Rozzer Shite

[sierraman]

7 hours ago, warren t claim said:

A rare moment of MerPol buying a halo glamour car. Mind you, over here in 0151 plod did used to run MK2 RS2000s as at one time the fast Escort was getting stolen in quantity so they needed to even the score. These were replaced with XR3/3is. This was about it as far as MerPol went insofar as sexy motors, they never tried to compete with GMP with their Capris and Lotus Sunbeams.

MerPol even clung onto 2.9 12v Mk3 Granada's well beyond their sell by date but when they were finally replaced traffic splashed out on a fleet of 24 Senators which given a long enough stretch of motorway could catch a CBR600 ridden flat out in 6th.

Who were they chasing in an XR3? Kids on bikes? 😂

[MiniMinorMk3]

[MiniMinorMk3]

[TheOtherStu]

How about some real, genuine Rozzer shite? Someone posted this on the Number plates page on Facebook and taken this morning.
To be fair, other than the Piggy plate (which isn't really), it's a genuine heritage vehicle still owned (and driven) by the Metropolitan Police.

It's apparently still in exactly the same spec that it was released in 1996. I'm going to add this to the "Late Registration" page too because it is an 827 Si registered in October 1996. There are virtual no P reg 827s that I can find. The last were N reg.

It's somehow squeaked through an MOT (failed on tyres being down to the cords, which is worrying for a Police owned car).

Because it has blues and twos and full Police decals, it has to be driven by a genuine Police officer and apparently was when spotted.

[sierraman]

The police maybe picked them up cheap and stockpiled them on change over to the 825. 

[TheOtherStu]

9 minutes ago, sierraman said:

The police maybe picked them up cheap and stockpiled them on change over to the 825. 

I could quite believe it. Plus they might have worked out what a pile of shite the KV6 engine was in it (although I had one of those in a 75, did 125,000 miles in it and never had a day's trouble)

[bezzabsa]

4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

poster shot!!!

[martc]

Now this is a classier way of being pulled up.

[MiniMinorMk3]

[warren t claim]

On 9/8/2023 at 8:30 PM, sierraman said:

Who were they chasing in an XR3? Kids on bikes? 😂

Every stolen Cortina.

[Madman Of The People]

On 9/1/2023 at 2:29 PM, bezzabsa said:

unfortunate district to be posted to!!!

 

 

Ponce Inlet, Florida.  Just south of Daytona Beach.

 

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[Asimo]

19 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

What is the beige car on it’s side?

[quicksilver]

2 hours ago, Asimo said:

What is the beige car on it’s side?

Mk1 Cavalier.

[greengartside]

Not quite shite but until five minutes ago, I never knew Norfolk Constabulary ran a Cossie in its fleet. It’s seen here in July 1994 at the scene of a man with a gun in Norwich. K552 HVG is currently SORN’d. Bonus shite Mk5 Escaaart Van in the background.

[MiniMinorMk3]

Testing the Model T Ford

[Matty]

On 9/22/2023 at 7:05 AM, Asimo said:

What is the beige car on it’s side?

Arrow series hunter by the look of it.

[Westbay]

On 9/17/2023 at 4:59 PM, martc said:

Now this is a classier way of being pulled up.

‘allo ‘allo, sorry couldn’t resist …

[MiniMinorMk3]

2 hours ago, Matty said:

Arrow series hunter by the look of it.

As mentioned by @quicksilver it's a mk1 Cavalier

[Matty]

2 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

As mentioned by @quicksilver it's a mk1 Cavalier

Sadness. Hate being wrong 😆

[martc]

'If I was you sir, I'd just put it in a garage and wait 40 years'

Crossway, junction with Kingsland High Street & Stoke Newington Road, E8/N16. 1984.

[EyesWeldedShut]

15 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

As mentioned by @quicksilver it's a mk1 Cavalier

Tanks fer that (and Mr Quicksilver) I was totally unable to place the cat in the original image above - brain was porridge (again)

[EyesWeldedShut]

Luxembourg circa 2000

[EyesWeldedShut]

... and (I think) GMP 1983 reg'd Range Ruster with barn doors (not seen those before)

[High Jetter]

I never knew that was an option either, must be rare.

[quicksilver]

2 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

I never knew that was an option either, must be rare.

It's an armoured one. The back window is split like that because the bulletproof glass was too heavy to lift.

[martc]

1 hour ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Luxembourg circa 2000

Luxembourg today

Also, from 1987

[martc]

[EyesWeldedShut]

5 minutes ago, martc said:

Never knew The Met ran a Porsche (or the Rovers) - be the Traffic Gods I think. We got to play with the like of this:

No - not that, the one in the background - luxury LDV crampy van 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, quicksilver said:

It's an armoured one. The back window is split like that because the bulletproof glass was too heavy to lift.

That makes perfect sense, thanks.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

2 hours ago, quicksilver said:

It's an armoured one. The back window is split like that because the bulletproof glass was too heavy to lift.

Also if like the one the Met had , there was a rear  facing seat that a Copper with a gun would sit with the doors open, saw it more than once escorting prisoners away from Bow Street when I had an office overlooking in 81-84.