Cop Cars - Unmarked - What & Where, as much detail on cars!!

Cop Cars - Unmarked - What & Where, as much detail on cars!!

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Aidayboy

Original Poster:

392 posts

202 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Thought we could start a little topic about what can only be described as cheating by Scotlands Law enforcemaent Traffic Division, as a regular traveller all over Scotland would be handy to know what they are driving, the area and if possible the reg nos. so we can be aware of them!!

A.

kennym999

138 posts

187 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Or just behave and no need to worry what and where the cop cars are.

paulqv

3,124 posts

194 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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kennym999 said:
Or just behave and no need to worry what and where the cop cars are.
Thats true! But what gaurentees do you have that the cops will behave! lol

Has anyone ever wondered why we need unmarked traffic cars at all? Surley their only purpose is to catch speeders, rather than use marked cars which are a high visability deterrant and reminder to us all about the importance of road traffic safety! Personaly I think they are unsafe in that they confuse and upset people, no doubt justifying the OP here. Policing should be open, visable fair and just and to ensure saftey for society. Anything that may detract from that is to be accepted only exceptionaly.

Rant over!

Paul

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Aidayboy

Original Poster:

392 posts

202 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Here was me thinking it was just a way of guys who are into their cars being able to drive, at speeds of their choosing without repircusuion in cars they could never afford at the tax payers expense!! I've never understood why the cars they drive need to be so expensive, eg. new BMW X5?? Surely there could have been a more cost effective option than that!
Also the fact that they had to display and highlight speed cameras but can stil have unmarked cars, surely the rule should apply to both.

I have no objection to them convicting some little ned kicking the arse out his souped up everything but the brakes Corsa but someone in a well maintanined for instance CLK travelling down from Aberdeen getting convicted of 80 in a 70 on a clear day in the middle of nowhere is purely a cash genreating exercise!

Rant just beginning!

ninja-lewis

4,226 posts

189 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Aidayboy said:
Here was me thinking it was just a way of guys who are into their cars being able to drive, at speeds of their choosing without repircusuion in cars they could never afford at the tax payers expense!! I've never understood why the cars they drive need to be so expensive, eg. new BMW X5?? Surely there could have been a more cost effective option than that!
Also the fact that they had to display and highlight speed cameras but can stil have unmarked cars, surely the rule should apply to both.

I have no objection to them convicting some little ned kicking the arse out his souped up everything but the brakes Corsa but someone in a well maintanined for instance CLK travelling down from Aberdeen getting convicted of 80 in a 70 on a clear day in the middle of nowhere is purely a cash genreating exercise!

Rant just beginning!
If you'd done a search before posting, you would've seen that this topic has been covered many times before on PH. As for the 'expensive' BMWs, how do you they are expensive - have you seen how much the force paid for them? It may surprise you but they are often the most cost effective option. Traffic police require need high performance vehicles (not just speed but also storage and towing capability), preferably comfortable since they spend all day in them, and perhaps with a decent resale value afterwards. On top of that, you'll find that BMW and Mercedes often offer substantial fleet discounts to the police, making them no more expensive than other non-premium brands.

AMD87

2,004 posts

201 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Aidayboy said:
I've never understood why the cars they drive need to be so expensive, eg. new BMW X5?? Surely there could have been a more cost effective option than that!
Police don't pay full retail price for the cars,plus and it was brought up on traffic cops a while ago,what other car do you know of that can carry as much kit as an X5 yet still be practical and suitable for the job,certainly not a focus estate thats for sure.

Aidayboy said:
I have no objection to them convicting some little ned kicking the arse out his souped up everything but the brakes Corsa
Nothing wrong with that i know someone who has a 300+ bhp corsa turbo that still has drums on the rear,not much can keep up with at knockhill even the evo 5 struggles.

Aidayboy

Original Poster:

392 posts

202 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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ninja-lewis said:
Aidayboy said:
Here was me thinking it was just a way of guys who are into their cars being able to drive, at speeds of their choosing without repircusuion in cars they could never afford at the tax payers expense!! I've never understood why the cars they drive need to be so expensive, eg. new BMW X5?? Surely there could have been a more cost effective option than that!
Also the fact that they had to display and highlight speed cameras but can stil have unmarked cars, surely the rule should apply to both.

I have no objection to them convicting some little ned kicking the arse out his souped up everything but the brakes Corsa but someone in a well maintanined for instance CLK travelling down from Aberdeen getting convicted of 80 in a 70 on a clear day in the middle of nowhere is purely a cash genreating exercise!

