Is it true that having speed camera alerter is illegal in France?

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I have heard stories of people that drive around Europe, that particularly in France you can get fined for using any Navigation system or device that comes bundled with, fixed Speed camera alerts.

Is this true? And do any other countries in the world do the same thing.

I know that you MUST have a single use breathalyser in your car at all times in France.

I think it's a travel question, I don't see how is this expat related — Dirty-flow, Mar 14 '14 at 15:16

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 14 '14 at 13:49

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They are forbidden in France. This table made by the German consumer council is listing up all European countries in this respect.

The green column is indicating where GPS alerting is allowed and the orange one where Radar-alerter are allowed. The violet one indicates the fine in case you are caught.

Here is a google translation of the PDF.

answered Mar 14 '14 at 13:49

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Radar detector allowed in UK :) Fantastic ! – Piotr Kula Mar 14 '14 at 14:00
I wonder what they can do about Waze. – Karlson Mar 14 '14 at 14:07
@Karlson they can simply block any connections to Waze's server if they want to – Nean Der Thal Mar 14 '14 at 14:24
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@MeNoTalk The Great French Firewall? – Karlson Mar 14 '14 at 14:25
@Karlson you mean "Le grand pare-feu français", thanks to google translate ;) – Nean Der Thal Mar 14 '14 at 14:27
I wonder if the French law says any kind of information about speed camera, or bundled static data only. This waze looks really interesting :) – Piotr Kula Mar 14 '14 at 14:46
I don't really see what's specific about Waze. – Gala Mar 14 '14 at 14:49
I think using Waze is similar to listening to a radio which sometimes broadcasts user messages about speed camera sightings. – SztupY Mar 14 '14 at 16:56

Is it true that having speed camera alerter is illegal in France?

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