Getting a ride with trafpol
Discussion
supermono said:
It occurs to me that whilst I hold many opinions of what trafpol get up to, I've never really spoken to any (ahem apart from the odd occasion they've found it necessary to flag me down).
How could I go about getting a look into what they do as a MOP?
PMs welcome
SM
What do they do? They do 130 mph sometimes, and occasionally bounce off the side of HGVs, for which we pay the bill. How could I go about getting a look into what they do as a MOP?
PMs welcome
SM
BTW, let me know if you have a surplus of volunteers for demonstration drives etc., 'cos aside from all my clowning I'm still (in the main) a great admirer of Traffic Officers, honestly.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
AndyRw said:
Unfortunately some forces are currently too scared of taking the public out for ride alongs for fear of being sued if there was an accident. I know 'cos I tried to arrange one for my brother with our Trafpol, which they were happy to do. It was the Inspector who said 
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That's the score in the Met .... too scared of problems. ... We used to do it but not for the last couple of years which I think is a real shame. The last time I approached our Chief Inspector he said he didn't have the authority so I went to the top man. The then Chief Superintendent was adamant it was not to be done. He was not interested in my protests that it would be a good idea and, at the end of the day, he is the boss !
Bing o said:
I know that they sit around talking about breasts a lot...
Well we can all enjoy a bit of that; but what about the pair (TrafPol, that is, not breasts) that had to produce their video in court, complete with sound, and it revealed them to have been discussing topics quite unsuitable for recording on their video apparatus. Not in the line of duty at all. Clowns.Best wishes all,
Dave.
Hughesie II said:
Times have changed .... in terms of attachments unfortunately.
I have had a ride in a police car (two in fact, once there and once back). It was a fast Volvo saloon, driven by an Inspector in the Traffic branch (or whatever it is properly called). He was very smooth and fluent behind the wheel, although I noticed he did not adhere super-strictly to the limit, doing about 40 in a 30 (wide-open vistas, no danger), 70 on the open road (NSL 60) (again, no danger), and maybe 80 or 85 on the dual carriageway. He was happy to talk all day long about his job; as a motorist I found his company rewarding and reassuring. He was absolutely adamant that as a policeman he was not really interested in catching speeding motorists: no insurance, drunks, and "proper criminals" using the roads were more important. He said that this was the Force view too. He was particularly keen on using ANPR to catch "Target" criminals.
Edited by r129sl on Thursday 16th August 15:17
r129sl said:
I have had a ride in a police car (two in fact, once there and once back). It was a fast Volvo saloon, driven by an Inspector in the Traffic branch (or whatever it is properly called). He was very smooth and fluent behind the wheel, although I noticed he did not adhere super-strictly to the limit, doing about 40 in a 30 (wide-open vistas, no danger), 70 on the open road (NSL 60) (again, no danger), and maybe 80 or 85 on the dual carriageway. He was happy to talk all day long about his job; as a motorist I found his company rewarding and reassuring. He had lost his son in a motor accident. He was absolutely adamant that as a policeman he was not really interested in catching speeding motorists: no insurance, drunks, and "proper criminals" using the roads were more important. He said that this was the Force view too. He was particularly keen on using ANPR to catch "Target" criminals.
May I ask which force he was with?ipsg.glf said:
r129sl said:
I have had a ride in a police car (two in fact, once there and once back). It was a fast Volvo saloon, driven by an Inspector in the Traffic branch (or whatever it is properly called). He was very smooth and fluent behind the wheel, although I noticed he did not adhere super-strictly to the limit, doing about 40 in a 30 (wide-open vistas, no danger), 70 on the open road (NSL 60) (again, no danger), and maybe 80 or 85 on the dual carriageway. He was happy to talk all day long about his job; as a motorist I found his company rewarding and reassuring. He had lost his son in a motor accident. He was absolutely adamant that as a policeman he was not really interested in catching speeding motorists: no insurance, drunks, and "proper criminals" using the roads were more important. He said that this was the Force view too. He was particularly keen on using ANPR to catch "Target" criminals.
May I ask which force he was with?Best wishes all,
Dave.
ipsg.glf said:
May I ask which force he was with?
Northumbria. All of the policemen I've met in Northumbria have been very pleasant, although a few years ago I was disappointed to see in uniform somebody I was at school with who was an extraordinarily unpleasant bully. Perhaps he's a reformed character.I've only been ticketed once in Northumbria and I deserved it.
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