Many British motorists caught speeding in Europe will evade fines because information sharing agreements have ceased post-Brexit.
However, this works the other way too as motorists with vehicles registered in the EU caught speeding in Britain will also not be sent fines.
The UK’s departure from the European Union on 31 December has ended existing deals regarding motoring offences which could see thousands of drivers escape punishment. The EU’s cross-border enforcement directive no longer applies to road users which means information cannot be shared between borders.
It means drivers who break speeding rules and are caught by cameras in France will not pay for penalties when they return to the UK.
More than 44,000 British drivers were fined after being picked up by speed cameras in France last year, making UK drivers the most likely to be caught in the country.
French officials are set to lose millions in lost fine revenue as a result of the new rule change.
Up to €60millon of unpaid British motoring fines a year will be lost in a huge Brexit hammer blow for the continent.
