Rozzer Shite

[MarinaJosh]

I recently wrote an article on police Marinas for the Club mag. Unearthed quite a few pictures, apologies some have undoubtedly appeared before.

 

[D.E]

Rijkspolitie, 1985.

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On 25/10/2023 at 14:39, MiniMinorMk3 said:

parked outside of ‘spoons in edinburgh 

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2 hours ago, MarinaJosh said:

 

Another appropriate plate.

2 hours ago, MarinaJosh said:

 

And I bet she wishes it was one!

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[sheffcortinacentre]

8 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Very early metro panda .

[SunnySouth]

On 28/10/2023 at 12:51, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I like that. Even with the povo-plastic wheeltrims of doom. Wonder why Mercs have always been so rare in UK forces?

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[bunglebus]

On 13/09/2022 at 13:03, Back_For_More said:

Can anyone remember that Street Machine Police liveried Street legal monster? My Google fu is letting me down

As no-one answered at the time

[bunglebus]

My friend owns this ex-met Jag. Previous owner sadly replaced the basic interior with leather out of a plebian one 

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9 hours ago, SunnySouth said:

I like that. Even with the povo-plastic wheeltrims of doom. Wonder why Mercs have always been so rare in UK forces?

Cost. Mercedes probably wouldn't have offered a fleet discount like all the "British" manufacturers.

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[NorfolkNWeigh]

33 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Cost. Mercedes probably wouldn't have offered a fleet discount like all the "British" manufacturers.

Not just cost, also perceived cost.Even these days with nasty little A Classes etc Mercedes are seen as expensive upmarket cars, similar situation to @bunglebus’s mate’s S Type which when new had a painted plywood dash replacing the walnut even though it cost more money, but gave the impression of not being too posh.

Theres always been plenty of Vitos and Sprinters used by Forces around the Country and you see a lot of unmarked A, C and E Classes in more specialist and Security Service roles around London and in convoys on the Motorway.

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1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115935374314?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=kjXgLsTWTLS&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=X5RtjeAxSP-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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1 hour ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

 @bunglebus’s mate’s S Type which when new had a painted plywood dash replacing the walnut even though it cost more money, but gave the impression of not being too posh.

No revcounter either, they look very odd with it missing 

[sheffcortinacentre]

15 hours ago, bunglebus said:

As no-one answered at the time

I'd forgotten about that.

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23 hours ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Not just cost, also perceived cost.Even these days with nasty little A Classes etc Mercedes are seen as expensive upmarket cars, similar situation to @bunglebus’s mate’s S Type which when new had a painted plywood dash replacing the walnut even though it cost more money, but gave the impression of not being too posh.

Theres always been plenty of Vitos and Sprinters used by Forces around the Country and you see a lot of unmarked A, C and E Classes in more specialist and Security Service roles around London and in convoys on the Motorway.

Sprinters are very popular as personnel carriers. Saw 13 of them from various non-local forces yesterday that I guess were heading to Bletchley Park for that big AI conference thing.

I wonder if Mercedes cars might find a police role now BMW have pulled out. Thames Valley seem to have switched to Volvo and VAG though.

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A month or so ago I was walking up the hill from the village, heard a siren behind me and looked round, it was a nonmetallic grey XC60 with blues in the windscreen going warp speed up the hill.

Usually such a sight is followed by marked cars and/or other emergency vehicles. No such luck.

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2 hours ago, quicksilver said:

Sprinters are very popular as personnel carriers. Saw 13 of them from various non-local forces yesterday that I guess were heading to Bletchley Park for that big AI conference thing.

I wonder if Mercedes cars might find a police role now BMW have pulled out. Thames Valley seem to have switched to Volvo and VAG though.

Yes Bletchley is full of Police from all over today, lots of road closures too.

[martc]

Not the Rozzers/Carabinieri, but just look at this -