-
La Voie Bleue: European Cycle Route of the Year is in France
700km bike path linking Luxembourg and Lyon has been crowned winner of the 2026 title
-
Before and after: Garonne river floods in south-west France
Satellite images show extent of flooding from back-to-back storms in February
-
Home insurance increases expected in France after floods
Compensation costs for the recent storms and flooding across the west and south-west is estimated to be in the billions of euros
French farmer accused of speeding at 150kph in tractor
A French farmer has received a speeding fine accusing him of driving at 150kph – in his 30-year-old tractor.
Rémi Gervais, a winegrower from Montagnac, Hérault, received the fine on Friday from Belgian traffic police in Namur saying that he had been ‘flashed’ by a speed camera.
But Mr Gervais has said that the tractor in question “does not go faster than 30kph… downhill”.
“I think I have more chance of winning the lottery than reaching that speed,” he told France Bleu Hérault. “You have to laugh. Maybe my tractor can get into the record books.”
Mr Gervais also insisted he had never been in Belgium and contacted police there to remedy the error. It is believed it was either a mistake or a case of licence plate fraud.
