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Post by Yorkie Z » Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:38 pm

Funny this post has come up as yesterday I seen an unmarked Ford transit custom in gray with blue lights flashing. Can't believe the pricks are now using Vans.
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Post by GAZA62 » Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:21 pm

chrisgreen wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 3:43 pmjust reaffirms that there's less and less places to enjoy these cars.
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Post by ronk » Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:37 am

chrisgreen wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 3:43 pmjust reaffirms that there's less and less places to enjoy these cars.
That’s yet another reason why I enjoy my holiday in Germany - at least there are some stretches of the Autobahn where you can enjoy the car - but any infringements follow Brits Home now !
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Post by earthdweller » Mon Jan 08, 2018 5:56 pm

Yorkie Z wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:38 pmFunny this post has come up as yesterday I seen an unmarked Ford transit custom in gray with blue lights flashing. Can't believe the pricks are now using Vans.

That won’t be a Traffic vehicle, far from it in fact assuming it was a Police vehicle and not from another agency or even the Military

If it was “Pricks” it was more likely to be a Firearms or Counter Terrorism Technics vehicle
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Post by earthdweller » Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:06 pm

EssexZed wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 10:42 pmThe Police seem to be using more unmarked vehicles these days but I saw one this evening in Colchester that caused me to raise an eyebrow. I heard a siren approaching from behind me and moved over to see a black Vauxhall Corsa VXR go by with the usual blue lights fitted in places that would go unnoticed unless in use.

I’ve recently seen an unmarked Police Focus ST, Volvo’s and various vehicles from the VAG range but nothing as small as a Corsa before. Has anyone else seen them using similar small hot hatches?

Lots of weird and wonderful things are blue light equipped and not necessarily Police vehicles

Senior Fire and Ambo officers use their own vehicles to respond and these are blue light equipped

Numerous other agencies use blue light equipped vehicles that are out of the norm

None of these would be any way interested in pulling you for a traffic offence

Traffic cars marked/unmarked are core fleet vehicles and have to come from the contracted fleet supplier

They are with, very odd exceptions the same make and models as the liveried fleet

Forces can go outside the purchasing framework for specific roles

Therefore if you see something unusual it will invariably be a surveillance or specialist unit such as the Counter Terrorist Unit vehicle .. If indeed it is a Police vehicle at all

It could be Customs/National Crime Agency or other civil or even Military use

Some charitable organisations or even private companies even use blue lights
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Post by Nictrix » Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:20 pm

earthdweller wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:06 pm
EssexZed wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 10:42 pmThe Police seem to be using more unmarked vehicles these days but I saw one this evening in Colchester that caused me to raise an eyebrow. I heard a siren approaching from behind me and moved over to see a black Vauxhall Corsa VXR go by with the usual blue lights fitted in places that would go unnoticed unless in use.

I’ve recently seen an unmarked Police Focus ST, Volvo’s and various vehicles from the VAG range but nothing as small as a Corsa before. Has anyone else seen them using similar small hot hatches?

Lots of weird and wonderful things are blue light equipped and not necessarily Police vehicles

Senior Fire and Ambo officers use their own vehicles to respond and these are blue light equipped

Numerous other agencies use blue light equipped vehicles that are out of the norm

None of these would be any way interested in pulling you for a traffic offence

Traffic cars marked/unmarked are core fleet vehicles and have to come from the contracted fleet supplier

They are with, very odd exceptions the same make and models as the liveried fleet

Forces can go outside the purchasing framework for specific roles

Therefore if you see something unusual it will invariably be a surveillance or specialist unit such as the Counter Terrorist Unit vehicle .. If indeed it is a Police vehicle at all

It could be Customs/National Crime Agency or other civil or even Military use

Some charitable organisations or even private companies even use blue lights
Unless things have changed over the years this cant be right.
A few years ago the A77 had an unmarked SAAB as a traffic motor, never seen the police use SAABs as a normal police car.
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Post by earthdweller » Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:36 pm

Nictrix wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:20 pm
earthdweller wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:06 pm
EssexZed wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 10:42 pmThe Police seem to be using more unmarked vehicles these days but I saw one this evening in Colchester that caused me to raise an eyebrow. I heard a siren approaching from behind me and moved over to see a black Vauxhall Corsa VXR go by with the usual blue lights fitted in places that would go unnoticed unless in use.

I’ve recently seen an unmarked Police Focus ST, Volvo’s and various vehicles from the VAG range but nothing as small as a Corsa before. Has anyone else seen them using similar small hot hatches?

