france bans speed-camera-warnings

[NTECUK]

Nice motoriing friendly lot them French
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...mera-warnings/

Not an issue if those speed camera notifications just become a hazard notification.

Of course it's an issue, who is going to pay for the update to a new software version with hazard notification?

What if your sat nav either doesn't do software updates, or the manufacturer says stuff the French market and doesn't release one, you have to bin it and buy a new one? What if your integrated sat nav does speed cameras? Buy a new car? Oh no, you couldn't do that, nobody could buy the old one from you because the sat nav in it is illegal.

Renault, one of France's own and biggest selling brands, has been supplying integrated TomTom Carminat units with an SD card for years now. My (French) father-in-law recently bought a new SD because he wanted the Europe maps, rather than just the France maps supplied with the car, it was well over 100 quid.

The French government are idiots when it comes to motoring laws, then the population just ignore them anyway.

One of the guys on my team at work is French and its hilarious to hear his opinion on the multitude of ludicrous things that the French government keep imposing. This is unenforceable and I will be very surprised if the French police even attempt to enforce this. As for needed to spend money on new SatNavs, if your worried about it turn the camera warning off, you can do it on every SatNav type that I've used.

Originally Posted by ravingdavis

As for needed to spend money on new SatNavs, if your worried about it turn the camera warning off, you can do it on every SatNav type that I've used.

We don't have all the information of course, only an MCN article

But lets for sake of argument say they have got it right.

Originally Posted by MCN

Sat navs and smart phones which warn of speed camera locations have been banned in France.

It doesn't say speed camera warnings must be switched off in France, it says the devices themselves have been banned (which actually means the software not the device of course).

You are not allowed to have certain radar detector or blocker devices in this country, it doesn't matter that you've got it switched off at the time the police catch you with it.

I think your right though, it won't be enforced because it's unenforceable. Are the police going to sift through every app on the smartphone of every person they stop, to make sure you haven't got a GPS camera warning app on there?

[tigersaw]

So long as you rename the speed trap overlay as danger area seems you'll be ok

[punyXpress]

Just how unenforcable is it when PC flic frog-marches ( sorry ) you to the cash point & demands 1500 euros?
Don't think they're known for their tender tendencies.

[MisterTommyH]

Simple answer - e-mail the manufacturer and ask if it's now legal to use the model you have in France.

Lets see what Garmin say.

Originally Posted by Tommy H

Simple answer - e-mail the manufacturer and ask if it's now legal to use the model you have in France.

Lets see what Garmin say.

Anyone tried this yet? I've no idea who makes the built-in one we have in the Volvo anyway but the mapping software is NavTech. We've also got an old TomTom One with Euromaps, which is so basic it has never heard of speed cameras. Just a thought, the road atlas we buy every year has speed camera sites marked - are they now illegal too?

[punyXpress]

From another site:
" Unless you are going totally mad speed the static camera option is not a problem for foriegn plates, however the rozzers at a speed trap will stop you and it's on the spot fine, no money in your pocket ? they take you to a cashpoint, no cashpoint card ? then it's "le bastille"and "le porridge" for you !"
Bon chance!