Rant just beginning!
If you'd done a search before posting, you would've seen that this topic has been covered many times before on PH. As for the 'expensive' BMWs, how do you they are expensive - have you seen how much the force paid for them? It may surprise you but they are often the most cost effective option. Traffic police require need high performance vehicles (not just speed but also storage and towing capability), preferably comfortable since they spend all day in them, and perhaps with a decent resale value afterwards. On top of that, you'll find that BMW and Mercedes often offer substantial fleet discounts to the police, making them no more expensive than other non-premium brands.
Ninja -?I appreciate that the poloice will not pay full RRP on these vehicles but I'm sure less expensive manufacturers like Mitsubishi & Toyota will offer just as good if not beter discounts as BMW or Mercedes and as i have found in the past owning such cars as Mercedes & BMW's and after speaking with Taffic Officer friends that these cars are no more and ofetn less reliable than thir counterparts. I spoke with him not that long ago about 2 unmarked C Class C320's that they had, said you couldnt drive 20 miles in them without them breaking down and therefore they never used them, complete waste on resource and budgets.

And to behonest think you were missing the point of the form, all it was asking was a heads up on what unarked cars they are currently using in Scotland, apologies if that was diffiult to understand.

Monaro5.7

7,333 posts

178 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Guys there is an unmarked Audi A6 dark blue and its a 3ltr diesel which i have seen on the A1 and A720 in Edinburgh. watch out for that 1 smile

Rockatansky

1,698 posts

186 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Unmarked blue 3 series BMW estate with roofbox A1/East Lothian.

LHDisbest

17,000 posts

186 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Rockatansky said:
Unmarked blue 3 series BMW estate with roofbox A1/East Lothian.
yes

We've had a 'chat' irked

Mr Trophy

6,808 posts

202 months

Wednesday 1st July 2009
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LHDisbest said:
Rockatansky said:
Unmarked blue 3 series BMW estate with roofbox A1/East Lothian.
yes

We've had a 'chat' irked
Has someone been a naughty boy?

sherman

13,071 posts

214 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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S2red

2,507 posts

190 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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Often thought knowing about unmarked cars are like radar gun warnings once you spot them or are warned about them it's too late to do anythingsmile

G20RG B

2,743 posts

230 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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ninja-lewis said:
Aidayboy said:
Here was me thinking it was just a way of guys who are into their cars being able to drive, at speeds of their choosing without repircusuion in cars they could never afford at the tax payers expense!! I've never understood why the cars they drive need to be so expensive, eg. new BMW X5?? Surely there could have been a more cost effective option than that!
Also the fact that they had to display and highlight speed cameras but can stil have unmarked cars, surely the rule should apply to both.

I have no objection to them convicting some little ned kicking the arse out his souped up everything but the brakes Corsa but someone in a well maintanined for instance CLK travelling down from Aberdeen getting convicted of 80 in a 70 on a clear day in the middle of nowhere is purely a cash genreating exercise!

Rant just beginning!
If you'd done a search before posting, you would've seen that this topic has been covered many times before on PH. As for the 'expensive' BMWs, how do you they are expensive - have you seen how much the force paid for them? It may surprise you but they are often the most cost effective option. Traffic police require need high performance vehicles (not just speed but also storage and towing capability), preferably comfortable since they spend all day in them, and perhaps with a decent resale value afterwards. On top of that, you'll find that BMW and Mercedes often offer substantial fleet discounts to the police, making them no more expensive than other non-premium brands.
Christ, who rattled your cage...

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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In the Argyll area...

Dark Blue BMW 3 Series (E90) saloon reg'n SF57 OBX
Dark Blue Passat, reg'n TN07 --

(taken from my posts on this thread)

Think there's also an E60 5 Series about...

sonarcop





Edited by monthefish on Thursday 2nd July 17:52

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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more on this thread too.

smile

KJR

793 posts

264 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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Unmarked black Mercedes 4 door saloon Reg starts SK 07 had pulled someone as the M9/Newbridge slip joins the M8 west bound 18:00 tonight. This was about 50 yards after a marked car had pulled someone else.

All the flashing lights brought the rubberneckers out in force causing an unnecessary queue mad.

erdnase

1,963 posts

200 months

Thursday 2nd July 2009
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kennym999 said:
Or just behave and no need to worry what and where the cop cars are.
Let's call that one Plan B, for the moment smokin

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Friday 3rd July 2009
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erdnase said:
kennym999 said:
Or just behave and no need to worry what and where the cop cars are.
Let's call that one Plan B, for the moment smokin
hehe

yes

Monaro5.7

7,333 posts

178 months

Friday 3rd July 2009
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The company i work for supply number plates to lothian and borders police and the plates, and when u put the reg into our system they always come up on the system as UNKNOWN.