Lots of weird and wonderful things are blue light equipped and not necessarily Police vehicles

Senior Fire and Ambo officers use their own vehicles to respond and these are blue light equipped

Numerous other agencies use blue light equipped vehicles that are out of the norm

None of these would be any way interested in pulling you for a traffic offence

Traffic cars marked/unmarked are core fleet vehicles and have to come from the contracted fleet supplier

They are with, very odd exceptions the same make and models as the liveried fleet

Forces can go outside the purchasing framework for specific roles

Therefore if you see something unusual it will invariably be a surveillance or specialist unit such as the Counter Terrorist Unit vehicle .. If indeed it is a Police vehicle at all

It could be Customs/National Crime Agency or other civil or even Military use

Some charitable organisations or even private companies even use blue lights
Unless things have changed over the years this cant be right.
A few years ago the A77 had an unmarked SAAB as a traffic motor, never seen the police use SAABs as a normal police car.

Most likely ...SAAB pushed hard to get forces to take cars. There were a few 9000 then 95’s that hit Traffic fleets, but only a handful

They proved very popular within certain covert units though

There used to be an “Approved list” that forces could buy off . They had to pass the fabled “Met brake test” to get onto the list

There was then a lot of competition to get forces to buy or even take cars

Now there are tender processes and purchasing frameworks

One of the frameworks involves 28 Forces and is currently

Core fleet ;


Unit Beat (Panda) and CID cars — Peugeot.. with choice within but normally 308 hatch

High Performance— BMW mostly 3/5 and X5 both liveried and plain

Van - Transit

For specialist roles and low volumes forces can deviate .. for instance RIot vans

Covert vehicles are not subject to sane restrictions but are normally nondescript and bought new
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Post by Paulwirral » Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:08 pm

Merseyside used to have a blue rs4 a few years ago as well as a lowered Peugeot 306 , obviously seized , I saw it a few times usually sat on the side of the road behind another hot hatch of some description!
A mate of mine is in the force at Durham and they have a couple of 330d saloons .

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Post by Monkeydonkeyratmagic » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:19 am

Audi SQ7 this morning. My tax bill is being put to good use lining German pockets. I wouldn't mind if they bought RRs at least they'd be funding jobs in the Midlands.
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Post by Nictrix » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:28 am

Monkeydonkeyratmagic wrote: Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:19 amAudi SQ7 this morning. My tax bill is being put to good use lining German pockets. I wouldn't mind if they bought RRs at least they'd be funding jobs in the Midlands.
That's actually a really good point, all police cars should be cars that are built in Britain. It should probably go even further than that and all government vehicles should be from Britain.
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Post by Newbers » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:48 am

Come Brexit they probably will be. I believe European legislation demands that government agencies publish procurement opportunities Europe wide.
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Post by Buckz » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:54 am

Monkeydonkeyratmagic wrote: Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:19 amAudi SQ7 this morning. My tax bill is being put to good use lining German pockets. I wouldn't mind if they bought RRs at least they'd be funding jobs in the Midlands.
most of those super high performance cars are repossessed from criminals. Recently saw a tweet of RS6 going to plod after it was used by criminals...

RR's reliability is beyond s**t so I can see why they'd stick with german/jap/korean cars.. even tho some RR's are around.
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Post by Jaw » Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:06 am

best qcar I've seen EVER was in reading. I was in a modified TT supra, accelerating up the slip road. A Blacked out, Black Audi RS6 V10 accelerated faster. Just as I was about to give it a go, He guns it, and puts on Blues and fekkin twos. Still can't beleive it, not a sign that it was a police car between the 20" rims and limo tint windows.
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Post by Buckz » Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:22 am

Jaw wrote: Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:06 ambest qcar I've seen EVER was in reading. I was in a modified TT supra, accelerating up the slip road. A Blacked out, Black Audi RS6 V10 accelerated faster. Just as I was about to give it a go, He guns it, and puts on Blues and fekkin twos. Still can't beleive it, not a sign that it was a police car between the 20" rims and limo tint windows.
yup they're getting harder and harder to identify.. you can often see cutouts in bumpers for cameras I saw a CLA AMG in blue with a cutout in the bumper for anpr camera I believe it was, right on the side of it.. so it'd identify you as you go past and I guess if you had no tax/insurance = red flag, stopping time.
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Post by ronk » Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:24 pm

If there wasn’t as many bad boys about all this covert kit wouldn’t be required!
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