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French to Bust Foreign Speeders, Impound Cars

Nigel McPutt-Putt-Chutneyson is no longer safe from the long arm of Jacques Law. Foreign drivers, under new French legislation, can have their cars impounded for speeding unless they cough up 480 euros on the spot. The Freedomese enacted the law in response to a plethora of unpaid traffic fines by motorists from other nations, especially the UK, Spain and Germany.

French to impound speeding foreign cars [Motortorque]

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4:00 PM on Tue Jul 11 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
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