Brit forced to take a taxi back home after losing licence and luxury car after being flashed at 157 mph in France

A British man was forced to take a taxi back home after he lost his licence and luxury car was taken away after being flashed driving at 157 mph in France’s Champagne region. The man, who was not identified, was stopped by French police on Monday after he was flashed 130km/h over the limit on the A26 motorway near Châlons-en-Champagne. Escadron départemental de sécurité routière de la MarneThe British driver was stopped after being flashed 130km/h over the limit[/caption] Escadron départemental de sécurité routière de la MarneThe Austin Martin was taken away by police on the ‘Motorway of the English’[/caption] GettyIn France, drivers’ licences are automatically confiscated when 40km/h over the limit[/caption] The Marne Road Safety Departmental Squadron (EDSR51) was posted on the motorway – which is nicknamed the ‘Autoroute Des Anglais’, or the ‘Motorway of the English’ – when they flashed the Brit driver as he made his way from Troyes in his Austin Martin. The driver was stopped and his licence was immediately confiscated, as is the case in France when drivers are found to be speeding over 40km/h. While this confiscation was initially for a period of 72 hours, the Prefect issued an order prohibiting the British man from driving on the French territory, as well as full suspension of his licence. Capitaine Stéphane Mougin, second in command of the EDSR51, told local TV France 3 Champagne-Ardenne that the driver was “very hurried to go home”, and was forced to take a taxi all the way back to the UK. READ MORE ON LUXURY CARS FIT FOR 007 Inside Aston Martin MANSION worth $7.7m with pools and world’s longest driveway HEART BRAKERS Half of drivers 'would NOT date someone they thought was unsafe behind wheel' He was handed a strong consignment believed to be of a few hundred euros, although the full amount has not been revealed. This is a guarantee that the suspect will attend a trial in the French court of Châlons. His luxury Aston Martin, meanwhile, will be held at an improved impound for seven days, to allow the Public Prosecutor to confiscate the vehicle whilst the driver awaits his trial. After the trial, the fast car could be the subject of a so-called “sale at the estate”. This means the luxury car could either be integrated into the car fleet of a French administration in need (including the French gendarmerie), or sold at auction for the benefit of the state. This option remains quite unlikely, as there were no accidents involved in this case, but the driver is likely to face a €3.000 (£2,568) fine. This comes a day after an Irish tourist was flashed driving on the A26 at 217 km/h in the Aube department. Most read in News MOWED DOWN One dead & 12 injured as car 'mounts pavement and zig-zags into Berlin shoppers' VILE ABUSE Harry and Meghan's son Archie targeted by white supremacists in 'terror podcast' GOING NOWHERE Brits face summer travel hell with airport chaos, rail strikes & soaring fuel JAIL BEATING Caroline Crouch’s husband ATTACKED as he rots in jail for Brit's murder HORROR DEATH Worker dies after falling in 2,600F molten iron leaving half of body on floor BT 'SCAM' Urgent warnings as 'scammers posing as BT workers scoping out people's homes' Her license was confiscated but her passenger was able to drive the vehicle away. GettyThe British driver will have to return to France to face court in Châlons[/caption]