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Author:  pcernie [ Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:22 pm ]
Post subject:  French police step up watch on British drivers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23619783

Another slightly misleading headline :roll: , but you get the idea.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Aug 10, 2013 4:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: French police step up watch on British drivers
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Member states can now exchange data on motoring offences, to track down guilty drivers. So if a French camera catches a Spanish motorist speeding, that driver will still have to pay a fine in Spain - provided the driver is the owner of the vehicle.

Even before the EU directive came along, France had adopted such cross-border arrangements with Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, which is not in the EU.

However, the UK, Republic of Ireland and Denmark have opted out of the EU directive.

It is our opting out that has made us targets in France.
Author:  big_D [ Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: French police step up watch on British drivers
The British aren't targets in France. They just have to pay on the spot, if they are caught, whilst most others will receive a surprise envelope on the doorstep, when they get home.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: French police step up watch on British drivers
big_D wrote:
The British aren't targets in France. They just have to pay on the spot, if they are caught, whilst most others will receive a surprise envelope on the doorstep, when they get home.

Exactly the rest can be dealt with by automatic systems and the surprise demands. Without targeting those nations that have opted out means that the French will have lots of us speeding, and lost revenue. So by virtue of us opting out they have made us a target to keep every one treated as equally as possible.
Author:  ShockWaffle [ Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: French police step up watch on British drivers
Amnesia10 wrote:
Exactly

I think you failed to notice that he was contradicting you.

And you might want to reconsider
Amnesia10 wrote:
So by virtue of us opting out they have made us a target to keep every one treated as equally as possible.

It's paradoxical; which implies that not only does big_D disagree with you, but so do you.
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