Speed camera warnings in Europe what the official sources say, country by country

A device allowed on one side of the border can be banned on the other. Before you leave it in the car, know whether the country bans keeping it, carrying it, or only using it.

In France, all three are banned. That sentence does not state the rule in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium or Italy.

It is banned to keep, carry and use a radar detector. The fine can reach €1,500. Six points are taken off. The device is seized. If it is fixed, fitted or applied to the car, the car is seized.

The licence can be suspended for up to 3 years. The suspension can be limited to driving outside professional use.

In France, do not bring the detector, even switched off, even in the boot. Keeping it and carrying it are banned, not only using it.

Camera zones are handled separately. A ZTL, an LEZ, the ULEZ and a Clean Air Zone are not detectors.

Do not add a device to make up for a missing alert. The French rule on keeping a detector does not, on its own, say what these two countries do with a phone.

Take the device out of the car before you enter if you do not know the local rule.

The Swiss vignette and the Stick'AIR sticker are not detectors. The CHF 40, valid from 1 December of the previous year until 31 January of the following year, and the pollution peak are handled separately.

Take the device out of the car before you enter if you do not know the local rule.

Take the device out of the car before you enter a country whose rule you do not know, or leave it at home. The French fine, up to €1,500, does not carry over unchanged abroad, and the reverse does not either.

In France the rule is simple: no keeping, no carrying, no use.

Amanda announces speed cameras about 30 seconds ahead, by voice, tone or both, and the alerts are free. In France it shows danger zones. Speed camera alerts are off in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Rules depend on the country, so check those of the country you drive in. Road signs always come first.