About danger zones and risk zones

The Danger Zones service warns you about danger zones and risk zones on your route when you are in France.

Since 3rd January 2012, it has been illegal to receive warnings about the position of fixed or mobile speed cameras when you are driving in France. To be compliant with this change in French law, speed camera locations are no longer reported but instead areas of danger are indicated as danger zones and risk zones.

Important: Outside of France, you receive warnings about speed cameras. Inside France, you receive warnings about danger zones and risk zones. When you cross the border, the type of warning you receive changes.

A danger zone is a zone specified by French law. A risk zone is a temporary danger zone reported by users. The Danger Zones service warns you about both danger zones and risk zones in the same way.

Danger zones and risk zones may or may not contain one or more speed cameras or a range of other driving hazards:

• Specific locations are not available and a danger zone icon is shown instead as you approach the zone.
• The minimum length of the zone depends on the road type and is 300 m for roads in built-up areas, 2000 m (2 km) for secondary roads and 4000 m (4 km) for motorways.
• The location of one or more speed cameras, if any, can be at any point within the zone.
• If two danger zones are close to each other, the warnings can be merged into a single longer zone.

Information about the location of zones is continually updated by TomTom and other users and frequently sent to the navigation app so that you always have the latest information. You can also contribute by reporting new risk zone locations.

The TomTom Bridge uses either a permanent connection or a smartphone connection to connect to TomTom services.

Important: If you are outside of the area covered by your mobile data plan, you may be liable for extra roaming charges while using TomTom Services.

Note: You cannot remove a danger zone or a risk zone.