Frequently asked questions

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.

Yes. Driver-assistance apps that use GPS and a database are allowed in France. Radar detectors are not. See radar detectors and French law.

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.

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 Radar is free on Google Play, with no sign-up. An optional subscription removes the ads; its price is shown on the Google Play page.

Speed cameras, traffic and route planning cover France. Before crossing a border, check the local rules: Switzerland and Germany, for example, ban speed camera warnings.

Yes. As long as the app is open, alerts continue when the screen is off or music is playing. If you close the app, everything stops.

Speed cameras are stored in the app and work without a network. Only traffic and weather are refreshed, in small packets. GPS uses the most battery, as with any satnav.

You must not hold your phone while driving in France. Set your destination while parked, mount the phone, then let Vigirota speak.