RADAR DETECTORS HELP AVDICE PLEASE

[JIZZSTER]

LOOKING AT PURCHASING ONE FOR MY TRIP TO LEMANS
ANY ADVICE RECOMMENDATIONS ETC ETC
LIKE LOOK OF BELL 550 AND SNOOPER S5R


CAN YOU EMAIL ME AS NOT HERE OFTEN



THANKS

[vetteheadracer]

Don't bother!

They are illegal in France and just being caught with one in the car let alone having it switched on is a minimum €1000 fine.

[burriana]

And if they find it in the car and switched on, they'll simply take your car. Seriously, don't even think about taking one.

[vario-rob]

I can only add my total support to this one. Mine is usually hard wired into the car but I actually take the thing out for the Le Mans weekend, it just isn’t worth the bother.

[obes]

Absolutely, DO NOT take a radar detector.

[gt5s_1985]

Mine stays home as well. They have been getting seriously nasty about them, and it simply isn't worth the risk.

[JIZZSTER]

WHATS WRONG WITH THEM PURE REVENUE GENERATION I RECKON

CAN ANYONE ADVISE ME ON A GOOD ONE? RE THINKING WEATHER TO BUY ONE OR NOT

[White_van_man]

the origin b2 is a good GPS one, th ebest type to buy now. i have to agree with the otheres DONT take them to france leave it at home, its part of the le mans fun dodging the police

[burriana]

And all but the GPS ones are due to be banned shortly in the UK too.

[Psychobert]

Heard nothing but good stuff about Road Angels, but do not take one with you in France, the gendarmes do not take kibndly to it..

Was wondering about the risk of taking my PDA/Sat Nav. I do have a few points of interest marked on the map rather close to some speed cameras over here but I don't think I have any for France.

I'm just concerned that with one of them plonked on the dash they might think its a detector and pull me for it.

Anyone got any experience of this?

[White_van_man]

we were all running pda satnav things last year and had no problems with them

[Psychobert]

Cheers. I know that they ought to be ok, not breaking any rules and all that, but my french isn't good enough to argue the toss about what the kit is..

[burriana]

Surely if you can show them a map displayed on it they will know it's a satnav based system?

[White_van_man]

the only bit they might object to is the speed readout. We had no problems with them. but we didnt get pulled over.

[ken_smith]

I have used an Ipaq and bluetooth GPS receiver in France many times, never been pulled for it or had any Police related problems with them.