SandyT - when i lived in France - you didn't get a 45 Euro fine for speeding 2 kms to high - i NEVER paid any fine and drove always without a valid driving license - but now days they adopted all the EU regulations even better than Germany - you got lucky to Brexit  All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

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Well the problem is here there are so many cameras its mad but I know what you mean years ago it was more fun.
We are all going bureaucracy mad

Yep saw that when meet several times per year my mates on your island - it is getting dumber and dumber....  All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

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It's 90 EUR these days for speeding - don't ask how I know that

But for a UK registered vehicle, you need to be physically stopped - the cameras don't matter

You can of course get a film that prevents the number plate being photographed not that I would know anything about that

None of them work only way is to cover it over

^ and ^^ - Sandy are you now having to argue with yourself

Its been a long day I tried all that stuff years ago and collected a few points but I am led to believe if you tape a piece of card over the number plates you don't get caught

Talking about points...your driverslicense in France starts with 12 points, every driving mistake seen or caught on camera costs you money and points. Living here now for 16 years and lost a few, but got them all back each and every time, after 6 months without "driving errors"

Alistair wrote:

It's 90 EUR these days for speeding - don't ask how I know that

But for a UK registered vehicle, you need to be physically stopped - the cameras don't matter

Sorry but THEY send me MY fine to Germany  All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

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There are a number of clever companies that spotted a way to make money. They know the authorites of the country don't have time or the resources to chase foreign drivers for the fines so they offer a type of no win no fee deal with the authority. They are given the offending pictures and then approach the licensing authority in the country the car is registered in for the driver details. Then they send an official looking letter asking for the money to be paid to them of which they give a % to the authority the offence took place in minus admin costs etc etc.

Not personally seen it with speeding tickets but seen it with parking tickets. A quick letter back asking for more proof normally makes the situation disappear again. 2008 TDV8

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Andy Mine was a blue one!

Sandyt wrote:

We were quite taken by Uzes in the Languedoc near Nimes. We also benefit from BA flight concessions so handy if an airport nearby that BA flies into but not essential

That's near Pont-Du-Gard, I was there earlier this year and I agree its a very nice area and easy to get to Spain/Skiing/SofF/UK

(PS: Back on topic )

Mrs T want to move to the south as she wants to keep the house in Hesdin and the house in Wraysbury not sure why although happy to keep Wraysbury as have the boat at bottom of garden she says the one in Hesdin can be used by the boys for holidays so that will be that so the south it is now only east or west - she will tell me in time haha

@ Sandy, You haven't indicated where your place in France is (Edit: see it's in the Pas de Calais). Do you want a similar area with a better climate or somewhere different as well as a better climate. Do you want to be near other immigrants? (I dislike the term ex-Pat for those who are moving with a view to permanency. ) Rural or village or town? Sports or outdoor activities? Clubs or associations?

It would help with any advice.

PS. I am 40km south of Limoges. John
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