French police accused of targeting Brit tourists with speeding fines
POLICE in France have been accused of targeting British tourists with speeding fines before Brexit as the fines could be harder to collect after the UK leaves the EU.
Requests for UK drivers' details by the Gendarmerie, the police force in France, tripled in March, compared to previous months.Credit: Getty - Contributor The Gendarmerie made 104,031 requests to the DVLA in March this year according to a Freedom of Information request made by the AAThe increase in demands has raised concerns that Brits are being targeted due to Brexit, according to AA president Edmund King, as leaving the EU could make collecting fines harder.
The UK signed up to the Mutual Legal Assistance in 2017, which currently allows drivers details to be passed on to other countries, although this could change after the UK leaves the EU.Mr King warned that said Brits could expect another "rush" in October thanks to the new Brexit deadline, sparking concerns for Brits who are heading to France this summer.
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