French police have claimed eight in ten motorists caught speeding in Calais, France, are British.

Officers also said half of the Britons it caught speeding in July and August were travelling at over 120 mph – actions which could lead to higher insurance premiums.

Commenting on the issue, Lieutenant Patrick Vanderstraeten of Calais police, said many British drivers act like foreign roads are "a racetrack".

"They think that as soon as they get abroad, the law doesn't apply to them," he added.

Two police officers from Kent have been drafted in to work alongside road patrols in the region to address the problem of speeding Britons in the region, while there are now roadside signs displaying messages in English to remind motorists of the speed limit.

Earlier this month, the RAC Foundation called for laws to be changed to allow British police to access vehicle registration data from other countries in order to prosecute foreign motorists who speed in the UK, the Daily Mail reports.

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