simcor:
Franglais:
Whilst in the UK the rules are written such that anyone making a fuss and claiming they can`t remember who was driving can (or at least could) walk away from it?I think that was your quote Franglais too many quoted posts to edit to be 100%,sure without checking again before posting this.
That loophole was closed many many years ago for ‘pool’ or company vehicles and anyone who owns a car or allows someone to use it should know of they were the driver of the vehicle at the time or not. If someone can’t produce the info then they are prosecuted for the offence themselves for not being able to provide driver info.
And also the reason why now we have more front facing cameras as people used to try and still say it wasn’t them driving and with photo evidence front on were caught out to be lying.
This is what I was thinking of:
express.co.uk/life-style/ca … peeding-UK
“However, foreign drivers caught breaking the law in the UK cannot be hit with the same penalties due to a legal loophole
Fines for these drivers caught on CCTV will be voided if the person leaves the country, although they may still have to pay if issued a fine at roadside.”
rac.co.uk/drive/news/motori … directive/
“Unfortunately the application of the directive is simply not practical. In the UK it is the driver of a speeding vehicle who receives penalty points whereas in France it is the vehicle’s registered keeper who is deemed to be responsible.
"This means a French person caught speeding in the UK could get away with the offence if they were not the registered keeper of the vehicle concerned, as the French equivalent of the DVLA can only pass details of the offence to the keeper. This may make prosecution extremely hard for UK authorities.