Prohibited radar detectors: Here there is a risk of high fines or even imprisonment

Created: 01/11/2022, 01:09 PM

From: Sophie Waldner

Carrying and using a radar detector is prohibited in many European countries.

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Radar detectors should protect drivers from being flashed.

However, the devices are not permitted in all EU countries.

Read about the fines here.

Who in this country has a speed measurement system

carries and uses it in the vehicle commits an administrative offense.

Because the devices are banned in Germany.

This not only applies to radar detectors, but also to those smartphone apps and navigation devices that include such a function.

You can find out what fine * you can expect in Germany and abroad here.

Radar detectors in Germany: you should know that

In Germany, the offense is punished with a

.

The police are also entitled to seize the device from the vehicle and destroy it.

Provided it is found during a traffic stop.

The

of smartphones and navigation devices is questionable here.

If only because these devices primarily serve a different purpose than, for example, a pure radar detector.

Also read:

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If you are now wondering whether the

are then legally permitted, you can rest assured.

These messages are

.

The warnings are finally issued regardless of the current location of the recipient, as the

explains.

Accordingly, it is perfectly okay for other road users to point out an impending speed camera - for example, by hand signals.

However, if this disrupts traffic, the police may prohibit this.

For example, the

, which is often chosen as a warning, is

.

Also read:

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Radar detectors abroad: These penalties threaten

There are no uniform rules in Europe for carrying and using radar detectors.

As the

reports, the Conference of European Transport Ministers (CEMT) has made a

for this .

Accordingly, the

.

In summary, this is the current picture for the individual countries:

Source: adac.de

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