In an M3.

It appears that there are now some permananent speed traps on some French Autoroutes. This guy was caught north of Reims.

The fine was EUR 750 + 60 days in prison (55 days were suspended).

I don't know if he is also facing a ban or any points on his UK licence.

The following links are all in French..

http://www1.bluewin.ch/infos/index.p...031125:bwf007/
http://np.www.lci.fr/news/france/0,,...lEIDUy,00.html
http://www.nord.france3.fr/semiStati...IL-279448.html

 

What's that in MPH?

D.

 

Just under 150mph

 

152.52 mph approx

 

He was trying to escape

 

A good effort ?

Bouncing off the limiter ?

Hmmm might need a route change for Le Mans 04

Deano

 

Did i read that they've confiscated his M3?

Probably trying to get the indicators to work.

 

TAKE NOTE GAZZER AND PETE BONE !!!!!!!!! you have been warned :-)

 

Isn't that a better way than a 6month ban though ?
Take the five days as holiday from work ,pay your money, pick up your car on the way out and drive home ?

 

And get buggered by hairy french men for 5 days - no thanks - give me huge fine instead of a huge hairy **** anyday

Edited to say:

I've got my own so I dont want anyone elses

[Edited by Scooby96 - 11/28/2003 2:52:17 PM]

 

Actually nicked for 233 km/h = 145 mph. Still scope for a Scoob to get the record

Three weeks x 17 cameras = 40,000 speeders At £60/head = £2.4m or £140k per camera. Easily paid for themselves in no time. Expect the plague to spread real quick.

 

The news article video is great. It shows the gendarmes demonstarting how dangerous that speed is by doing 140mph in a Peugeot 307 The M3 is probably safer than the peugeot at half that speed!

Note: not fixed cameras.

 

I got done on the same stretch this August average speed 104.6 mph 90 euro fine and a long wait whilst ticket written out.

John

 

Blimey...which stretch of road was it?
We've been to Reims before and hit the limiter several times in top gear......won't be going again then.....least not in the scoob!

D.

 

If he was trying to escape he should have bought a faster car then

 

Hmmm they gonna catch on to camera plague

Andy

[Edited by SiDHEaD - 11/28/2003 10:46:33 PM]

 

He handled it all wrong, why did he stop? He should have waved his passport at them and put his foot down. Who are the French to presume what speed we can do on ground that, had it not been for allied intervention, would have been German!