Although radar detectors are prohibited in many countries, particularly in France, “danger zones” can be identified on your GPS. Germany has banned this type of alert for several weeks.
“Danger zones” can be identified via your GPS which will legally warn you of any imminent dangers, whether fixed or mobile (via a community of several million two- or four-wheel drivers).
Since April 27, 2020, Germany has imposed new traffic regulations prohibiting the use of devices capable of alerting road users of the location of areas where fixed and mobile speed cameras are present. It is therefore advisable to deactivate this option on the various GPS devices when traveling across the Rhine...
« New national traffic rules in Germany prohibit the use of devices that alert users to the location of fixed and mobile speed cameras. »
“In accordance with this regulation, speed camera alerts are deactivated by default on all new TomTom GPS devices. However, you can re-enable these alerts when traveling outside Germany. We recommend that you deactivate speed camera alerts before and while driving in Germany » underlines the official TomTom word which also specifies that this service is currently 100% legal in France, “ instead of showing the exact location of speed cameras, TomTom shows danger zones around potential dangers, including speed cameras. »
