Speeding in europe

[mattb82]

I'm pretty sure I've been flashed a couple of times in France and possibly once in Luxembourg. Have any of you had/paid speeding tickets on the continent?

I'm considering copping a deaf'un if/when the NOIPs land. Is this likely to cause me grief when driving abroad in future?

Cheers

 

[Pew.]

https://www.theaa.com/european-breakdown-cover/driving-in-europe/driving-offence-abroad

Considering copping a what? If you put mean ignoring them, since may last year when laws changed, you can't just patch them really and yes, it'll cause issues if you take the vehicle abroad again to same country

 

[ben4012]

Can't help with your circumstances but I've got a picture of me photographing a German forward facing camera on a sat nav contract about 10y ago. Didn't respond in any way. Have hired and driven my car in Germany since then.

 

[Deleted member 103408]

hmm what happens after we leave the union I wonder (no don't want to hear about brexit just the sharing of car data)

 

[AndrewJB]

They can send fines on to you now read about a few on Pistonheads, if you go back just change your reg number haha

 

[Jaco2k]

What about the novel idea of slowing down?

On this holiday I went for a road trip in Norway (as also last year) and after reading about their traffic fines and even potential jail time, I drove religiously in the speed limit, GPS controlled.

 

[stressfree]

I drive a lot in France, Germany and Belgium.
Now days there is no point speeding as fines are very high and if caught by police, you have to pay the fine on the spot or your car can be impounded. Europe has very low equipment tolerance (France 5km to 100km/h and 5% after, Germany 3km to 100km/h and 3% after, Belgium has 0% for speeds over 130 km/h) and different speed limit depending on whether. In Germany, speed cameras will also issue a fine for not keeping the safe distance. Speeding fines can find you in UK, but they are assigned to a car, not to a driver, so if you take the same car to Europe with non-paid fines, more likely you will be stopped and fined more. If you were caught in the rental car, hire company will send the fine to you, but will charge a fee. Some might even pay a fine plus the fee from your credit card and just notify you after.

 

[DEAN0]

As usual in the EU game - the UK got mugged in to the shite end of the stick.
When this passing of information got proposed - the UK like clowns signed right on the dotted line.
The rest of Europe however decided it was not a good idea.
So - a brit abroad who commits a traffic offence will have owner details handed over by the DVLA
The opposite does not happen - so an offence committed in the UK by someone from mainland Europe is
almost never followed up because we can't get the information.
This is half the reason so many imigrants choose to retain their non uk registered cars despite living in the UK

 

[Wings988]

If they need to request owner data from the dvla then I'd assume that their anpr systems also don't recognise uk plates. Why not just get a euro set of plates made up and swap them over on the ferry / chunnel.

 

[LouG]

I did a fair bit of speeding in Italy in 2014, once following a Police Municiapali, once at an extended 180 in a 130 zone, they don't seem to care much. I never was stopped. The cameras are signposted like strip clubs.

 

[AndrewJB]

Italians arent that bothered, old men out in their Lambo's and Ferrari's at the weekend police leave them alone.

 

[C_ED_99]

As usual in the EU game - the UK got mugged in to the shite end of the stick.
When this passing of information got proposed - the UK like clowns signed right on the dotted line.
The rest of Europe however decided it was not a good idea.
So - a brit abroad who commits a traffic offence will have owner details handed over by the DVLA
The opposite does not happen - so an offence committed in the UK by someone from mainland Europe is
almost never followed up because we can't get the information.
This is half the reason so many imigrants choose to retain their non uk registered cars despite living in the UK

Once again a "European" problem that was actually caused by our elected politicians being sh*t...

 

[silles]

rulez are simplez:

1. if u must speed, don't try to be the fastest guy, follow someone speeding with a bit less speed, so police will pull the guy not u
2. use a speed camera warning app and slow down when approaching camera
3. if u get caught just pay the fine and move on and consider not to speed next time

 

[mattb82]

If I do hear anything I'm hoping the fines are too big. Bearing in mind I'll likely return in the same car it looks like I just need to pay them.

Damn Cupra's are just too easy to drive fast!!

 

[mattb82]

Italians arent that bothered, old men out in their Lambo's and Ferrari's at the weekend police leave them alone.

After experiencing the Autostrade for the first time this year I'm sure you're more likely to be fined for driving too slowly than you are for speeding in Italy!

 

[BoomerBoom]

Just don't try it in Dubai:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-45085991

£36k in fines!

 

[AndrewJB]

After experiencing the Autostrade for the first time this year I'm sure you're more likely to be fined for driving too slowly than you are for speeding in Italy!

Yep, same in Germany you can be fined for not going fast enough.

 

[silles]

Yep, same in Germany you can be fined for not going fast enough.

wish we had this in the uk. So hate being stuck behind miss daisy driving at 30 in a 60 mph road.

 

[DEAN0]

wish we had this in the uk. So hate being stuck behind miss daisy driving at 30 in a 60 mph road.

They made centre lane hogging a ticketable offence but it has made no difference.
Use of a handheld mobile is now 6 points and £200 but I have never seen so many people doing it.

 

[Jimbobcook]

I "think" in Australia they allow the use of dash cam footage to charge people if the police are not present...

For example you could get done for littering out your car, you just send the police the video they watch and send the fine to the person.

Great stuff