Caught Speeding...
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From: Grantham
Originally Posted by Heinz '57,Jun 26 2006, 02:06 PM
During a recent trip in Switzerland in a hire car I was apparently caught in a radar trap. Just had a letter from Zurich City Hall asking me to pay CHF40 for speeding.....52 kmh in a 50 kmh limit... 
I kid you not!
I will of course send the cheque by return.
I kid you not!I will of course send the cheque by return.
I was half expecting a ticket when I got home simply as sometimes you just get caught out entering a village, maybe on a steep down hill, and them wham speed camera. I'm off on my bike now but last radar trap I struggled to get 15mph. Must try harder!
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From: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Originally Posted by Roadkill,Jun 26 2006, 01:46 PM
Okay, so I was over the speed limit. No excuse. Illegal.
Saw the radar, stopped as requested.
"That was 32mph, sir", he says.
"32. Really?" I said
"The 30mph sign was 400 yards back", he says
"400. Right."
No traffic, no kids, no houses, no nothing. 2mph over the limit.
I should have been given a medal, FFS.
Saw the radar, stopped as requested.
"That was 32mph, sir", he says.
"32. Really?" I said
"The 30mph sign was 400 yards back", he says
"400. Right."
No traffic, no kids, no houses, no nothing. 2mph over the limit.
I should have been given a medal, FFS.
Why is it a 30 limit if indeed it is as you described, did you miss out the old people home? Nursery, road where 30 people were killed on it last year, eh, eh, EH ,EH?
Bloody sheepshaggers....
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From: Lincolnshire Wolds
Originally Posted by billybiker,Jun 27 2006, 08:10 AM
Do you think they will come after you? I've just got back from a long continental "tour" and was amazed by how many cameras there are now. At one time France was clear but there are one or two springing up and in Germany they seem to have one in EVERY village-and there are no speed limit signs, you vill slow down fur der village signs oder du getst a big fine I was half expecting a ticket when I got home simply as sometimes you just get caught out entering a village, maybe on a steep down hill, and them wham speed camera. I'm off on my bike now but last radar trap I struggled to get 15mph. Must try harder!
I was half expecting a ticket when I got home simply as sometimes you just get caught out entering a village, maybe on a steep down hill, and them wham speed camera. I'm off on my bike now but last radar trap I struggled to get 15mph. Must try harder! As long as you are in a UK reg car they wont go to the bother of coming for you. If you are stopped however its a different story 
They compute the "Warning Charge"....(fine in English )according to your speed. They then have a neat trick....they double it! 
unless you have a permanent address in Germany.No points though as we do not as yet have a reciprocal arrangement with them.
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From: Heart of England
EU knobs are already discussing sharing driver info to allow fines/points to be shared across Europe 
You can bet DVLA will implement this to the letter of the law, unlike the
ers in France, Spain & Italy
You can bet DVLA will implement this to the letter of the law, unlike the
ers in France, Spain & Italy
