Stopped for 120 km/h on 100 km/h limit
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Driving back from Köln in my shiny new 355 back towards Frankfurt I was travelling at 120 km/h on a 100 km/h limit thinking that I would not get flashed or pulled for this tiny amount over the limit.
I was wrong! From nowhere a police opel vectra
came speeding up behind me and overtook me then pulled me into the next petrol station.
I didn't have a chance to get out the car as they raced up to me and asked me for my documents. Showed them everything I had (as the law says in Germany) and then after them having a seat in the car and talking about it for 15 mins they said "OK thank you, goodbye".
They never mentioned speeding at all!!.
Welcome done to the German Plod!!!!
Deester...
I was wrong! From nowhere a police opel vectra
came speeding up behind me and overtook me then pulled me into the next petrol station. I didn't have a chance to get out the car as they raced up to me and asked me for my documents. Showed them everything I had (as the law says in Germany) and then after them having a seat in the car and talking about it for 15 mins they said "OK thank you, goodbye".
They never mentioned speeding at all!!.
Welcome done to the German Plod!!!!
Deester...
German plod can be cool guys in my expierience
Got a similar let of a few years back in my Ghibli GT,after they had shown me the video footage they had of me i was a little sheepish , it showed me hooning of from 100km up to about 190km all in a 120km bit of autobahn , could not quite belive they let me off
Got a similar let of a few years back in my Ghibli GT,after they had shown me the video footage they had of me i was a little sheepish , it showed me hooning of from 100km up to about 190km all in a 120km bit of autobahn , could not quite belive they let me off
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I thought that the Autobahn was a "speed restriction free" freeway, I aslways understood that you could drive as fast as you like in Germany
Obviously I am mis-informed
Only certain stretches of the autobahn are unrestricted. Where there is a limit in force you normally find a nice array of cameras, especially at road works.
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I thought Belgium was unrestricted anyway?...
No.
During the F1 weekend the police confiscated 52 cars for speeding in and around Spa. Of these the highest speed was about 207 kmh. I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions.
Full details as were advised to me can be found in my posting on Bug G's "Nurburgring or bust" thread on the Ultima board. (URL below)
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=17060&f=20&h=0
DAZ
>> Edited by Dazren on Thursday 26th September 16:58
Bloody hell - whats the world coming to?!
I'm planning to have a multitude of scanning devices fitted to my new car. Are you saying I will be landed in trouble if I drive through France then? I can't imagine they can detect a detector - if you know what I mean. Also, I wonder if it's best to get a fully integrated and hidden unit, or a seperate one than can be quickly hidden. Ideas?.....
I'm planning to have a multitude of scanning devices fitted to my new car. Are you saying I will be landed in trouble if I drive through France then? I can't imagine they can detect a detector - if you know what I mean. Also, I wonder if it's best to get a fully integrated and hidden unit, or a seperate one than can be quickly hidden. Ideas?.....
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Madcop, thanks for your answer. This has been mentioned to me by a few different sources now.
My problem is the German police want my licence, what do I say to them? Do I get a German or British lawyer.
Thanks again madcop!
Deester...
Deester, first ask them which law forces you to give them your licence
("Welches Gesetz besagt, daß ich Ihnen meinen Britischen Führerschein aushändigen muß?").
If they do not seem to cooperate, suspend negotiations and consult a German lawyer, as they know domestic laws.
cheers,
Bodo
I was done 3 weeks ago in Belgium, doing 138 km/h on the motorway. I wasn't even the fastest, plenty belgians were going faster, but they pulled me, and I had to pay EUR 200.00 on the spot, or get my car confiscated. They seem to pull foreigners more than locals because with such an option, you cannot contest the fine.
Rgds, WalterU
Rgds, WalterU
many years ago when in Germany I had a Steyr Puch 650 TR 2, which probably doesn't mean anything to anybody. Trust me, it was bloody fast, and looked like a Fiat 500. I was a hothead, I went through a village WAY too fast and was stopped by a policeman. He pored all over the car, asked for a test drive and then sent me off on my way.
Rgds WalterU
Rgds WalterU
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