french speeding ticket.... oops

[Keen]

Hi,

I just got a nice friendly letter from the french constabulary informing me that I was caught on camera going a little bit too fast.... the fine is 45 euros (if I pay in 15 days, otherwise its 180 euros) but I'm more worried about my license. Does anyone know if I can get points? the bike is registered here in france with french plates, but I have a UK driving license, does anyone know?

thanks alot

PS unrelated, but does anyone know where I can find that post on which sports 400 is the best, I think MarJay wrote it?
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[Yeti]

No you cant get points for it as they dont have a points system. so your off the hook there.

For the sports 400topic just use the search option at the top
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[simonthepiema...]

You cant get points but if you leave the fine outstanding and they stop you when your in France again you will probably be forced to pay on the spot or suchlike.

[feef]

I'll be in france in a few weeks (maybe) worth knowing they are as efficient in speding tickets as everythiung else..

Where abouts was it btw?

I'm heading brittany way

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www.400greybikes.co.uk is the best forum for 400's
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[Ant]

no you cant get points yet but i think there trying to introduce it! I got flashed by a camera about a mont ago in france (in a hire car, reno twingo ) and when i got back there was a letter with "priorite" (or however its spelt in french) through my door! Luckily it was only the bill for the hire car tho!!
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[Keen]

ok thanks- I think I'm safe, 45 euros isnt that bad, almost seems like they're doing me a favour compared to points! if I was just on holiday I'd leave it and go home, but I've got another 3 months here so I'll be paying up (they even have a nice easy online payment system, it would be rude not to )

I got the ticket just outside Nice, I think I was pretty unlucky, everyone speeds along that road (its completely straight with 3 lanes). But whatever, my fault I should of been looking better. (Ironic that camera's are meant to improve safety, while in reality it means you have to divert some of your attention away from the road and into the bushes...)

(oh, and I found Marjay's 400 post )
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Do they have any sports 400's in France? Was there last summer and didn't see any, apart from my own.

[Keen]

[Adam_P]

Just to make you all aware.

While we were over in France earlier this month on the bikes. One of the other teams engineers and mechanic got pulled for speeding near to the circuit. They were doing about 60kph more than they should have been.

Fine was somewhere in the region of 300-500 Euros (can't remember exactly, will try and find out again) and the real kicker was that he had his UK license taken from him and was instantly banned from driving anymore in france for the period he was there.

His license was to be mailed back to him by the French police.

So, take care if you're riding over there. On the Sunday as we left the circuit on the bikes for the hotel there were police everywhere, pulling bikers especially. And they're not shy about giving you a big on the spot fine either from what we were told.
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