Just received what looks like a speeding ticket in the mail. This from our Europe trip one month ago. My first inclination is to write- "No English, No Money!" and return it back to them.

 

They will send Liam Neeson after you.
He will find you and he will kill you......

 

They must be really stupid for expecting their guests to follow their rules..

 

 

Looks like something for the BMW forum.

 

ha ha... yeah... and English is not their official language. Kinda surprising there would be any confusion on the matter. I almost got a ticket while descending in the Alps around Chamonix... as the motorcycle police pulled up behind me he decided to wave-over the BMW that was trailing me through the curves in the speed trap. PHEW!

Pay the ticket and move along. You have a good story for cocktail hour now.

 

Did waze warn you in France?
It's illegal using or even having stuff that can warn about police and speed cameras in France..

 

They win the World Cup and think they can pay for their stupid parade with bull**** like this... dont pay it and never go back. If you do, dont drive LOL.

 

I can't read French! What amount should I send them- $5. I have no problem not paying them, however I am worried that sometime in the future if I ever go back to France (only the wife likes going there) I may get stopped at passport control.

 

Better pay it in full otherwise you should avoid travel there again, who knows what they will do next time you show up at the border.
You speed, you pay, simple.

 

You left your name and address in the second image, shows everything about you in Atlanta. Nice house, btw.

 

Well, it tells you when you are entering a speed zone on the Autoroute. As you know, there are posted signs too on the highway. So basically just tells you, "you are getting close to a speed zone" - sort of an additional warning to the signage. But I haven't noticed the type of "speed trap" warning that we get in the US.

 

 

Nice to know, because the speed trap warning would be a bad thing to get caught with in France..

 

Well, it's actually your responsibility to be able to communicate with local authorities in whatever country you decide to visit..

What about try Google translate? Might give you some answers.

 

+1 for Google Translate.

I get a lot of correspondence in many different languages and Google Translate is great time saver. The app will also scan and translate using your phone's camera.

You can also scan to pdf and use something like Adobe Acrobat to OCR the document so you can cut and paste in to Google Translate.

 

Damn Russian hackers

 

The navigation system shows the speed limit and this was very beneficial. However with no cars in front of you your speed creeps up very easily with these cars. Apparently the speed was measured by a hidden camera with no warning. At least here the cops have to chase you down and if they catch you, you at least have a day in court, and if you have a good lawyer you may be able to get out of it- God Bless America.

 

Seriously Ashraf, get that taken down! With a profile name like yours, your profession is easy to figure out (wink wink), do you really want all of us trolls leaving you bad reviews online for speaking ill of the friendly french folk ?

And i read/speak french. It's pretty fuzzy to read but i think you were 29km/h over in a 50km/h zone. sound right?

And it's called photo radar, yes it is an automated system that measures your speed without a human and egads, no warning!
Do cops in your area give you a nice comfy warning before tagging you on radar? lol

 

With all those trees around, the leaves in the pool in the fall must be a pain . . .

 

Sadly, this thread fits right in with the stupid entitled Americans stereo type we have.

 

No big deal. You should pay if you plan to visit France anytime soon and plan to drive. Otherwise it will be a costly endeavor.

Here is the website you need to visit. It's in english as well. Tickets are usually pretty cheap and if you rented the car you will also get another bill from the rental company for admin fees (payment for having to provide to personal data to the police)
https://amendes.gouv.fr/portail/index.jsp?lang=en

Just enter the requested number and pay up..

 

I hope you like my profile. I'm not to worried about privacy- with government, the Facebooks and the Googles around it is very hard to be DB Cooper in todays world. Never spoke ill of the French by the way, just stating the facts in which I could not understand their documentation.

 

Thanks for all your help. I figured it out from their website. 45 euro fine, not too bad. Good news I can return to France again.

 

Phew, for one moment I thought the Frenchies would have to send the Foreign Legion after you. It would look pretty bad on the news to see your rendition to France. Those guys don't joke. I've seen them in the movies...