The legality of private radar cars questioned … by the interior ministry !
Based on an internal note from the Ministry of the Interior published by Le Canard Enchaîne which stresses that the privatization of the driving of radar vehicles must be "expressly provided for by law" – which is not the case! -, the FFMC and 40 million motorists demand "the immediate suspension of the measure already entered into force in Normandy" and appeal to the arbitration of the President of the Republic… Explanations.
An internal note from the Ministry of the Interior, revealed today by our colleagues from, underlines that the outsourcing of driving vehicles with radar "should be provided for by law, which must expressly provide for the possibility, for private operators, to carry out these operations "… But today … this is simply not the case! The French Federation of Angry Bikers (FFMC) and 40 million motorists therefore call for the suspension of this measure.
- MNC of February 27, 2017 :
- MNC of April 24, 2018 :
- MNC of May 9, 2018 :
Dated March 30, 2017 – yes, over a year ago! -, this note from the Directorate of Civil Liberties and Legal Affairs (DLPAJ, attached to the Ministry of the Interior which also manages … the Directorate of Road Safety!) was sent to Emmanuel Barbe just after … but the interministerial delegate for road safety obviously did not take this into account.
"The hunt for profit is on"
"The privatization of on-board radars, subject to experimentation in the Eure and officially entered into force in Normandy on April 23 after the Mobiom company won the tender, would not be included in French law", jointly denounce the FFMC and 40 million motorists.
"This means that road users have been flashing by these radar cars for several weeks now, perhaps quite illegally! And that Road Safety intends to continue the process of generalization of privatization to the whole of France while ignoring purely and simply the remarks of the Ministry of the Interior, on which it depends! ", protests Daniel Quero, president of the association for the defense of motorists.
"The government is committed to the privatization of Road Safety, which is always becoming a little more rentier", deplores for its part France Wolf, coordinator of the FFMC: "the hunt for profit is on, with road users in As game. With the privatization of radar cars, we are talking about hundreds of millions of euros from fines for speeding offenses, perhaps collected in violation of French law "…
"Let him finally hear the general rumble"
The two associations therefore wish "the official publication of the note of the DLPAJ in order to know precisely the grounds for concern of the Ministry of the Interior as to the legality of the measure". They also ask "for the immediate suspension of the measure" and appeal to the President of the Republic: "we hope that he will finally hear the general scolding of road users, who have been the target for several years of unnecessary measures on the plan. road safety and penalizing for their mobility and their purchasing power. The increase in fuel taxes, the reduction of the speed limit to 80 km / h, and now the potentially illegal privatization of on-board radars ".
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