Peage traps (1 Viewer)

[rosalan]

Last year and this year I had been made aware that when paying at a Peage toll, I should not move until the passenger has strapped themselves in. On three separate occasions now I have seen with my own eyes the Police watching vans with binoculars from ahead on the right. Following an earlier warning about fastening the belt before moving, I am grateful to whoever first posted the thread.
As it can take a few moments to get settled in and with pressure from following vehicles, it was not always the first thing on my mind until now.

 

[irnbru]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Dorwyn]

Another reason for using a tag!

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[Reallyretired]

Another reason for keeping off the peage. However useful info as SWMBO being a shortarse has to stand up to reach the ticket machine, and I quite often move off before she has belted up.

 

[gus-lopez]

Police Scum watching vans with binoculars from ahead on the right.

I've corrected it for you as that is what they are. Can't stop "opportunist thieves" who somehow can vanish off of the toll roads but can target the easy pickings like scum the world over.

 

[Chris]

Bloody French

How low can you get?

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[Madcaravanner]

Another reason for using a tag!

Agree with that but also a decent reason to stay off unless you really need to

Another thing about the Gendarmes they patrol the Autoroutes a lot on Motorcycles in threes - black leathers, no hi vis, Dark blue helmets. I've seen them with one hiding under a bridge laid on his seat facing the rear with a speed camera and his two companions are a couple of kilometres away waiting for his radio call

 

[stevel2]

Are these binoculars just trained on British vehicles??? ???

 

[Yorick]

Last year and this year I had been made aware that when paying at a Peage toll, I should not move until the passenger has strapped themselves in. On three separate occasions now I have seen with my own eyes the Police watching vans with binoculars from ahead on the right. Following an earlier warning about fastening the belt before moving, I am grateful to whoever first posted the thread.
As it can take a few moments to get settled in and with pressure from following vehicles, it was not always the first thing on my mind until now.

How can you be sure they're checking for seat belts ? There are much more serious crimes to look for.

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[Lot lover]

Once again British criminals complaining about the possibility of being caught. But don't stay away we need your fines.

Surprised that no-one has mentioned "Stop" meaning "Stop" even though written in English.

 

[Chris]

Once again British criminals complaining about the possibility of being caught. But don't stay away we need your fines.

Surprised that no-one has mentioned "Stop" meaning "Stop" even though written in English.

Please identify the “British criminals “ you refer to.

A complaint about policing methods is not a tacit admission of criminality.

It is just an expression of being pissed off with methods of detection.

 

[Lot lover]

If you are not criminals why the need to complain about methods of detection?

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[Chris]

If you are not criminals why the need to complain about methods of detection?

It’s an invasion of privacy for starters.

 

[Lot lover]

You mean any of us watching anyone do anything?

 

[Chris]

You mean any of us watching anyone do anything?

I mean creepy French cops spying into cabs as per the OP.

It’s pathetic in my view, but clearly not in yours.

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[TerryL]

With all the paraphernalia that the navigator has to put down when we get to a peage I'm guilty of moving off before she is belted back in - so another thanks for the heads up.

But we do tend to stay away from tolls.

 

[Googlebot]

Break the law, pay the price.

I do however have a foolproof way of ensuring you never receive a fine this way....

Put your seatbelt on before moving off and they can’t fine you, it works in the UK too!

 

[Pete5996]

I haven't seen any evidence yet that the observations were being kept purely to detect British motorhomers momentarily not wearing a seat belt. Plenty of other reasons for checking at peages, such as criminal or terrorist activity, surely? It's a lot easier to see who's travelling when the vehicle is stationary. That's how policing works.

Has anyone 1st-hand experience of getting a ticket for this? There must have been many, many thousands of peage transits by readers on this forum - so I expect to see at least a few dozen admissions....

If you think the gendarmerie set themselves up purely to pick off Brits, then that's just reinforcing my view that too many Brits have developed a whinging, chip-on-the-shoulder, 'why pick on me?' attitude to anything European

For God's sake, have a word with yourselves!

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[Dorwyn]

It's their country and their train set. We should o our best to respect their rules, if you get caught out, pay the fine. Doesn't make it any easier I know. I spend a lot of time in France, and generally find the French reasonable, polite and respectful. But very French. It's different, that's why we go there.

 

[Vipar]

How much is the fine? Out of curiosity.

 

[Yorick]

It's their country and their train set. We should o our best to respect their rules, if you get caught out, pay the fine. Doesn't make it any easier I know. I spend a lot of time in France, and generally find the French reasonable, polite and respectful. But very French. It's different, that's why we go there.

Stop, stop right there. We won't have common sense on here. Oh no. Stop it.

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[tuscancouple]

I mean creepy French cops spying into cabs as per the OP.

It’s pathetic in my view, but clearly not in yours.

TV program on local news here a few weeks ago showed UK police in an HGV picking up other folks using phones, no seat belts, etc. Regular business for them. Is that also classed as "creepy British cops spying into cabs" ?

Mick

 

[TheBig1]

isn't this a case of the difference between illegal and unlawful? one implies a crime has been committed and the other not

 

[Dorwyn]

Stop, stop right there. We won't have common sense on here. Oh no. Stop it.

Yes, you're quiet right. Wrong forum for those views. Sorry.

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[TheBig1]

thinking further on this subject, the police using covert surveillance without express notice may well be breaking the law by infringing the human rights of the people being watched with binoculars

 

[Jaws]

I love the fact that there are people on Fun who are practically perfect in every way

 

[Yorick]

thinking further on this subject, the police using covert surveillance without express notice may well be breaking the law by infringing the human rights of the people being watched with binoculars

My (ahem) friend likes to watch the beach most days to see if them topless girls are doing anything naughty

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[PhilG]

Another reason for using a tag!

another reason to avoid France

 

[Pete5996]

thinking further on this subject, the police using covert surveillance without express notice may well be breaking the law by infringing the human rights of the people being watched with binoculars

Ah, but what has been described is overt surveillance - covert means the watcher is trying to make sure they are not seen. Using your reasoning, presumably every CCTV camera overlooking a public space in the UK is infringing human rights?

 

[Allanm]

another reason to avoid France

You don’t have to make up reasons not to visit, if you don’t like it, don’t go.

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