dodgy geezer, or genuine plod?
dodgy geezer, or genuine plod?
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Blues

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8,546 posts

248 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Driving home yesterday on M40 between j5 and j4 High Wycombe when I noticed a car approaching rapidly from behind with alternately flashing headlamps. As it passed, I was surprised to see it was a dirty silver Focus Estate, reg PJ02 ??? No blue lights visible, but he had the siren going too. Seemed a bit old and grubby for plod.
5izeee, Landshark? Is this one known?

john_r

8,354 posts

300 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Probably your eyes... smile

VerySideways

10,268 posts

301 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Dodgy Ford electrics smile

baron bashoneov

793 posts

256 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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I had the same experience a month ago on the M40

08 Range Rover, no markings, however as I passed two small blue flashing lights appeared
through his grill.
He did not stop me, but continued to proceed at 100 mph.


Blues

Original Poster:

8,546 posts

248 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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But... no blue lights.
Just alternating flashing headlights and a siren. Thought it might be an old mate of mine caled Nigel wink - but was mistaken

MX-5 Lazza

7,954 posts

248 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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baron bashoneov said:
...on the M40...Range Rover...I passed...He continued to proceed at 100 mph.
So you passed him when he was doing 100mph on M40? whistle

baron bashoneov

793 posts

256 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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MX-5 Lazza said:
So you passed him when he was doing 100mph on M40? whistle
That's why I was shocked he didn't stop me.

another life used. smile

mattman

3,192 posts

251 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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could have been a fire car - as they can have their own cars, although should have had blues

never see the real plod when you need them frown

Ozmira

1,175 posts

218 months

Friday 4th February 2011
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anonymous said:
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I saw one of these last year on the m25 at about 2am, light flashing going about 50 in the slow lane. Thought it was a bit strange but I was heading from redhill way back towards camberley so he could have been heading towards Windsor.

Sods Law

3,280 posts

254 months

Saturday 5th February 2011
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This intrigues me

Blues, I have seen this Focus too, the last time it had two guys in army uniforms in it, I though possible training run, as they didnt follow me when I realised it wasnt plod.

In recent months I have had a 330i Coupe pass me, same scenario Alt head lights flashing, rear lights flashing too (white) no defined Blue lights, single occupant, and not fused about other motorists just making progress.

Dizee, could this be Silver Badge drivers and cars from the Whitehall lot?

Makes you wonder if you could do this to your car????? wink and who would...




NoNeed

15,137 posts

229 months

Saturday 5th February 2011
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Maybe an ex-plod car that didn't have the electrics put right before re-sale.

Frik

13,677 posts

272 months

Saturday 5th February 2011
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MP or bomb squad?

Landshark

2,117 posts

210 months

Saturday 5th February 2011
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There is quite a few out there that we don't know about!! However if it don't look right then I stop it!! One I've stop wasn't right, had fixed his own blue lights to his car and pretended to be an ambulance car!!! Sothe dodgy ones are out there!!

If you can note down the index and passed it on to the local bib to check.

SVTRick

3,633 posts

224 months

Sunday 6th February 2011
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anonymous said:
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Iffy looking bloke in Brookwood
Think he's worth a tug .........