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[Jonathan Fry] A little known French law means that anyone stopped for exceeding the speed limit by more than 25 miles per hour can lose their licence on the spot and be forced to find another way home if no substitute driver is present. While this law has been around for about five years, few visitors to France seem to be aware of it - and an increasing number of British motorists are finding themselves stranded with no way to get themselves or their vehicles home.
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[Robfisher.net] Rob's Blog » Driving: The idea that the police will go after more motorists than usual to make the BBC programme look good is particularly sinister. The fact that I’ve rarely seen police pulling people over on the M3 and now my friend sees police everywhere doing so suggests there’s some truth in the notion.
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