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Italy deactivates 850 speed cameras after new rules expose compliance issues

‘No more ghost speed cameras which were just a hidden tax on millions of workers’

‘Intelligent’ traffic lights appearing across several French communes

How French towns are using technology to adapt road safety

Most private radar car flashes in France do not result in fines, says driving organisation

Four out of five recorded flashes did not lead to a fine in 2024, it claims

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Spain’s new speed cameras can catch drivers ‘before they have time to brake’

The new laser-based AI speed cameras can identify vehicles from over 200 metres away

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

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

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

Speed radars income to soar to €1bn

Income from speeding fines in France has jumped 50% in three years, meaning the amount collected from camera penalties will exceed €1billion in 2019, official estimates show.

Mayor bans private speed radar cars from village

Village in Gironde out of bounds to private speed radar vehicle drivers, even before they start operating in the region

Pocket-sized radar trialled in France

A NEW ultra-small and cheaper speed camera is being tested by police that could revolutionise the hunt for dangerous drivers – and not just those breaking the speed limit but those drinking while driving, using mobiles or driving without a seat belt.

Robot may help drivers save licences if caught in speed trap

Lawyer’s website will contest speeding penalties to avoid motorists losing points

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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Italy deactivates 850 speed cameras after new rules expose compliance issues

‘Intelligent’ traffic lights appearing across several French communes

Most private radar car flashes in France do not result in fines, says driving organisation

Spain’s new speed cameras can catch drivers ‘before they have time to brake’

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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?

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

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