He's Done It This Time.

[Caran]

Started our journey home this morning, on our way to the hotel at Alencon we got stopped by the police. Two of them on motorbikes, made us turn into a parking area.
Told OH he had been stopped for speeding doing 128k in a 90k zone. Twenty minutes later and lots of paperwork and a €90 fine we were on our way.
After he had the lecture from me. I'm always on at him about speeding. So now I have my eyes on the speedo and the satnav that tells me the speed limit and he gets told to slow down.
He doesn't like it one bit, but now I have the ammo to make him take notice.
I must admit though the french roads are superb. Very long and straight for miles and no potholes or ruts anywhere.
So I hope lessons will be learnt.

[Samuraisan]

Oops, he's in trouble !!!!

[Zacs-Master]

Any points or just a fine? An empty road and nice conditions. Easily done.

[tonyav]

Ah well Caran, he isn't the only one.
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/jeremy-clarkson-and-richard-hammond-busted-for-speeding-in-france-lincenses-supsended-driving-ban-71178.html

[Caran]

No idea about the points, police spoke hardly any english, a lot of paperwork, must look at it tomorrow, it's in the car. Could he get points on his licence from another country?
I hope he will take heed of this, I mean he is 77 this year but still thinks he is a boy racer, especially when he is in his MG!

[shoota]

They hide behind bushes, just as the limit changes.....

If an oncoming car flashes you - slow down sharpish.

[jno]

are you sure he'll be allowed back into the UK? He might be treated like a jihadi bride.

[gness]

I loved the roads in America, Caran......MrG often braked for me or chuntered....but I'd worked out that a fine was cheaper than the cost of a motel that we avoided by my getting there quicker.....x

[Caran]

A couple of hours later we had a break for half an hour. When we started out again the sat nav stopped displaying the local speed limit. I did ask him if he had altered it when I went to the loo!
He said he hadn't, so now I have to try to see the speedo and try to sort out what we should be doing. He's not a happy bunny!

[trt]

How many frogs have you squashed on the roads up to now Caran, not the human ones of course?

[Caran]

Hi gness, hope you enjoyed your holiday. Never been to the states and don't have the confidence to drive abroad. In fact I'm only confident driving locally now. It's an age thing I think. Sad really, I even think twice about going into Gloucester and that's only 14 miles away.

[Caran]

Trt haven't seen any frogs apart from in a lot of crafty type shops where they sell green china frogs with a silly grin on their faces.

[shoota]

I bought a green frog at a vide grenier, had five legs, he would have rivalled G's duckie...

[gness]

Mostly a lovely holiday thanks, Caran......odd disaster but what's new...

Don't enjoy driving as much as I used to but driving in Ireland was good.... didn't much enjoy getting back to our crowded roads...x

[Zacs-Master]

Looks like points as well
Breaking speed limit by between 40 and 50 km/h 4
Breaking speed limit by between 30 and 40 km/h 3
Breaking speed limit by between 20 and 30 km/h 2

[stuey]

You can get points on your British driving license by speeding in another country?

[shoota]

You can now stuey, more EU regs.

[tonyav]

Clarkson and Hammond only had their licences suspended in France, but not here.

[stuey]

Thanks, shoota; I'd forgotten about that EU thingy.

[tonyav]

shoota
You can now stuey, more EU regs.

Blimey, is that right, shoota. Another good reason to vote for leaving the EEC then.

[Caran]

Oh dear!!