126 new vehicles will be put into service from spring 2025 in three new regions in France. Only the departments of Corsica and Ile-de-France are still not affected by this measure.
They will be trivialized and therefore difficult to detect. From spring 2025, the regions of Occitanie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur will see unmarked radar cars arrive on their territories.
In total, 126 vehicles will be deployed, details Le Figaro. Only the departments of Corsica and Ile-de-France are, for the moment, still not affected by this measure.
Models, equipment, license plate
But how can you spot these cars managed by private companies? Firstly, the models that are in circulation are often the same, indicate our colleagues. These are the Peugeot 308 and 508, Citroën Berlingo, Ford Focus and Mondeo, Volkswagen Passat and Golf, Seat Leon and Skoda Octavia.
The latter are also recognizable because they have a camera on the dashboard with cameras present in the passenger compartment. A black rectangle was also placed at the rear of the vehicle to capture the traffic signs of the neighboring lane and then flash drivers arriving in the wrong direction.
-Concerning the license plates, the font is different from that of conventional cars and the plates are fixed on a plastic support.
Finally, the radar-prive.fr site lists all privatized radar cars in France. To do this, simply go to the site and choose a department. Then, the site reveals the brand, license plate and model of the vehicles circulating there.
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