Why is the Flitsmeister app not banned in the Netherlands? | Question answer
QUESTION ANSWER‘Why apps like Flitsmeister, which brake for speed checks, are not banned in the Netherlands?’ asks reader Arnold van der Spek in the question & answer section from our car editor. ‘That is the case in other countries.’
Auto editor Niek Schenk answers: ‘According to the Dutch races, it is not a goal to get as many speed tests as possible with speed checks. The aim is to make traffic as safe as possible. The Public Prosecution Service in our country has therefore already stated that these services ultimately also contribute to road safety, because motorists automatically help themselves to adhere to the maximum speed.
This is often thought differently abroad. There, policymakers see these types of apps as instruments that make the work of the police impossible. If you use a speed camera in Germany and are caught by the police, you risk a fine of 75 euros. In France you can even get a fine of no less than 1500 euros.
A service like TomTom has solved the problem in Germany by automatically turning off the notifications in that country. In France, TomTom avoids the ban by only indicating ‘danger zones’, and not the exact locations of the speed cameras there.’
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