Speed camera

Speed camera caught out as driver escapes fine at 179km/h in France

The radar trap’s maintenance report was missing, making its proof invalid

Explainer: Speed cameras, fines and driving licence points in France

We look at the history of France’s speed camera network and how the related fines work today

No penalty for driver caught at 275 km/h on French motorway

The court was forced to acquit the defendant based on a technicality

New French law allows speed cameras to be decided at local level

The law, prompted by the gilets jeunes protests, allows French communes to have a say on local wind turbine plans

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

France’s private speed camera cars: Where are they, who drives them?

There are currently around 225 private vehicles covering eight departments and operated by several companies

Private speed camera cars to arrive in Dordogne in April 2022

The department will receive two of the speed detection vehicles, which are slowly being rolled out across the country

Speed cameras return to action in France with 4,700 radars

Speed radars are to make a comeback after systematic vandalism during the gilets jaunes protests put a quarter of them out of order

Private speed camera cars to be expanded across France

Cars run by private operators, rather than the police, are often popular models such as the Peugeot 308, Dacia Sandero and Citroën Berlingo to help them go undetected

Has reducing the French speed limit to 80km/h saved lives?

A new study says that lowering the limit has not reduced deaths in contrast to claims from the government. Several roads - or parts of them - have since returned to a 90km/h limit

France tests speed cameras that also check phone and seatbelt use

The new cameras will be smaller and more inconspicuous than current models and are being tested in Toulouse and areas of Doubs

French driver got 33 fines due to average speed camera – What is this?

Woman argues she did not understand how the cameras worked, after dozens of fines arrived in a short space of time. Her family is fighting the case as the first ones took 10 months to arrive

Private unmarked speed camera cars to triple in France in 2021

The move is intended to free up police officers to ‘better use their skills’ in areas such as drink and drug driving detection

No more speeding fines in post for UK cars in France

Full Brexit means the exchange of speeding drivers' details has stopped. UK-plated cars topped the list of foreign-plated vehicles flashed in the latest figures available

Unmarked radar cars to quadruple in France by end of 2020

The number of patrolling unmarked radar cars currently used by the police and private firms under contract is set to rise significantly next year

How to spot unmarked speed control cars on French roads

As unmarked police cars catch drivers speeding on French roads using infrared cameras, a new site is aiming to catalogue all unmarked "radar cars" currently being used in France.

First French department confirms return to 90kph limit

The Haute-Marne in eastern France has become the first department to officially change back to a 90kph speed limit on departmental roads, 18 months after the government first imposed a drop to 80kph.

France had ‘historic low’ of 3,239 road deaths in 2019

There was a “historically low” number of road deaths in France in 2019, according to interior minister Christophe Castaner, as debates over safety and speed limits continue.

New-generation radars replace cameras in France

Up to 250 new-generation speed cameras will be installed this month, with another 800 by the end of next year, to replace hundreds destroyed or damaged in gilets jaunes attacks.

Vandalism blamed for huge fall in speed cash in France

Revenue from speed cameras is set to plummet this year and an “unprecedented wave of vandalism” is partly to blame.

French city Marseille holds uninsured vehicle record

A record one in five vehicles in the southern city of Marseille is being driven without insurance, it has emerged, just over a week after it was confirmed that speed cameras will now track uninsured vehicles.

Tough new radars brought in as 80kph limit is eased

Some speed cameras damaged or destroyed by gilets jaunes protestors are to be replaced this year by new, more powerful radars tourelles.

How was trial a success?

RE your report ( 3 more regions to get unmarked speed cars , June issue), you say these cars are being rolled out “after a year-long trial in Normandy was deemed to be a success”.

France votes potential return to 90 kph on some roads

The French Assembly has voted in favour of potentially reversing the 80 kph speed limit drop from 90 kph on some departmental roads, almost a year after the controversial measure was introduced.

Unmarked speed cars in three more French regions

Government unveils plan to extend use of private radar cars following trial in Normandy

‘Speed cameras of future’ to be installed in France

Hundreds of new generation “speed cameras of the future” are to be installed in France this year, and have been described as stronger and smarter than existing models.

Camera vandals blamed for France road deaths rise

Interior Minister reveals 75% of France's roadside safety cameras have been vandalised - and says there is a direct link to an increase in fatalities in January

Doubt over French PM claim that 80kph saved 116 lives

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has claimed that 116 lives have been saved on the roads since the introduction of the 80 kph speed limit in July 2018; but that figure has already been questioned.

Speed camera fines in France to bring in €1bn in 2019

The amount of money collected from speed camera fines is expected to rise by 12% and reach a record high of over €1 billion in France in 2019, due in part to the 80 kph speed limit introduced this year.

More cameras vandalised since July speed cut

Figures show another drop in deaths on French roads in July, while number of drivers caught speeding doubled

Spike in drivers caught speeding after limit cut

Officials predict fines will fall once drivers get used to lower speed

Location of all road safety cameras in France revealed

Government publishes interactive map showing where all 3,275 fixed cameras are placed

Where are unmarked camera cars in use?

I read that there are private, unmarked cars with onboard speed radars in use in France. Where are they in use and are there warning signs? Will you know if you are ‘flashed’? D.T.

86-year-old motorist clocked at 160kph in 90 zone

Driver told police she was 'in a hurry' to get home

Mayor bans private speed radar cars from village

Village in Gironde out of bounds to private speed radar vehicle drivers, even before they start operating in the region

Court rules on radar 'finger' case

Prosecutors had called for driver who made gesture to face prison term

Radar ‘finger’ could mean four-month jail term

Speed limit cut 'won't work' - survey

Two out of three believe planned speed limit cut on secondary roads is more about making money than saving lives

1 in 3 drivers caught speeding in two-day operation

Weekend speed trap catches out nearly 500 drivers in just two days

Speed controls 'to be privatised'

Unmarked cars could patrol streets more regularly under plans to outsource operation

Sharp rise in the number of drivers caught speeding

Speed cameras flashed a total of 25.6 million times in 2016, a rise of 26% on the previous year

Speed camera fines soar but road deaths keep rising

Drivers and safety groups say money should be spent on road safety

Speeding tickets to soar as radar cars to be privatised

New bid to cut road deaths will see unmarked cars being used eight hours a day

Robot may help drivers save licences if caught in speed trap

Lawyer’s website will contest speeding penalties to avoid motorists losing points