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You can now report certain crimes anywhere in France using online tool
The new tool is now live, and aims to get a police officer or gendarme to review your report report within 48 hours
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Retired British police officers hit with French social charge bills
Couple receive bill of over €14,000, although they should be exempt under Franco-British tax treaty
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Driver fails to register change of address and amasses €14,500 in fines from same French radar
He was unaware of his fines as they were sent to old home
Pay-out of €1,000 as licence is delayed
A man whose driving licence was suspended for drink-driving has won €1,000 damages plus €50 per day of further delay after he had waited six months for a new one to be issued.
The Parisian hired an avocat and won a case in the tribunal administratif.
The lawyer said slow delivery of a new licence from the national ANTS agency meant his client had risked fines for driving without a licence, even though he was entitled to drive.
Peter Adams from Léran, Ariège, who – like many other readers – has been waiting for a French licence from Nantes prefecture, flagged this up.
In his case, the delay is (so far) four months. He said he is looking to sue too, especially as it is now possible to apply to the administrative courts without a lawyer via citoyens.telerecours.fr.
Like the Parisian, he lost his UK licence due to a (two-month) suspension and applied for a French licence but has not even received an acknowledgement.