French police say they stop a British family in eastern France after alleged months of avoiding payment on French motorway tolls. Police state the approach involved lifting the barrier at toll booths rather than paying the required charges.
The outlets report the family is detained by police and required to pay a fine. The Local says the family is stopped after police investigate the conduct over several months. The Daily Mail adds that officers stop them on Tuesday and reports they were travelling across France in three separate cars during the period in question.
Both accounts describe the same core allegation—that tolls were avoided by lifting the booth barrier—and that police action follows after prolonged travel without payment, with the family facing financial penalties as a result.
