VigirotaSpeed cameras in France, read out loud
Vigirota lists the fixed speed cameras of all of France and warns you out loud before each one, shows the speed limit in force and guides you to your destination. Nothing to read while driving.
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- Fixed speed cameras, red-light cameras, level crossings and average speed zones
- The speed limit of the road always on screen
- A full satnav, with or without tolls
- Legal in France: Vigirota is not a radar detector
Speed cameras in France, in short
France has more than 3,300 fixed enforcement devices listed by Vigirota: speed cameras, average speed zones, red-light cameras and level-crossing cameras. They photograph the number plate, so a fine can be sent to the registered keeper of the car, even abroad.
Speed limits are in km/h and change often: 50 km/h in towns, 80 km/h on most two-way roads (90 km/h on some sections), 110 km/h on dual carriageways and 130 km/h on motorways, lower in the rain. Our guides explain the rules for visitors in plain English.
Radar detectors are banned in France, even for tourists. Driver-assistance apps such as Vigirota are allowed: they compare your GPS position with a database and detect nothing.
What Vigirota warns you about
The cameras on your road, and only those: the one on the side road along the motorway does not disturb you.
- Fixed speed cameras, with the limit at that spot
- Red-light and level-crossing cameras, early enough to slow down
- Average speed zones: the start of the section, then a reminder
- Areas to watch, roadworks, accidents and closed roads
The app currently speaks French: alerts, menus and voice guidance are in French. An English version is on its way.
One map: speed cameras, roadworks, accidents and weather
Vigirota Maps (maps.vigirota.fr) brings together on one map the fixed speed cameras and areas to watch, roadworks, accidents, closed roads and the weather in France, updated continuously. Enter a start and a destination: the map lists what lies ahead.
Open the map
Guides for driving in France
Frequently asked questions
Is Vigirota a radar detector?
No. A detector picks up the waves sent by speed cameras, and these devices are banned in France. Vigirota picks up nothing and sends nothing: it compares your GPS position with known locations and reads them out.
Is Vigirota legal in France?
Yes. Driver-assistance apps that use GPS and a database are allowed in France. Radar detectors are not. See radar detectors and French law.
Is the app available in English?
Not yet. The app currently speaks French: alerts, menus and voice guidance are in French. An English version is on its way. The online map, Vigirota Maps (maps.vigirota.fr), can be used in any language.
What is Vigirota Maps?
Vigirota Maps (maps.vigirota.fr) is a free map, with no account, that shows fixed speed cameras, areas to watch, roadworks, accidents, closed roads and the weather in France, with route planning. Live traffic covers motorways and national roads.
Vigirota is a driving aid: it does not authorise anything or exempt you from anything. The speed limits shown are indicative; only the signs on the spot count. Holding a phone while driving is illegal in France: set your route while parked, then listen.
Vigirota is free
Available on Google Play (in French for now). The iPhone version is coming as soon as Apple approves it.
Soon