djcool Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 I'm taking part in a London - Monaco event this summer, anyone have any advice for the best speed detectors / jammers I can buy for the money specifically to use on the French motorway? I don't do crazy speeds, but I don't like to hang around either. I've been stopped many a time in France for speeding but even at only £60 a time it mounts up a bit and I'm considering a jammer. Anyone reccomend something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 OK, one important question first: Do you only want answers containing legal solutions? The French, as I'm sure you're aware, have different regulations to the British regarding such equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcool Posted May 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 [ QUOTE ] OK, one important question first: Do you only want answers containing legal solutions? The French, as I'm sure you're aware, have different regulations to the British regarding such equipment. [/ QUOTE ] Absolutely. I'm aware of such Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 be very careful, from my last information being caught in France with any sort of radar/laser detector (let alone jammer) can lead to the device being confisgated and a 750euro fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcool Posted May 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 [ QUOTE ] be very careful, from my last information being caught in France with any sort of radar/laser detector (let alone jammer) can lead to the device being confisgated and a 750euro fine [/ QUOTE ] Yeah I'd expect as much! That said, every time I've been stopped (including once being done for some silly speed (speedo was about 135-140)) they didnt even look in the car, just proceeded to write a ticket and ask for cash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 I would suggest you send a PM (Private Message) to Helfinger, his company www.speed-detectors.co.uk sells these devices. As Sayer and Bazza say, get caught with one of these OR A FIXED CAMERA DETECTOR on your car in France and it's bye bye 750 Euros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rball Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I had a collegue have his car confiscated a few years back in France due to a radar detector...surely the fine was huge! i had a place in Switzerland and did the drive from the UK to geneva yearly and I would NEVER use a radar detector! Having been stopped numerous times in France doing silly speeds, I would rather pay the French police (used to be no more than 100 Euros) than risk getting caught with a speed detector and parting with 750 Euros and potentially your car!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcool Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I had a collegue have his car confiscated a few years back in France due to a radar detector...surely the fine was huge! i had a place in Switzerland and did the drive from the UK to geneva yearly and I would NEVER use a radar detector! Having been stopped numerous times in France doing silly speeds, I would rather pay the French police (used to be no more than 100 Euros) than risk getting caught with a speed detector and parting with 750 Euros and potentially your car!! [/ QUOTE ] Thats a good point, €750 is more than 8 times being stopped for speeding with €90... and that aint gonna happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rball Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I drove my Carrera 4S over from Geneva a couple years ago and got stopped doing about 130mph and I thought I was in for it. All they did was give me an 80 or 90 Euro fine and told me not to drive such a powerful car next time!!! They were actually pretty friendly considering! Quids in mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I had a collegue have his car confiscated a few years back in France due to a radar detector...surely the fine was huge! i had a place in Switzerland and did the drive from the UK to geneva yearly and I would NEVER use a radar detector! Having been stopped numerous times in France doing silly speeds, I would rather pay the French police (used to be no more than 100 Euros) than risk getting caught with a speed detector and parting with 750 Euros and potentially your car!! [/ QUOTE ] Thats a good point, €750 is more than 8 times being stopped for speeding with €90... and that aint gonna happen! [/ QUOTE ] it all depends what speed you get stopped doing whilst in France as the fine is now on a sliding scale - if you're caught at more than 50kph over the posted limit you can get a 750euro fine and instant license suspension.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I read somewhere that the French rules could get applied across the whole EU and hence the UK . I do hope I'm wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_d Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 iirc GPS based detectors are legal in France, but detectors that will detect laser/radar are illegal. Either way I'm keeping mine at home when I next venture abroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I read somewhere that the French rules could get applied across the whole EU and hence the UK . I do hope I'm wrong! [/ QUOTE ] I think it's pretty much only the UK; iirc, the rest of Europe told them to get lost and only we signed up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcool Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 [ QUOTE ] it all depends what speed you get stopped doing whilst in France as the fine is now on a sliding scale - if you're caught at more than 50kph over the posted limit you can get a 750euro fine and instant license suspension.... [/ QUOTE ] I've been stopped many, many times for speeding, the lowest being 137km/h in a 110 and the highest being 226km/h in a 130 (oops!). The police are always utterly friendly, get confused at what type of car it is, and then proceed to show me they are allowed to give me a fine of several hundred Euros but always put my speed down on the form as 167km/h which is the cut off between the 90 Euro fine and the 350 Euro fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadstoys Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I had a collegue have his car confiscated a few years back in France due to a radar detector...surely the fine was huge! i had a place in Switzerland and did the drive from the UK to geneva yearly and I would NEVER use a radar detector! Having been stopped numerous times in France doing silly speeds, I would rather pay the French police (used to be no more than 100 Euros) than risk getting caught with a speed detector and parting with 750 Euros and potentially your car!! [/ QUOTE ] Thats a good point, €750 is more than 8 times being stopped for speeding with €90... and that aint gonna happen! [/ QUOTE ] it all depends what speed you get stopped doing whilst in France as the fine is now on a sliding scale - if you're caught at more than 50kph over the posted limit you can get a 750euro fine and instant license suspension.... [/ QUOTE ] So how come its only us Brits that get a pasting in this country ?? Because we have cameras - and they have cops - you can talk to a face but not a 3 day old photograph, and in 3 days the visitor has long gone and they never get followed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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