I thought no fines were issued to UK licence holders but got one today - fixed camera me doing 94kmph in an 80 zone on the 19/2 - knocked 5kph off for variation so i was done for doing 89kph. 45 euro if I cough early. Ironically practically all the speed cams that waze prompted were knackered/cover in gilet jaune wrap. So there you go. Not going to make me want to leave though...2006 TDV6 HSE Wrapped Matt Black STOLEN NOT RECOVERED
27th Feb 2019 8:09 pm
60DISCO
Member Since: 27 Oct 2016
Location: Northampton
Posts: 188
Is there any reciprocity with regards to French /Dutch/german registered cars getting caught in the UK?
Do they receive fines etc?
I'm guessing not, but you never know.
28th Feb 2019 9:17 am
Someone-Gone
Member Since: 21 Dec 2015
Location: Gone
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Err, no.
Even if a foreigner on holiday gets caught at a really excessive speed, you know well into 3 figures, the Police can cite them to appear the next lawful day of a court, but they can’t compel them to attend nor take thier passports off them, so it’s a purely voluntary thing.
Of course, who’s going to turn up to get banned and fined particularly if there’s no consequences? That’s why you see foreigners belting about the place without a care in the world.
Totally different matter if a Brit gets caught abroad. We need to change our laws.
28th Feb 2019 9:31 am
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
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titters wrote:
I thought no fines were issued to UK licence holders but got one today - fixed camera me doing 94kmph in an 80 zone on the 19/2 - knocked 5kph off for variation so i was done for doing 89kph. 45 euro if I cough early. Ironically practically all the speed cams that waze prompted were knackered/cover in gilet jaune wrap. So there you go. Not going to make me want to leave though...
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