Sorry, that should read by more than 38mph. Apparently a second offence will mean jail. As to whether a foreign plate will get you off, I have heard of one English driver getting a nasty surprise on returning home. As I said there seems to be a lot of police activity at the moment in the Aveyron and it's normally a quiet place. Road traffic deaths in France are up 20% on last April which is the reason for this crackdown - or is it about revenue-no I didn't say that. Have a good holiday. Meabh.