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30/12/2009 at 11:39pm
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I was flashed a few times by the motorway machines in June, and then when I got home, there was a charge from the hire company for £18 which is the charge that is paid when the police ask for driver details. Heard nothing since, and cancelled my credit card so no further payment made.
Question is, am I on a French database somewhere that will kick in when I hit France again? Who would I find out officially from?
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31/12/2009 at 7:16am
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I'm not sure, but I translate EU affairs and something came up about a year ago about making it easier for things like speeding fines to be enforced cross-border. It sounds like the police in this case may have decided to drop the matter as soon as they found out you're not resident in France and the car hire firm isn't bothering to chase the admin charge. To be honest though, I'd just pay them the £18, because there could be some mechanism that allows them to pursue you and do you for the costs on top and that could make for a nasty surprise!
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31/12/2009 at 11:32am
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Just cancelling a credit doesn't allways mean that nobody can charge anything to it afterwards,If you have made regular payments to a company i.e.Sky or similar arrangement they can still charge you months or even longer after the card has been cancelled.
Nothing to do with speeding but thought I would point out that unless you cancel the payment with the company the credit card will still accept payments even after cancellation.
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31/12/2009 at 2:58pm
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31/12/2009 at 3:48pm
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See here: http://english.controleradar.org/speeding-in-france.php
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31/12/2009 at 5:25pm
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31/12/2009 at 6:34pm
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On a different note (slightly) - I don't ever recall seeing a fixed camera in France without there first having been a warning sign that it was coming up.
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01/1/2010 at 4:19pm
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I got flashed on a Spanish motorway 2 years ago - I actually got sent a fine through the post directly from the Spanish police (must have got my address from the hire car company).
I'm not proud to say that I ignored it (mainly because it was all in Spanish and as best as I could translate, I had to try and send some sort of cheque in EUR to pay the fine) and never heard any more. I was a bit worried when we went back to Spain last year and had to hire a car again - but had no problem.
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02/1/2010 at 10:16am
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I don't wish to be argumentative but I fail to see how a French cop can instantly ban a UK driver on the side of the road (msg 3). As a UK citizen your licence is issued in the UK and only a UK authority can revoke it, surely? The French can't make a fixed speed cam fine stick once you return to the UK, how are they going to tap into DVLA's computer in Swansea and disqualify you from driving on the side of their roads? Can't see it myself but if you know different ..........................................
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02/1/2010 at 11:42am
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They can ban you from driving in France,confiscate your licence and your car on the spot,they then send your licence back to the DVLA in the U.K.
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