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MiniMinorMk3 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Rozzers in Tynemouth show off their personalised plate collection. NorfolkNWeigh, warren t claim and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 1/17/2023 at 8:29 PM, FakeConcern said:  Interesting watch - I was talking to a chap who works for the police as a civilian driver and he says that Norfolk Constabulary are phasing out the BMW’s and have taken delivery of a load of Volvos… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 That will upset some of the M-way interceptors, they seem to like their BM's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Haven’t BMW pulled out of supplying police spec vehicles to the UK? Sure I read something about this a while back. mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On the bay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115801758783?hash=item1af6529c3f:g:fl4AAOSwxhhkWUrU garethj and MorrisItalSLX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 19 hours ago, Wibble said: Haven’t BMW pulled out of supplying police spec vehicles to the UK? Sure I read something about this a while back. I'm sure that this has something to do with the chip supply problem affecting car production. If BMW have a waiting list for cars with buyers willing to pay full retail then it makes no sense to flog 530D estates to the police for £15000 each. Wibble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 The Police up here are mainly running around in Peugeot 308SW's now. I heard a rumour not long after they were introduced that they were massively (and i mean massively) understrength for the task, and have to be honest, even glancing at them going about, they look it. Saggy isn't even the word. The back ends of half of them look like the springs have snapped and there seems to be quite a few, not very old ones they are punting off quite young, and quite broken.... Usually gearboxes, but quite often emissions systems, Adblue faults rendering them paperweights unable to start etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 12 hours ago, Mrcento said: The Police up here are mainly running around in Peugeot 308SW's now. I heard a rumour not long after they were introduced that they were massively (and i mean massively) understrength for the task, and have to be honest, even glancing at them going about, they look it. Saggy isn't even the word. The back ends of half of them look like the springs have snapped and there seems to be quite a few, not very old ones they are punting off quite young, and quite broken.... Usually gearboxes, but quite often emissions systems, Adblue faults rendering them paperweights unable to start etc. The Kia Sportage is the beat car of choice her on Merseyside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 4 hours ago, warren t claim said: I'm sure that this has something to do with the chip supply problem affecting car production. If BMW have a waiting list for cars with buyers willing to pay full retail then it makes no sense to flog 530D estates to the police for £15000 each. Not quite... https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/manufacturer-news/2023/01/20/bmw-specialist-sales-to-police-ended-after-pc-death warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 The Autobahn based VP also ran those 'de-luxe' Lada 1800's with the double headlamps. The VB in Czechoslovakia also ran Lada's alongside Moskvitchs, Volgas, Skodas and Tatras... ^^^ this happened to me in Czechoslovakia, I'll have to tell you the tale one day. And here's the money shot... Â jmsguzzi, Dyslexic Viking, Asimo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EyesWeldedShut Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 5/24/2023 at 8:01 PM, martc said: Â Wonder what the inspiration for that roof ensemble was? martc and garethj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 5/20/2023 at 8:13 AM, red5 said: Not quite... https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/manufacturer-news/2023/01/20/bmw-specialist-sales-to-police-ended-after-pc-death Have you read the outrage from people on YouTube, devastated they won’t be able to buy a clapped out four year old 330d. red5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 5/19/2023 at 12:02 PM, MiniMinorMk3 said: Rozzers in Tynemouth show off their personalised plate collection. Many years ago the police on the isle of Alderney had a LandRover with the plate 999. I haven't been back to check if they still do. MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 1 hour ago, DSdriver said: Alderney Dyslexic Viking, MiniMinorMk3 and DSdriver 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 3 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Jack frost? MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 2 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said: Jack frost? I think he was on loan from the Santa Barbara PD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 1 hour ago, mk2_craig said: TBH you could police Alderney on a unicycle….. martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 On 5/20/2023 at 4:12 AM, Mrcento said: The Police up here are mainly running around in Peugeot 308SW's now. I heard a rumour not long after they were introduced that they were massively (and i mean massively) understrength for the task, and have to be honest, even glancing at them going about, they look it. Saggy isn't even the word. The back ends of half of them look like the springs have snapped and there seems to be quite a few, not very old ones they are punting off quite young, and quite broken.... Usually gearboxes, but quite often emissions systems, Adblue faults rendering them paperweights unable to start etc. Aye, that sounds about right. The police locally are running about in the Transits mostly, seems the Pugs all gave up. Before the Peugeots it was Mk2 Focuses, which just refused to die, still some decommissioned ones running about the two villages in private hands. Mrcento 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 MiniMinorMk3 and garethj 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 5 minutes ago, Asimo said: Scary, I guess you don't go up to that, knock on the glass ... "Excuse me officer, can you tell me how to get to Trafalgar Square?" On another thought - that would be shite in a confined, urban, flowing public disorder situation - you'd end up crushing kids in prams (although I guess that's not a problem in some countries). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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