I have no problem with the French police upholding their own laws as their job dictates. At the end of the day you must abide by the laws of the country you are in, even the obscure ones.
If a copper over here found a loaded handgun in the boot of some French blokes car I have no doubt that they would confiscate it at the very least. In France it could have been fine to own and carry the gun in your car. I know it's a bit of an extreme example but the principle is there. I seem to remember a post a while back on this topic and someone was forced to reverse over their radar detector or face a huge fine :D They're still, and will forever be, Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys though :) Mark |
Just s small point that may be of interest but the polis fine you in Frnace it is the maximum fine that can be subject to a magistrates review. So it may be possible that you would be due a refund of some of the fine, the problem is that you will have to enquire and claim any refund.
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Anyone happen to know if the AA/RAC list on the 'european travel' part of thier websites that it's illegal to posses, let alone use, radar detctors in France? I only ask as without doing research, how on earth would one find out, apart from the hard way of being stopped by the police, that France has laws against the devices.
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At the end of the day, we'd all not be that bothered if it had stayed 1:0 ;)
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like what? "i was only looking after it for a friend?" After all, they are SAFETY camera's! can't have them malfuntioning can we as they might be risking people lives if they do ;) :D:D That a good enough excuse for you? hehe EK |
Originally Posted by Markus
Do any other European countries have similar laws?
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My thought was simply along the lines of. If they were Legal in Germany, and that was your destination, could you say you have put it in the boot so as not to use it in France, but will be using it, quite legally in Germany.
Guessing that would not help much though, as you are still breaking the law by being in possesion of the device. |
Is it specifically the radar aspect of it that is illegal ? In other words, if I had a GPS-based device would I have a hard time persuading them that it wasn't a radar detector ?
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Originally Posted by ricardo
Is it specifically the radar aspect of it that is illegal ? In other words, if I had a GPS-based device would I have a hard time persuading them that it wasn't a radar detector ?
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LOL I would like them to try and stick that one in court, i'd end up getting myself arrested if they tried to steal a sat nav system off my car but would take it to court just on principle, bloody frogs haven't got a clue about anything, and that includes playing football!
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the Gendarme didn't have a clue what he was looking at - he'd obviously no experience in the devices. 1) Fill a plastic box with dog sh!t, stick some fake buttons on it, place on your dashboard and drive through France. 2) Laugh in the policeman's face as he insists on confiscating box of dog sh!t :D |
Originally Posted by jk100
Yes you would, the Gendarme didn't have a clue what he was looking at - he'd obviously no experience in the devices. I think it is also highly likely that he would have confiscated a normal sat-nav device if it was positioned on the dashboard. When they've got your passport and license, and they're threatening to take your car you're in quite a defensive position!
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