My European Road Trip

[roofless]

I just got back from France yesterday.

Here is a cautionary tale - don't speed!
I got stopped for doing 94 kph in a 70 kph limit and it cost me 90 euros. The gendarme said I had gone through a radar trap and his colleague further down the road had the gun on me. I did see his colleague when I passed, but he had the gun down by his side and was crossing a zebra crossing at the time - I was sitting still at the zebra letting him cross. I think the gendarme further up the road saw the sports car with a UK registration and just pulled me in. The first think he said was "Avez vous argent?" I only had 2 x 50 euro notes and had to go into the baker shop to get change for him. The thing is - I reckon I was only doing about 80 kph, and if I said I had no money he would have sent me on my way. I did ask to see the proof of the speed, but he pretended he couldn't speak English.

Blimey those antics take me back a few years and more, we used to stash some items in the car for bribes in case we got pulled in spain etc, long long ago, anything that had a little value, this was back in my early MG days and anything with an octagon badge on it was a useful 'sorry mate no money but here have this'

 

[Taz]

But the specific car bureaucracy is to remember to carry your V5 as the gendarmes get very excited if they stop you for any reason and you can't prove ownership.

did not know i had to take the log book?

 

[Anonymous]

But the specific car bureaucracy is to remember to carry your V5 as the gendarmes get very excited if they stop you for any reason and you can't prove ownership.

did not know i had to take the log book?

It has to be the original - not a photo copy. 8)