The proliferation of private radar cars on French roads is no longer a scoop. These unmarked cars will cover the entire territory in 2022, but can we recognize them?
With soon almost 450 unmarked vehicles in service, private radar cars are now an integral part of the French automotive landscape. But for all that, is it easy to recognize them?
Well not really. Indeed, if you were to refer to the brand of car used, it is a variable.
Companies responsible for speed control on the road use Peugeot 208 and 308, Dacia Sandero, Ford Focus, Volkswagen Passat, Seat Leon, Renault Mégane or Skoda Octavia. Suffice to say that this makes a large number of models to target …
But it’s not impossible to spot them either. Yes, by being very attentive, you will be able to observe a big black box at the front and at the back of the car. But that’s not all. We can also detect the trace of a small box under the license plate. The latter serves as an infrared flash. And finally, on the rear windshield is a black rectangle.
Here you know everything.
How it works ?
Be careful, these radar cars are extremely efficient and are capable of flashing in both directions. However, despite what some may say, the drivers of these vehicles are not paid by flash count.
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The proliferation of private radar cars on French roads is no longer a scoop. These unmarked cars will cover the entire territory in 2022, but can we recognize them?
With soon almost 450 unmarked vehicles in service, private radar cars are now an integral part of the French automotive landscape. But for all that, is it easy to recognize them?
Well not really. Indeed, if you were to refer to the brand of car used, it is a variable.
Companies responsible for speed control on the road use Peugeot 208 and 308, Dacia Sandero, Ford Focus, Volkswagen Passat, Seat Leon, Renault Mégane or Skoda Octavia. Suffice to say that this makes a large number of models to target …
But it’s not impossible to spot them either. Yes, by being very attentive, you will be able to observe a big black box at the front and at the back of the car. But that’s not all. We can also detect the trace of a small box under the license plate. The latter serves as an infrared flash. And finally, on the rear windshield is a black rectangle.
Here you know everything.
How it works ?
Be careful, these radar cars are extremely efficient and are capable of flashing in both directions. However, despite what some may say, the drivers of these vehicles are not paid by flash count.
Read also on Auto-Moto.com:
VIDEO – When an Alpine A110 with a Kawasaki engine makes its engine roar
If this delivery man is alive, it’s only thanks to his incredible reflexes
VIDEO – In the wrong direction on the highway, he is quickly arrested
