Unmarked plod

[thehappyotter]

JimmyJCW said:

I thought the same thing! Must be AB1 and I can only assume that it was kept since issue. I would hope they haven't spend the £1000's on the plate as well as the healthily specced 5 series.

Why do Cops need cream leather and factory nav (amoung other things!)

Because BMW/Volvo etc spec the cars up as high as they can for no extra to win the contract to supply cars. It does a great deal for their reputation to be used as traffic cars. I somehow doubt the current youngsters would have any time at all for the gentlemans Volvo V70 if the cool kids weren't going round saying 'Nah man, got chased by T5 is well quick innit"

The current going rate for a Volvo V70 T5 is about 14 grand and a Ford Focus Estate, which forms by far the biggest percentage of our fleet, about 6 and a half grand. Believe me, you don't do too bad with your tax money (on cars at least!)

[phil_h_88]

Worcestershire:
-Black Skoda Octavia VRS estate Reg ending in FRP
-Silver Focus ST with blues in the rear light clusters
-Gunmetal Honda Accord Estate
-Gunmetal Mondeo ST220

Chaps in the Skoda were nice blokes actually after pulling me over.

[Ron Burgundy]

Leamington theres an s60 and a v70 (both black) that ive seen with the lights flashing

[Who me ?]

Weslake-Monza said:

I have heard Warwickshire (Nuneaton) have some unmarked guys but don't often see the guy who told me about them.

That's my neck of the woods -haven't seen anything odd recently ,but will keep my eyes peeled .

[cheeky_chops]

bttt...

Coming around the island on J5 of the M42 (solihull) and a black x5 (old shape -poss 53 plate?)with just visible blue police signs in rear window was parked up over the carridgeway

Edited by cheeky_chops on Sunday 8th March 09:11

[P100]

Golf R32, this morning on the M42 southbound between Junc 10 and 9.
Metallic dark grey in colour doing about 130+ through the roadworks..

[slk 32]

Was pulled on Sunday by unmarked 09 plate BMW 3 series saloon( DARK BLUE / BLACK) in the Droitwich area. Left a pub and was tailed for 3-4 miles....was not from local area and was lost trying to get back to M40. My hesitant driving style(trying to follow sat nav through one way system) led them to believe i had been drinking but once they pulled me realised I had only been on the cola and lost interest. Nice enough guys though- LEDs on the bumper and lights behind the grille- very discreet. Did not wear the fluoro vests in the car either

[howlinmadmartin]

silver focus st 56 plate on m40 seen a few times now

[Mr.Jimbo]

Not sure they've still got it, but there used to be a Silver Impreza STI (MY05 shape) that prowled about Rugby, saw it last christmas when I was back from Uni, had a chat with the guys in it, said it was mainly for catching boy-racers and other speeding things (like blatant, over-the limit stuff) and he said it was the best panda car he'd been in - completely unmarked, blue flashers in grills & rear light clusters iirc.

[allaway]

I saw that, think its on an 07 plate.

[stackmonkey]

Ultimate unmarked car?
Seen on friday while I was returning up the M5 towards Birmingham.
Current shape BMW 5 Series on the southbound carriageway in a colour i can only describe as.........






pensioner beige..

[Battenburg Bob]

It's a very fetching Platinum Bronze actually!

[Slinky]

Nigel Worc's said:

Worcester

Two "X" redg mondeo estates, blacked out rear windows, one car gold, the other blue.

I'm advised they are dog handlers

They are indeed dog vans... Walked past the back of one of them with the boot open and nearly had a heart attack when the Alsatian let rip!!

[stackmonkey]

Battenburg Bob said:

It's a very fetching Platinum Bronze actually!

Looking it up in the book is cheating.

[jack_dub]

The ones ive seen in & around Nuneaton/Coventry/West Midlands....

• Black Subaru WRX STI with gold wheels, cant remember if it was blob or hawk eye though

(have hte ticket to prove haha)

• silver Skoda octivia
• Silver & Gunmetal Grey Focus ST's
• black Volvo T5
• Gun Metal Grey & Silver Mk5 R32 Golfs
• Royal blue & white Mondeo ST220s
• Black standard 08 plate Focus
• Black & grey BMWs, saw a 58 plate black bimmer last weekend
• silver & Arden Blue Vectras

[Battenburg Bob]

stackmonkey said:

Battenburg Bob said:

It's a very fetching Platinum Bronze actually!

Looking it up in the book is cheating.

I drive it..so I already knew!

Edited by Battenburg Bob on Sunday 5th April 17:54

[Nigel Worc's]

Battenburg Bob said:

stackmonkey said:

Battenburg Bob said:

It's a very fetching Platinum Bronze actually!

Looking it up in the book is cheating.

I drive it..so I already knew!

Edited by Battenburg Bob on Sunday 5th April 17:54

You don't also drive the black V70 that was duffing a poor silver audi on the M5 northbound yesterday ...... do you ?

[Battenburg Bob]

Nigel Worc's said:

Battenburg Bob said:

stackmonkey said:

Battenburg Bob said:

It's a very fetching Platinum Bronze actually!

Looking it up in the book is cheating.

I drive it..so I already knew!

Edited by Battenburg Bob on Sunday 5th April 17:54

You don't also drive the black V70 that was duffing a poor silver audi on the M5 northbound yesterday ...... do you ?

I wasn't in the Volvo yesterday. (That one will be moving on soon)

[Nigel Worc's]

Battenburg Bob said:

Nigel Worc's said:

Battenburg Bob said:

stackmonkey said:

Battenburg Bob said:

It's a very fetching Platinum Bronze actually!

Looking it up in the book is cheating.

I drive it..so I already knew!

Edited by Battenburg Bob on Sunday 5th April 17:54

You don't also drive the black V70 that was duffing a poor silver audi on the M5 northbound yesterday ...... do you ?

I wasn't in the Volvo yesterday. (That one will be moving on soon)

There is a lot of activity lately on the M5, I use the stretch between the M6 down to Jnc 11a ..... a lot.

I noticed yesterday it was the start of the "silly season", where you start to mix with lots of people who don't generally use motorways.

For the first time in ages I had a car come up behind me quickly (despite me doing normal motorway speeds) flashing his lights to get me out of the way it was a old T redg primera, then a focus that must have been doing around a ton (wide wheels, stick on bits etc)

Do they make life more interesting or annoying for you ?

[LongQ]

Somewhat more mundane ...

Black Vectra in Derby.

It had pulled an unlikely looking target and hed decided to stop almost opposite a junction on the London road amongst all the current roadwork activity. Had it not been for the flashing lights I would have assumed, on approach, that it was yet another plonker stopping anywhere at all to take a mobile phone call as soon as the phone rings. See them everywhere at the moment. One today was parked up just over the crown of a railway bridge which has double white lines along the centre of the road. Must have been a really important call I guess.