Unmarked Police Cars, what ones you know?

[fr 150 boy]

Black Audi Q7 Reg EX67KUN
Eastbound on the M4 at Port Talbot today at about 12:45

Lit up

[eskidavies]

DHE said:

defblade said:

Silver/grey X5, Reg **** ATT (didn't catch it all), in Crosshands yesterday.

I think thats an armed response vehicle.

This flew past me in bury port 2 weeks ago shortly followed by a silver 3 series ****cpp or something like that

[Nickbrapp]

Grey Audi A6 saloon on the A4119 fully lit up with strobes in the grills windscreen, rear window and bumpers

OV66PVZ

They also still have a black A6 c6? I think, saw it today between J35 and J34

[DHE]

I saw a black A6, MA17 MPV, all lit up on Fabian Way last week.

[sorrento205]

I was surprised to see a dark grey '60 plate Focus ST lit up in Cardiff today. I assumed police vehicles would be newer.

[Nickbrapp]

White facelift Skoda OCTAVIA VRS on the M4 between J34-J35

[eskidavies]

Seen an Audi A3 and a white caddy type van with blues flying down m4 west by Pyle last week

[DHE]

Blue VW Touran on blues and two's on the M4 at Port Talbot. Sun visor pulled down to show a sign saying POLICE.

[eskidavies]

I saw a ford galaxy type thing flying down past 37 west today shortly followed by 3series estate pissing down hard shoulder by barrier repairs

[DHE]

White Jaguar F Pace on the A48 near Cross Hands with blue Strobes front and rear.

[mhurley]

Would be interesting to know how many unmarked cars they keep in their inventory

[AZCollins]

jhfozzy said:

I've seen on one of the facebook forums, a white? ST WV17 AZG.

Which looks very similar to one posted on a dashcam thread, seen hogging lane 2 of the M4. When flashed to move over the ST pulls over and promptly pulls the car that flashed him.

Edited by jhfozzy on Friday 4th January 12:17

Very low of them to sit in the middle lane, hogging and then pull you over if you flash! I bet they'd do the same if you passed on the inside lane as well then...surely thats entrapment?

[rufusgti]

In Cardiff city last week I spotted a Seat Leon. Dark grey or black. Concealed lights in the grills. Never seen it before.

[Nickbrapp]

rufusgti said:

In Cardiff city last week I spotted a Seat Leon. Dark grey or black. Concealed lights in the grills. Never seen it before.

I saw this before on rover way, had pulled someone over.

[rufusgti]

Nickbrapp said:

rufusgti said:

In Cardiff city last week I spotted a Seat Leon. Dark grey or black. Concealed lights in the grills. Never seen it before.

I saw this before on rover way, had pulled someone over.

I think it was the cupra model too wasn't it? Looked pretty good actually.

[bristolbaron]

I’ve been meaning to add this for a while:
YL19ZXF
Silver 3 series, spotted on M4 near Cardiff west. Hanging on the outside lane for ages at 70mph.
I guess they were waiting for someone to undertake, but I’d spotted the lights above the parcel shelf!

[mhurley]

Without one flashing, what's the easiest giveaway it's an unmarked car?

[Ken Figenus]

mhurley said:

Without one flashing, what's the easiest giveaway it's an unmarked car?

Used to be 2 rear view mirrors, no stickers (dealer etc), no fancy plates/logos, possibly an aerial at the back. Hard to tell these days though!

Had a bronze Transit on its absolute skinny tyre limit passing me and waving a fist at me at 83 on the Merthyr bypass once in the wet - clown. Then an angry tailgating 535d on the Culverhouse link road so i gave my then identical 535d some beans and pulled left. He then switched his blues on in the grill - absolute buffoonery again! Sometimes they are worse than the perps just plodding along safely!

[eskidavies]

Slightly Off topic last fri police were loading a dark blue mk2 focus RS onto flat bed on Fabian way ,it weren’t crashed or anything just wondering if it was a pool car and they confiscated it ,could it Poss find its way into their unmarked fleet

[Nickbrapp]

mhurley said:

Without one flashing, what's the easiest giveaway it's an unmarked car?

A 330d being driven well is a good sign, the focus they have you can see the strobes built into the bumper, same with the silver transporter I’ve seen, that has built in lights in the back door

Any vaguely performance car like a VRS or Cupra or ST being driven well and under the speed limit.

A BMW estate with a dog guard is also a good sign, and you can usally see the lights in the back window

The odd 3 series saloon has a camera on the bootlid so that’s a easy spot