European driving just became less fun ...

[Number5]

Well I hope that's going to be a two-way thing. You wouldn't believe the amount of Foreign Lorry Drivers that get away with not paying the Tolls on the Severn Crossings, requesting to be invoiced instead then disappearing off to Poland, Croatia, France, etc and the invoices gt ignored.

They claim they have no cash and no credit cards on them. Would you set off to Europe with no cash or cards, to buy food,drink fuel, etc ? No .

The sooner we centralise all systems to stop them getting back on the boat, or through the tunnel until all fines are paid the better...

Rant over

 

[buzyg]

- Camera in Europe goes Click Click
- Invoice request sent to DVLA
- Those nice people at the DVLA send a new invoice (with additional admin charge no doubt) to you in the post
- You = registered keeper, they don't give a hoot who was driving.


European tax collection in other words.

Ok, thought they would already do that. Obviously not. Another loophole closed by the sound of it. The power of the database. AKA Big Brother.

 

[Bing]

Sooooo... Would you get points on your licence for speeding on the continent when this comes in ?

 

[RickRob]

Several years ago a colleague of mine got clocked by a mobile camera just outside of Le Mans and was flagged down by the gendarmerie at the next lay-by.

He was told to produce his driving licence and to pay a 100 euro fine on the spot. This he did. He got the receipt for his payment and licence and was told that his licence would be mailed back to his home.

He was then reminded that it is illegal to drive in France without one's driving licence.

Fortunately he managed to flag down another UK car that was a) heading for Calais b) had a sober passenger who c) had a driving licence, so that guy drive my colleague's car to Calais.

I am not the most cautious person on the planet, but am now religious about the speed limit in France, especially on the Le Mans weekend.

Be careful out there!

 

[DumfriesDik]

I have been stopped at the roadside doing 90kmh in a 60km zone & was relieved of 90 euros cash there & then from the Gendarme , no receipt just a tongue lashing on a picnic table set up next to the road then a wave of the hand & i was off , not even asked for my licence,insurance or passport :?

I think the French police hate paperwork more than they do speeders.

 

[srhutch]

Just change your plates after you've got off the ferry/train - one letter different should do it and could be easily explained as an error should you be physically stopped.

Hope their cameras are forward facing and have decent resolution, otherwise it's going to make identifying the driver a bit an issue on a shared drive European jaunt :wink:

Or failing that a set of Srhutch's plates will work a treat

^^^ This! on a car, it is closer than the van that keeps pretending to be him. At least the numberplate is getting to see some daylight on that van

:lol:

I've just had my parking ticket cancelled, think the evidence spoke for itself. If I get another from the same company I'm going to try and have some fun and invoice them for wasting my time.