police camera van

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roofer

5,136 posts

212 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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scorcher said:
vonhosen said:
Can't see from that if it's blocking your drive or not.
looks like an old picture. thats a 53 plate van. 13 years old. google images show it as coming from here.........

http://www.thedayafteryesterday.co.uk/search?q=+sp...
Oh dear....how very embarrassing for the OP. biggrin

mph1977

12,467 posts

169 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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CoolHands said:
Can non-police drive a police vehicle with blues fitted.
Yes

and respond if suitably trained and authorised ...

the relevant legislation makes no reference to Constables, merely that the vehicle be used for police purposes ...

Carnage

886 posts

233 months

Monday 27th June 2016
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I think the OP is grumpy his EU subsidies are drying up.

DaveH23

3,242 posts

171 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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Can the OP provide a pic with some of Birdseye's finest balanced on the operators head?

GreatGranny

9,173 posts

227 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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Well, got to work this morning, opened my emails and found a nice little message from the OP in reply to my post on Page 1 in which I called him a "right bundle of joy :-)"

"Username: TOV!E
Email: Gordon******@live.co.uk

Message:
And you sound like a great "

Very pleasant!

AB

17,012 posts

196 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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TOV!E
Original Poster:
1,951 posts
140 months

Seems unusual for a regular poster like this to go off on one. Nervous breakdown? On the ale? Hijacked account?

Bizarre.

Marcellus

7,129 posts

220 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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and created 2 topics on the same subject within a minute on different forums;

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

SVTRick

3,633 posts

196 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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GreatGranny said:
Well, got to work this morning, opened my emails and found a nice little message from the OP in reply to my post on Page 1 in which I called him a "right bundle of joy :-)"

"Username: TOV!E
Email: Gordon******@live.co.uk

Message:
And you sound like a great "

Very pleasant!
Could have posted that on the forum but resorts to personal email insult.
Typical of the chinless wonders on here that need to grow some
Ignor the twunt

GreatGranny

9,173 posts

227 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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AB said:
TOV!E
Original Poster:
1,951 posts
140 months

Seems unusual for a regular poster like this to go off on one. Nervous breakdown? On the ale? Hijacked account?

Bizarre.
That's what I thought.

Been on here a while but not a huge poster and none argumentative most of the time and that's the first insulting message I have ever received.

HantsRat

2,369 posts

109 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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Utter tosh.

What about PCSO's/Workshop staff who drive police vehicles daily. Are they breaking the law too?

tapereel

1,860 posts

117 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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HantsRat said:
Utter tosh.

What about PCSO's/Workshop staff who drive police vehicles daily. Are they breaking the law too?
...all those millions of civilian witnessed penalties and court cases need to be overturned oh-dear!

Utter tosh indeed.

I seriously doubt any member of police staff told the OP to ps off as well.

I wonder about the OP's intent in posting this nonsense.

mph1977

12,467 posts

169 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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tapereel said:
HantsRat said:
Utter tosh.

What about PCSO's/Workshop staff who drive police vehicles daily. Are they breaking the law too?
...all those millions of civilian witnessed penalties and court cases need to be overturned oh-dear!

Utter tosh indeed.

I seriously doubt any member of police staff told the OP to ps off as well.

I wonder about the OP's intent in posting this nonsense.
the usual PH exceptionalism and utter lack of insight and self awareness

surveyor_101

5,069 posts

180 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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R E S T E C P said:
No it's OK they go on a one day training course.
Is that half a day more than PCSOs

surveyor_101

5,069 posts

180 months

Tuesday 28th June 2016
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mph1977 said:
Yes

and respond if suitably trained and authorised ...

the relevant legislation makes no reference to Constables, merely that the vehicle be used for police purposes ...
Think you will find anyone can driver a marked police car with blues, seen mechanics driving them. I drove a fully marked 2.8 Galaxy police spec whilst the master tech at our ford dealer had his laptop monitoring for issues. The agreement we had is it could only be driven on highway with the master tech in the car.

Police staff who aren't sworn officers, can normally drive one (without emergency equipment activated) after just a basic check drive. My force don't give PCSOs any training bar a check drive and this button does blues if at a scene and not moving if authorised to use.

Edited by surveyor_101 on Tuesday 28th June 20:16

TOV!E

Original Poster:

2,016 posts

235 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Quick update, the camera operator has been sacked due to improper contact and using foul language and operating from a private driveway (conversation was recorded)
Thank you all for your support, I am now on a mission to get every mobile camera van operative sacked, all it takes is a little wind up and they take the bait....
Many Many thanks again,,,,hehehehe

vonhosen

40,298 posts

218 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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TOV!E said:
Quick update, the camera operator has been sacked due to improper contact and using foul language and operating from a private driveway (conversation was recorded)
Thank you all for your support, I am now on a mission to get every mobile camera van operative sacked, all it takes is a little wind up and they take the bait....
Many Many thanks again,,,,hehehehe
Did they fiddle with you?

eybic

9,212 posts

175 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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TOV!E said:
Quick update, the camera operator has been sacked due to improper contact and using foul language and operating from a private driveway (conversation was recorded)
Thank you all for your support, I am now on a mission to get every mobile camera van operative sacked, all it takes is a little wind up and they take the bait....
Many Many thanks again,,,,hehehehe
Do you feel better now he has no job to support himself/ his family?

ETA: this is of course thinking what you've said is true, the picture you linked to has been proved to be from a good few years ago.

Edited by eybic on Friday 1st July 12:32

Tom1312

1,024 posts

147 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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TOV!E said:
Quick update, the camera operator has been sacked due to improper contact and using foul language and operating from a private driveway (conversation was recorded)
Thank you all for your support, I am now on a mission to get every mobile camera van operative sacked, all it takes is a little wind up and they take the bait....
Many Many thanks again,,,,hehehehe
God I can smell the bull poo from here.

guindilias

5,245 posts

121 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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How can you tell he wasn't a police officer?
Never heard of plain-clothed police officers?
And maybe the reason that he wasn't in uniform is that he's not out "on the beat" so not really in the public eye, and it would be a lot more comfortable to wear a t-shirt and shorts inside a scorching hot van, than full police uniform?

Edited by guindilias on Friday 1st July 14:03


Edited by guindilias on Friday 1st July 14:31

mph1977

12,467 posts

169 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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guindilias said:
How can you tell he wasn't a police officer?
Never heard of plain-clothed police officers?
And maybe the reason that he wasn't in uniform is that he's not out "on the beat" so not really in the public eye, and it would be a lot more comfortable to wear a t-shirt and shorts inside a scorching hot van, than full police uniform?
It's extremely rare for Police officers to be operating camera vans ...

the whole story smells of bull effluent anyway ... you can tell when the exams have finished ...

Edited by mph1977 on Friday 1st July 16:32