HELP GUIDES

Income Tax in France

Healthcare in France

Inheritance Law and Wills in France

Visas and residency cards for France

Radar

New ‘more discreet’ speed radars to be installed on French roads

The cameras can detect multiple offences

LIST: What offences will France’s new AI cameras be able to detect?

From 2025 the new cameras will see more than just excess speed

Paris plans to reduce speed limit on outer ring road from 70 to 50km/h

The move aims to reduce environmental and noise pollution

news

SEE: annual fine levels captured by road radars in France

Fines for actions caught by automatic radars totalled almost €1 billion in 2022

Driver fine: Radars capture more motoring offences in France

We show the 15 driving offences that can be checked including illegal manoeuvres, seatbelt abuse and mobile phone usage

Private radar cars on rise in France, see where plus current locations

We look at the type of vehicles used and the kind of roads they are usually found on

5 practical updates in France you may have missed

We look at new (and not so new) scams, tax bills and their terminology and how thermal imaging cameras are monitoring carpool lanes

Does France have unmarked radar cars to catch people speeding?

French officials distinguish between two kinds of speed detection system carried by vehicles

Map: This is where private speed camera cars are operating in France

They were present in 53 departments last year, up from 39 in 2021

Drivers sent speeding fines in error due to camera pointing wrong way

More than 50,000 fines are reported to have been sent out in error in just two weeks

Record 5,600 speed cameras to be operating in France by 2023

We look at the different types of cameras in operation in France, and where they might be found

Less obvious or clearer? New speed radar road signs roll out in France

The road safety agency says the two signs give information more ‘quickly and easily’ but a leading motorist organisation says they will trick drivers as less visible

Row over plans for five new speed radars on Ile de Ré

The prefect says it is justified as the 35km-long island has the highest number of fatal accidents in the Charente-Maritime. Only one camera will be in use at a time but drivers will not know which

Mairies could decide where to put local speed cameras under new bill

The so-called ‘3Ds bill’ came out of the national consultation process which was launched following gilets jaunes protests in winter 2018-2019

Speed radars income to soar to €1bn

Income from speeding fines in France has jumped 50% in three years, meaning the amount collected from camera penalties will exceed €1billion in 2019, official estimates show.

Radar

New ‘more discreet’ speed radars to be installed on French roads

LIST: What offences will France’s new AI cameras be able to detect?

Paris plans to reduce speed limit on outer ring road from 70 to 50km/h

SEE: annual fine levels captured by road radars in France

Trending

Cheap flights to/from France at risk: Ryanair writes to French airports

Driving licences: New rules on medicals, UK exchanges and renewals in France

Crackdown on ‘hiding money offshore’ announced in UK spring statement

Graph: How do French electricity prices compare with other EU countries and UK

Recap: 18 recent and upcoming changes in France you may have missed in March 2025

What equipment is obligatory for a cyclist in France in 2025?

Woman in France since age 7 ordered to leave due to residency card irregularities

Driver fine: Radars capture more motoring offences in France

Private radar cars on rise in France, see where plus current locations

5 practical updates in France you may have missed

Does France have unmarked radar cars to catch people speeding?

Map: This is where private speed camera cars are operating in France

Drivers sent speeding fines in error due to camera pointing wrong way

Record 5,600 speed cameras to be operating in France by 2023

Less obvious or clearer? New speed radar road signs roll out in France

Row over plans for five new speed radars on Ile de Ré

Mairies could decide where to put local speed cameras under new bill

France’s first sound radar installed to catch noisy bikers

Drivers within law to share speed radar warnings, French court rules

Watch out at lights in France

Speed radars income to soar to €1bn

Mayor bans private speed radar cars from village

Pocket-sized radar trialled in France

Robot may help drivers save licences if caught in speed trap

‘Dummy’ radars installed to cut accidents

Pedestrian crossing radars tested