About danger zones

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.

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

Note: For up-to-date information about danger zones and risk zones, subscribe to the Danger Zones Service. This service also lets you report risk zones.

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

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 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.

You see warnings about danger zones even when no route is planned.