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Radar in France starts flashing all drivers regardless of speed

Motorists were flashed despite respecting the 80 km/h speed limit

Petition challenges speed camera placement at roadworks on French motorway

Speed limit suddenly dropped from 90 km/h to 70 km/h

New ‘more discreet’ speed radars to be installed on French roads

The cameras can detect multiple offences

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LIST: What offences will France’s new AI cameras be able to detect?

From 2025 the new cameras will see more than just excess speed

Paris plans to reduce speed limit on outer ring road from 70 to 50km/h

The move aims to reduce environmental and noise pollution

SEE: annual fine levels captured by road radars in France

Fines for actions caught by automatic radars totalled almost €1 billion in 2022

Driver fine: Radars capture more motoring offences in France

We show the 15 driving offences that can be checked including illegal manoeuvres, seatbelt abuse and mobile phone usage

A view of a radar signpost next to a road with a fast car driving past

Private radar cars on rise in France, see where plus current locations

We look at the type of vehicles used and the kind of roads they are usually found on

5 practical updates in France you may have missed

We look at new (and not so new) scams, tax bills and their terminology and how thermal imaging cameras are monitoring carpool lanes

Does France have unmarked radar cars to catch people speeding?

French officials distinguish between two kinds of speed detection system carried by vehicles

Map: This is where private speed camera cars are operating in France

They were present in 53 departments last year, up from 39 in 2021

A photo of a tall automatic speed camera on the side of a road in France

Drivers sent speeding fines in error due to camera pointing wrong way

More than 50,000 fines are reported to have been sent out in error in just two weeks

Record 5,600 speed cameras to be operating in France by 2023

We look at the different types of cameras in operation in France, and where they might be found

Less obvious or clearer? New speed radar road signs roll out in France

The road safety agency says the two signs give information more ‘quickly and easily’ but a leading motorist organisation says they will trick drivers as less visible

Drivers within law to share speed radar warnings, French court rules

A proposal to block the sharing of information in driving apps such as Coyote would ‘infringe on freedom of expression and communication’ of users, the constitutional court found

Pedestrian crossing radars tested

Video-surveillance trial to take place in south-east France

‘Dummy’ radars installed to cut accidents

Speeding drivers in north-east France are being targeted by new ‘dummy’ camera zones to persuade them to reduce their speeds on blackspot roads.

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Radar in France starts flashing all drivers regardless of speed

Petition challenges speed camera placement at roadworks on French motorway

New ‘more discreet’ speed radars to be installed on French roads

LIST: What offences will France’s new AI cameras be able to detect?

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South-east French town introduces new rule to protect dogs in cars

Paris plans to reduce speed limit on outer ring road from 70 to 50km/h

SEE: annual fine levels captured by road radars in France

Driver fine: Radars capture more motoring offences in France

Private radar cars on rise in France, see where plus current locations

5 practical updates in France you may have missed

Does France have unmarked radar cars to catch people speeding?

Map: This is where private speed camera cars are operating in France

Drivers sent speeding fines in error due to camera pointing wrong way

Record 5,600 speed cameras to be operating in France by 2023

Less obvious or clearer? New speed radar road signs roll out in France

Row over plans for five new speed radars on Ile de Ré

Mairies could decide where to put local speed cameras under new bill

France’s first sound radar installed to catch noisy bikers

Drivers within law to share speed radar warnings, French court rules

Watch out at lights in France

Speed radars income to soar to €1bn

Mayor bans private speed radar cars from village

Pocket-sized radar trialled in France

Robot may help drivers save licences if caught in speed trap

Pedestrian crossing radars tested

‘Dummy’ radars installed to cut accidents