Blundering British motorist busted by French cops for driving the wrong way down the motorway
- British motorist was busted for driving wrong way down a motorway in France
- Incident took place on the A75 motorway in the French department of Aveyron
- Motorist was refused entry into Spain due to not having a valid Covid-19 test
A British motorist has been busted by the French police for driving the wrong way down a motorway on New Year’s Eve after being turned away from the Spanish border.
The British motorist was refused entry to Spain because he did not have a valid COVID-19 test so he had decided to drive back to the UK.
The motorway was empty due to strict curfew and lockdown rules in France so it is possible he did not see any other vehicles and became confused about which side of the road to drive on.
A British motorist has been busted by the French police for driving the wrong way down a motorway on New Year’s Eve after being turned away from the Spanish border
The British motorist was refused entry to Spain because he did not have a valid COVID-19 test so he had decided to drive back to the UK
The motorway was empty due to strict curfew and lockdown rules in France so it is possible he did not see any other vehicles and became confused about which side of the road to drive on
The incident took place on the A75 motorway in the French department of Aveyron on the night of December 31.
According to French newspapers Ouest-France and Actu Toulouse, the police pulled him over after he drove around 6 miles.
He told officers that he just wanted to go home after being refused entry in Spain because he did not have a valid coronavirus test.
According to French newspapers Ouest-France and Actu Toulouse, the police pulled him over after he drove around 6 miles
The French police escorted the unnamed British citizen to the correct side of the motorway and, after giving him a £122 fine for driving the wrong way down the motorway and violating curfew hours, allowed him to continue on his way.
While the British citizen was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, French police in the department of Aveyron stopped three road users for drink-driving on New Year’s Eve and one person for driving under the influence of narcotics.