Rozzer Shite

[Crackers]

On 04/11/2022 at 17:32, DVee8 said:

A couple of months ago I spotted a Cupra Formentor unmarked car with a slim light-bar across the roof. Heading into Newcastle.

I bet this would give you a canny run for your money.

Unmarked cars don't usually have a bar on the roof, they're usually hidden in the grille and windows. 

Might have been a fire chief* car as they usually have a small bar on. 

*can't think of the real word

[MiniMinorMk3]

14 hours ago, High Jetter said:

I had a Corgi model, with steering controlled by twiddling the blue beacon on the roof. Can't remember the livery though.

Probably been the German Green and White Polizei spec

[MiniMinorMk3]

[High Jetter]

16 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Probably been the German Green and White Polizei spec

Indeed, t'was that very one. Thanks for the memory aid.

[reb]

Obviously we used 850s here in Scotland* too.

[robinmasters]

On 9/15/2022 at 9:04 PM, garethj said:

Can’t talk about the police Rover SD1 without mentioning this dash through London 

 

Blimey, they don't drive that carefully now! 

[reb]

10 hours ago, robinmasters said:

Blimey, they don't drive that carefully now! 

Yeah. I'm surprised they don't go through walls more often.

[MiniMinorMk3]

War time picture, even the Wolseley Grille badge is covered

[sierraman]

4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

War time picture, even the Wolseley Grille badge is covered

As if the pilots in the Messerschmitts could see the dull glow from the Wolseley badge 2,000ft in the air...

[Leyland Worldmaster]

On 9/13/2022 at 7:47 PM, sdkrc said:

Both impians!

They did an LPG Wira patrol car too. 

To paraphrase a film I don't remember the title of:

"...putting the pain into Propane..."

[Leyland Worldmaster]

On 9/14/2022 at 8:43 AM, sierraman said:

Trust Ford currently have an Armoured Transit for sale, £32k. A quick browse on eBay suggests an ex Turkish Embassy S500 for sale as well. 

I wonder if any of the ex PSNI armoured Vectras are still about? 

I spoke to someone who knew about these and they are all scrapped. A relatively recent Autocar article about buying used Police cars appears to back that up. 

Wouldn't be surprised if some* slip through the net* though. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

[sheffcortinacentre]

Usually this sort of stuff is scrapped so people can work out the vulnerability points.

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[Leyland Worldmaster]

On 11/7/2022 at 11:14 AM, Richard_FM said:

I heard the Met had all the ones for front line use fitted with round steering wheels from Marinas.

Supposedly some unmarked police cars were easy to spot because the registrations were in the same blocks as the patrol cars, I'm sure this was eventually noticed!

This may* have been the case with Peugeot 309 cars in the Garden of England. The infamous UKO batch... 

[Unlucky Alf]

A secluded lay-by  -  Sussex Police comparing their DF  (Direction Finding/tracker) equipment to ours…

looks like a T reg Toyota Avensis!

 

[Unlucky Alf]

I’ve seen some ‘murican stuff posted here already, so here is  the not very United States ‘secret’ service police, in DC

[Richard_FM]

On 11/7/2022 at 2:03 PM, MiniMinorMk3 said:

J series Morris van, Manchester registration so I presume operated by the City Police.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Just imagine chasing the crims in your Revenger. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Oof.

[warren t claim]

Just now, Dick Longbridge said:

Oof.

I can't promise to come quietly.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

[Markeh]

4 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Oof.

My eyes may have gone to the plane first...

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Unlucky Alf said:

looks like a T reg Toyota Avensis!

Yup, Worthing reg IIRC

[MiniMinorMk3]

[warch]

Mersey Tunnel pleece Landrovers from the 50s and 60s.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

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[MiniMinorMk3]

22 minutes ago, warch said:

Mersey Tunnel pleece Landrovers from the 50s and 60s.

Looks just like the Dinky one