Police checking vehicle weight in France?

[Gaston aires]

We got weighed in Austria when we had a Flair (N & B) we were well underweight.
Phil up allourtanks

 

[WESTY66]

Why wouldn't you, what's the point of a 150l tank of water if its empty

Blummin Eck Lenny HB your tanks are getting smaller

 

[MichaelT]

Blummin Eck Lenny HB your tanks are getting smaller

According to Mrs HB so is he so not so much needed

 

[Charente16]

On the N10, going south, after Mansle Charente, is a closed - off Lay by used exclusively by the Gendarmes for checking trucks. During July and August there are frequent Motorhome/Caravan inspections carried out with portable scales, the vast majority of the vehicles are French. Never seen anything left behind, presumably it is all removed when they leave.

 

[gus-lopez]

the French police had set up after the Péage booth.

Yet they cannot manage to stop robberies on the same peages??

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[The Wino]

Yet they cannot manage to stop robberies on the same peages??

Perhaps they're looking at the best use of their resources. If there is a link between accidents and being overloaded reducing it could save lives a lot more important than robberies.

 

[Thornebt]

I just bought a weighing gizmo from Berger here in France that purports to be quite accurate doing one wheel at a time.

I've never heard of DIY motorhome scales. I would be very interested to know more about the Berger system.

 

[dunnah01]

I've never heard of DIY motorhome scales. I would be very interested to know more about the Berger system.

These Reich ones have a decent reputation

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[Thornebt]

Has anyone on here been caught by the WIMS? Weigh in motion sensors built into the UK motorways that operate with ANPR.

 

[Sevensixtwo]

On the N10, going south, after Mansle Charente, is a closed - off Lay by used exclusively by the Gendarmes for checking trucks. During July and August there are frequent Motorhome/Caravan inspections carried out with portable scales, the vast majority of the vehicles are French. Never seen anything left behind, presumably it is all removed when they leave.

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[Sevensixtwo]

Good heads up, ta.

 

[Sevensixtwo]

We were weighed by French police a couple of years ago whilst travelling along an urban dual carriageway.
I handed over all of our documents including base vehicle paperwork, conversion paperwork, certificate of conformity….everything.
We run at 3500kg, although with no modifications but the correct paperwork we can run at 3850kg.
Our Hymer was almost fully fuelled and we had a lot of fresh water in the tank.
The gendarmes told us we were under weight ………..I think they might have been wrong !
We didn’t ask how much we weighed , just drove off and didn’t look back.

Nice one. I’d have done the same.

 

[Sevensixtwo]

I've never heard of DIY motorhome scales. I would be very interested to know more about the Berger system.

I’ll report back when I use them. I’m also curious. Seem similar in theory to the pads they used to weigh my plane but a lot less expensive.

 

[Pappy]

We were weighed in France a couple of years ago by the police at a peage. Weighed then waived through.

 

[gus-lopez]

Perhaps they're looking at the best use of their resources. If there is a link between accidents and being overloaded reducing it could save lives a lot more important than robberies.

No they take the 'idle wasters' approach which is easiest.Same as they do in most countries.

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[stevewagner]

Yikes. Sounds intensive. Wonder if they target foreign plates? I’m on Frog plates me.

Frog plates? Not very PC and we do have French members!