Lewis Hamilton......banned from driving.
18 December 2007, 12:15 PM
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Lewis Hamilton......banned from driving.
18 December 2007, 12:19 PM
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who banned him from driving? The French from driving in France, or has the UK now decided to impose bans for people who are caught in foreign countries.?
If he has lost his UK license he won't be allowed on a race track afaik.
If he has lost his UK license he won't be allowed on a race track afaik.
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18 December 2007, 12:23 PM
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Slippery slope.... all the time of dedication and his strict father means he'll be rebelling soon. I expect a number of NOTW exposes of him having 3 in a bed romps with supermodels. good lad! 
18 December 2007, 12:24 PM
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I`m sure the UK government will rush a law through that bans drivers caught in the EU speeding to be banned here!
That would exemplify their priorities in this Great Britain.
That would exemplify their priorities in this Great Britain.
18 December 2007, 12:27 PM
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THIS POST IS FACTUALLY INCORRECT and Snazy is a muppet for thinking this was the case.
*edited to do the right thing
Last edited by Snazy; 18 December 2007 at 08:49 PM. Reason: Cos im a plum and got it wrong.......
18 December 2007, 12:31 PM
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Fair play just goes to show he's not a goody goody But still a bloody good F1 driver though(my opinon of course) Won't go down well with Ron Dennis will it
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But still a bloody good F1 driver though(my opinon of course) Won't go down well with Ron Dennis will itCheers
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18 December 2007, 12:32 PM
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New EU law means no escape for drivers caught speeding abroad - Telegraph
A friend got clocked maxing out in his Cayenne Turbo and got away with a fine, I think it depends on how they choose to deal with it.
18 December 2007, 01:04 PM
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18 December 2007, 01:07 PM
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18 December 2007, 01:41 PM
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who was it that was caught in france doing 130mph in a new bmw diesel saloon, it was a whilst ago but it just so happened that the driver had the exact fine in his wallet and all the appropriate documents 
showed people how quick the new bmw was huh
showed people how quick the new bmw was huh
18 December 2007, 01:49 PM
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Moving on to the story it's a definite escalation if the French are confiscating cars on the spot for 120mph. It used to be a 500-700 euro fine and ban for that. They only really took cars away from people doing in excess of 200kph. Hamilton was below this limit by a small margin.
18 December 2007, 01:52 PM
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BBC NEWS | World | Europe | F1 star Hamilton clocked speeding
One month ban from driving in France according to the BBC
One month ban from driving in France according to the BBC
18 December 2007, 02:15 PM
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They have two years to write national laws implementing the rule, which will come into full force in 2007.
18 December 2007, 02:32 PM
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It's a fact they haven't. However you can be persued for fines you've incurred in other EU member states.
Of course the problem is finding you and proving you were the person involved ;-)
Of course the problem is finding you and proving you were the person involved ;-)
18 December 2007, 02:45 PM
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, Like if they get part of the fine I can see the problem being that OUR government will collect EVERY fine imposed abroad that it can, while other countries will ignore it, just as they do so many of the EC's laws
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I think you'll find the major problem for any of these countries is enforcement.
Imagine this scenario- I have a French registered car, a letter arrives for me from Red Ken informing me I didn't pay his congestion charge. I counter this letter with my own (in French) explaining I have no idea what his letter says, please send me one in a language I understand or I will ignore further correspondance.
Letter then arrives in French, I respond to this saying I've never been in the C zone and that my friend, Gorshin from Bulgaria had use of my car for a few weeks. Perhaps Ken would like to contact him there, I have his address......
and so on and so forth, going round and round and round and round etc etc
Imagine this scenario- I have a French registered car, a letter arrives for me from Red Ken informing me I didn't pay his congestion charge. I counter this letter with my own (in French) explaining I have no idea what his letter says, please send me one in a language I understand or I will ignore further correspondance.
Letter then arrives in French, I respond to this saying I've never been in the C zone and that my friend, Gorshin from Bulgaria had use of my car for a few weeks. Perhaps Ken would like to contact him there, I have his address......
and so on and so forth, going round and round and round and round etc etc
