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Paddy_N_Murphy
15,158 posts
53 months
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Here's an odd one.
Driving through Kirklevington, en route to the A19, a silver Hyundai i30 estate, with towbar,.
NX plate etc two cops in fluorescent vests etc....
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smiiithy
13 posts
41 months
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An ex-traffic copper told me that Northumbria have decommissioned their unmarked cars. Could this be true?
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asnail99
58 posts
100 months
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PBD
26 posts
60 months
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This one and the marked one just to the left came and poked around us as we had a little meet in the Windmill car park back in March.  Kids got the copper to run the blues and they were all over it in every gap!
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Wedg1e
22,697 posts
134 months
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NX12 AAJ on an Octavia tonight. Dark colour I think (it was dark out!)...
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Paddy_N_Murphy
15,158 posts
53 months
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So long as the keep to plates with "NX" !!
My first check I make !
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ShampooEfficient
3,081 posts
80 months
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Wedg1e said: NX12 AAJ on an Octavia tonight. Dark colour I think (it was dark out!)... Handily runs in sequence with a few of the marked cars...
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Paddy_N_Murphy
15,158 posts
53 months
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Paddy_N_Murphy said: So long as the keep to plates with "NX" !!
My first check I make ! And to quote myself, I threw on the Anchors today boooling up behind an NX plate 60 Reg Silver Octavia. Looked far to clean and straight. Passed at the speed limit. Look left : Pair of old pensioners  
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Wedg1e
22,697 posts
134 months
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ShampooEfficient said: Handily runs in sequence with a few of the marked cars... This particular one had stopped in an odd place with its hazard lights on. Then around the next bend was a marked car that had nicked someone; I had the impression that maybe the unmarked car had followed the target until the jam sarnie could do the pull and then pulled over to avoid being seen. Maybe I need a tinfoil hat
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PRTVR
811 posts
90 months
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A friend was driving down the A19 near Thirsk the other day and was passed at some speed by a RR evoque in white with blue and twos going, very discrete fitting of blue light.
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FreeLitres
2,965 posts
46 months
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Paddy_N_Murphy said: So long as the keep to plates with "NX" !!
My first check I make ! I haven't read the whole thread, but I wanted to comment that NX reg plates are quite common and not reserved for the Police. I have got one on the Co. Car!
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Paddy_N_Murphy
15,158 posts
53 months
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FreeLitres said: Paddy_N_Murphy said: So long as the keep to plates with "NX" !!
My first check I make ! I haven't read the whole thread, but I wanted to comment that NX reg plates are quite common and not reserved for the Police. I have got one on the Co. Car! Of course. and it constantly has me on the brake peddle !
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MonkeyHanger
8,431 posts
111 months
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My old 1.8T vRS was on an NX plate. It got rather annoying when people would come tearing up the outside lane only to clock the plate & anchor up  Before i bought it i had a test drive in another NX plated car...which went out to its new owner a day or 2 later and ended up with some very sneaky extra lights fitted  My current TFSi vRS isn't on an NX plate....it still has the same effect on some people 
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Paddy_N_Murphy
15,158 posts
53 months
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sorry.
I notice the trend for big bikes to look like plod, and one trundled through Yarm today with obviously Blue side marker lights. Surely that is bordering on impersonation?
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ShampooEfficient
3,081 posts
80 months
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Paddy_N_Murphy said: sorry.
I notice the trend for big bikes to look like plod, and one trundled through Yarm today with obviously Blue side marker lights. Surely that is bordering on impersonation? Stockton's "Enforcement Officers" are now pootling about on Pan-type bikes. I await the number of people panicking when they see them...
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MonkeyHanger
8,431 posts
111 months
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Paddy_N_Murphy said: sorry.
I notice the trend for big bikes to look like plod, and one trundled through Yarm today with obviously Blue side marker lights. Surely that is bordering on impersonation? No need to be sorry. I tend to "make progress" where possible so there's no need to mistake me for Plod ambling about at Patrol speed but people still do it. I'm looking to swap to something a bit less plod-like next year so hopefully i won't have to put up with it much longer  As for the bikes you're spot on. The amount of plain white bikes with white helmeted riders in black leathers is annoying.
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Mastodon2
5,747 posts
34 months
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Paddy_N_Murphy said: sorry.
I notice the trend for big bikes to look like plod, and one trundled through Yarm today with obviously Blue side marker lights. Surely that is bordering on impersonation? No different to the mongs who put a folded up high vis on the parcel shelf of their car in the hopes that people will mistake them for an undercover car.
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Baryonyx
6,880 posts
28 months
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And I can guarantee you, whilst we all know there are unmarked cars operating all over the country, no copper would be as daft as obscure their rear view with the very thing they are trying to disguise (ie the fact they are police officers)!
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Actkillerby
1 posts
8 months
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Parked outside my house. Blue lights in the rad grill. Silver ford focus CF58LZK. Catterick Richmond area
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AGumbo
446 posts
50 months
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PRTVR said: A friend was driving down the A19 near Thirsk the other day and was passed at some speed by a RR evoque in white with blue and twos going, very discrete fitting of blue light. There are a few of these around, as far as I have been able to tell there are high ranking fire officers cars. Well the black one near Bedale is as he lives in my village.
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