French-Swiss border geneva speed camera - Page 2

Carlos R · #21 12.01.2012, 17:36

Are you driving on a Swiss licence?

In which case there is no points system.

Brabus · #22 12.01.2012, 17:55

	Quote:	chiron
	Just got my fine - quick 4 working days- I was clocked at 63 but they give you benefit of the doubt of 5kph, therefore the speed they record is 58. Fine is 135 euros; but 90 if paid in 15 days. They say there will be removal of point(s) but annoyingly not how many. I've looked it up on internet and this offense means 1 point removed. Not too bad all and all. Can stop panicking now!

Thanks for the news; looking at your location you are living in France? French drivers licence?

Ace1 · #23 12.01.2012, 18:02

I was flashed, on Swiss plates, by this one back in November. Not heard anything so far, although annoyingly we did get one from a mobile camera, or possibly just a parked unmarked car, in a village near us in France. 62 in a 50, 90 euros, or 135 if not paid in 46 days.

@Chiron Are you sure it's 15 days for yours? I've got the form in front of me and it states clearly "46 jours suivant le date d'envoi de l'avis..." (or 61 if using a bank card). Odd if it's different on yours, but maybe it's cos you is French and I'm foreign.

In our limited previous experience of French cameras, it's clear that so far not all Departments in France are following up with the Swiss authorities, so I'm hoping that's the case with this Geneva autoroute one.

chiron · #24 12.01.2012, 19:38

Living in France, therefore lose a point. One point out of 12 not too bad. Definitely 90 euros within 15 days. Must be because I live in France.

Brabus · #25 06.02.2012, 10:51

I was wondering why I had not received my fine yet. Seems they are rather busy.....450 cars flashed EVERY day.

http://www.tdg.ch/geneve/actu-genevo...story/17227534

Geno · #26 06.02.2012, 11:08

The old 30kmph speed limit on a dead straight dual carraigeway trick eh! A licence to print money. If they were serious about crippling people to a ludicrous speed limit they would go back to the days of a person on foot walking in front of your vehicle with a red flag.

temiatwork · #27 06.02.2012, 11:34

	Quote:	Brabus
	I got hit by this too. 5 hours driving back from Paris on a Sunday night, 550kms of trouble-free motoring and then flashed just as we were coming home. Probably doing 60km/h. Any received a fine so far?

I was also flashed by this cam back in November 2011 but so far no fine receive yet.

Shorrick Mk2 · #28 06.02.2012, 11:48

	Quote:	Geno
	The old 30kmph speed limit on a dead straight dual carraigeway trick eh! A licence to print money. If they were serious about crippling people to a ludicrous speed limit they would go back to the days of a person on foot walking in front of your vehicle with a red flag.

Actually that cam was set up there because a number of border guards have already been run over by cars thinking a dual dead straight carriageway and a dual dead straight carriageway with a customs checkpoint are exactly one and the same thing.

But don't let facts get in front of the red-flag waving person, they may slow him / her down even more.

#29 06.02.2012, 12:20

Here is a recent article on precisely this radar.

http://www.tdg.ch/geneve/actu-genevo...story/17227534
Bardonnex: 450 voitures flashées tous les jours

FrankZappa · #30 13.02.2012, 21:57

In fact, this radar is the most profitable in the whole of France!

Such a dangerous place ... not.

	Quote:
	Celui-ci flashe en moyenne 462 véhicules par jour. L'amende forfaitaire pour un excès de vitesse inférieur à 50 km/h étant de 135 euros, cela signifie que ce champion de France assure au bas mot un chiffre d'affaire de 22 millions d'euros par an.