Because in life you have to be able to ask yourself the right questions… The middle finger on the automatic radar: a good idea or not? – LE DALL Driver’s License Lawyer https://t.co/HSUCeBxhnk

— Master le Dall (@MaitreleDall) August 19, 2020

For several years, private radar cars have been criss-crossing France’s roads in search of speed breakers to track down and punish. This practice is still strongly opposed by motorists and the associations responsible for their protection. Indeed, it is not the police who are responsible for driving these vehicles and, accordingly, punishing other motorists, but drivers hired by private companies. These cars are also difficult for other road users to see, so they feel trapped, sometimes when overtaking at several kilometers per hour. Indeed, these vehicles are almost impossible to detect, they cannot be seen as a police car.

[#SudRadio] #RealVoices 🗣️ @MeJOSSEAUME : “Nowadays you have absolute certainty that you will pay the automatic speed camera report, on the other hand, for an alcoholic or drugged offender, the execution of the sentence sometimes does not intervene”

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— Southern Radio (@SudRadio) May 10, 2022

Many models

In addition, many models are now used for this task. Peugeot 308, Ford Focus, Seat Leon, Peugeot 508, Volkswagen Passat SW or even Skoda Octavia. Very common cars that we don’t always think to beware of. And it will be even more difficult to recognize on-board speed cameras in the coming months. Indeed, drivers get two new models, which are also very common. It really is a Volkswagen Passat sedan as well volkswagen golf 7. Popular models that can be found on almost every corner.

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A growing fleet

However, these new cars will not be deployed everywhere at once. Indeed, so far these cars could only be seen on the roads of the city Loire and Cher, Loire and Belfort territory. According to Radars-Auto.com, these cars will also be seen in Saône-et-Loire, Somme, Aisne and Pas-de-Calais over the next few months. So be careful when traveling through these departments!

An automatic speed camera on the RD 137 in St Sulpice d’Arnoult has been scaring drivers in recent days by flashing as they obeyed the speed limit!
This radar was undergoing maintenance. Therefore, there will be no verbalization. Thanks to the whistleblowers!

– Gendarmerie of Primorsky Charante (@Gendarmerie_017) September 16, 2021