A driver caught going at 200km/h in northern France over the weekend could be facing jail under France's tough new speeding law.
Police in northern France reported that over the weekend a 29-year-old local man was clocked travelling at 209km/h on the A4 motorway, while a 23-year-old local man was caught doing 198km/h.
Since December 2025, drivers caught going more than 50km/h above the speed limit can be punished by up to three months in jail, a €3,750 fine, and a criminal record.
Authorities in Seine-et-Marne - part of the greater Paris region - told French media that on Saturday evening at Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, close to Crécy-la-Chapelle, they clocked an Audi A3 going 209km/h - the driver has had his licence suspended and his car impounded, with the possibility of court action to follow.
Earlier on Saturday, in the same location, a Volkswagen Sirocco was spotted at 193km/h - the speed limit on the autoroute is 130km/h, or 110km/h in bad weather.
