Police response vehicles without Sirens, non response with
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Read this article yesterday about Police cars with no sirens.
They should have been specced from the start in the procurement process for any liveried vehicle but you can get lights and sirens on ebay for less than £30 which is hardly a deal breaker and not worth risking lives over.
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Police cars without sirens are 'risking lives', say officers
Police in the West Midlands are unable to drive quickly to some crimes because they have been provided with cars with no sirens
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-ord...
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Then saw this headline today and was fuming.
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Seven police forces in England have given company cars with blue lights and sirens to civilian staff not trained to use them, the BBC has learned.
Finance, HR and IT directors were among nine senior staff given vehicles.
One tax expert said the recipients could save thousands of pounds each year as emergency vehicles are treated differently by HM Revenue and Customs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34142499
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This could easily be resolved by jailing those who are running around in emergency vehicles they aren't entitled to for either tax evasion or impersonating a Police officer and then sending the cars up north to officers that actually need them.
They should have been specced from the start in the procurement process for any liveried vehicle but you can get lights and sirens on ebay for less than £30 which is hardly a deal breaker and not worth risking lives over.
[quote]
Police cars without sirens are 'risking lives', say officers
Police in the West Midlands are unable to drive quickly to some crimes because they have been provided with cars with no sirens
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-ord...
[/quote]
Then saw this headline today and was fuming.
[quote]
Seven police forces in England have given company cars with blue lights and sirens to civilian staff not trained to use them, the BBC has learned.
Finance, HR and IT directors were among nine senior staff given vehicles.
One tax expert said the recipients could save thousands of pounds each year as emergency vehicles are treated differently by HM Revenue and Customs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34142499
[/quote]
This could easily be resolved by jailing those who are running around in emergency vehicles they aren't entitled to for either tax evasion or impersonating a Police officer and then sending the cars up north to officers that actually need them.
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