Top Gear pair banned in France.

[DJM83]

http://www.caradvice.com.au/260317/t...-three-months/

Two out of three Top Gear hosts have been suspended from driving in France for three months after being caught, somewhat unsurprisingly, speeding.

The incident occurred while Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond were on location, filming the final sequence of a road trip DVD from Venice, Italy to Pau, France.

Clarkson was in an Aston Martin Vanquish Centenary Edition with Hammond behind in a Porsche 911 GT3.
Under the false impression they were in a 130km/h zone, Clarkson was travelling at 141km/h, Hammond at 143km/h. Unfortunately for the pair, the speed limit was in fact 90km/h.

An on-the-spot fine comprised the contents of their wallets with the two Brits then losing their licences and being banned from driving in France for three months.

Call it convenient timing, but Top Gear’s “The Perfect Road Trip” (the ironically named DVD they were filming at the time) has been teased via a YouTube clip and is now available for order.

Apart from the two cars Clarkson and Hammond were caught speeding in, the DVD also features a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series, Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Pagani Huayra, Porsche Cayman S and both the original Jaguar E-Type and its new-age successor the F-Type.

Imagine if this happened in OZ

[Bent8]

Unbelievable, so the Frenchies will now take whatevers in your wallet, be it $2 or $1000 regardless of how many kph you were over the limit....

I'm not easily shocked these days but this is just blatant in your face highway robbery !!

[Bushbasher]

That "DVD" is already out there on the interweb as a torrent. I downloaded and watched it this morning.

[csv8]

What ? they are still alive ? I thought every k over was a killer!!!!

[GQ_Smooth]

Thanks for the heads up will download tonight.

[EDManual]

France has very good rules for example on highways all fines and points earned are halved. As it's not as dangerous. 50 over in a 130 is safe than 50 over in a 40 zone in a village.

[irish2]

I was on a highway in Fance about 5 months ago. Not one person was doing under 120km/h in the 90 zoned highway. That included the police.