Driving in France, Quick News and Information

Speed cameras in France – New law concerning in-car detectors

by Martin Jarvis | Mar 1, 2012 | Driving in France, Quick News and Information | 0 comments

Speed camera warning sign

If you are holidaying in France this summer, you need to be aware of this new rule:

Since January 2012, speed camera detectors are banned in France. You are supposed to update your GPS or TomTom and have the radar detector option removed!

If you are caught by the French police, your GPS / TomTom can be confiscated and you could face a fine up to 1,500 euros!

However, the French police is not allowed to look at your GPS or TomTom…

Martin Jarvis

Martin Jarvis is a professional web developer and a WordPress expert, with a passion for all things "France" - including his lovely wife Nadine! With a french wife, a house on the border of Brittany and the Pays de la Loire, an aunt in Paris, his wife's family in Bordeaux, and a dear (now sadly departed) friend on the Cote d'Azur, Martin is well placed to comment on France from the point of view of an Englishman. Hopefully, this interest in France and his experience as a developer and marketer of websites will help make this site invaluable to francophiles everywhere.