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France Ripost law on powerful cars

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2026-07-31 14:13 UTC → 2026-08-02 15:46 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026 French authorities expanded road‑safety enforcement. A prefect in the Indre‑et‑Loire department was given the power to suspend licences on the spot for drivers caught using a mobile phone, with fines and point deductions accompanying the suspension. The same announcement referenced the national “Ripost” law, originally adopted after high‑profile crashes involving high‑power vehicles driven by young motorists. A few days later the Ripost law formally entered force nationwide. force, extending earlier local measures. It bans holders of bars drivers who are still in the probationary licences period – three years after a standard licence or two years after supervised driving – from operating high‑power cars, imposes vehicles. Violations can attract fines up to €15,000 and possible imprisonment for violators, and targets rental companies up to one year’s imprisonment. Rental firms or employers that lease provide such vehicles cars to inexperienced drivers. probationary drivers face fines of €1,500, doubled for repeat offences. The precise exact power threshold for the restriction is to that defines a “powerful” car will be defined set by a decree expected in autumn 2026. Simultaneously, France is modernising its driving‑licence system. The long‑standing pink paper licence is being replaced by a forthcoming decree. Together, the local seat‑on‑the‑spot penalties blue, credit‑card‑size plastic card that can be linked to a smartphone and used for online point checks. Holders must exchange the newly enacted national ban aim to curb accidents involving inexperienced drivers old licence by 19 January 2033, with non‑compliance attracting fines of €11‑€135 and powerful cars. possible vehicle immobilisation.

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  1. 2026-08-02 15:46 UTC France Ripost law on powerful cars
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