- Feb 24, 2013
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Forgot to mention this, I had sort of forgotten but when cross with me this morning Bev reminded me
Coming off the free bit of motorway from Calais to Boulogne, came off just before tolls and going down the hill forgot we were 5 tons, there is a 50kph limit down the hill above 3.5t, were doing about 60 and got flashed
I am hopeful they might look at photo of motorhome and not pursue it, or have any of you made same mistake and been pursued?
I am guilty as charged and will pay, but hope not to have to, I also fear that they might impose a maximum fine as they did to me the only other time I got stopped, not sure how the French system works whether they have set fines for how much over you are.
My last offence (really stupid on my part) I had removed my snooper as they are illegal in France but left the detector behind the rear view mirror, never really thought about that, stopped in a queue, police motorbike pulled me over and produced a printed translation of the offence, I tried to explain it was only a sensor, but it seems that alone is still an offence. The sheet said maximum fine 1000 euros, which is what he asked me for in cash having escorted me to a barracks. I carry that kind of cash so was able to pay, they added salt to the wound by sending me an further bill for 220 euros for disposing of the sensor they had impounded. A lesson learnt very hard
Coming off the free bit of motorway from Calais to Boulogne, came off just before tolls and going down the hill forgot we were 5 tons, there is a 50kph limit down the hill above 3.5t, were doing about 60 and got flashed
I am hopeful they might look at photo of motorhome and not pursue it, or have any of you made same mistake and been pursued?
I am guilty as charged and will pay, but hope not to have to, I also fear that they might impose a maximum fine as they did to me the only other time I got stopped, not sure how the French system works whether they have set fines for how much over you are.
My last offence (really stupid on my part) I had removed my snooper as they are illegal in France but left the detector behind the rear view mirror, never really thought about that, stopped in a queue, police motorbike pulled me over and produced a printed translation of the offence, I tried to explain it was only a sensor, but it seems that alone is still an offence. The sheet said maximum fine 1000 euros, which is what he asked me for in cash having escorted me to a barracks. I carry that kind of cash so was able to pay, they added salt to the wound by sending me an further bill for 220 euros for disposing of the sensor they had impounded. A lesson learnt very hard