What did I see?

[shakotan]

Coming out of work in Chertsey at lunchtime, heard a siren, then what can only be described as a SWAT vehicle came tanking past.

Black Ford F350 chassis cab with box rear, blues and twos, POLICE in big white letters down the side with something like DZP or similar initials written in smaller white above the POLICE text?


ETA: Like this, but a bigger F350, and the three initials above the POLICE text. There was not Met Police markings on it either?

Edited by shakotan on Friday 29th January 18:35

[sunbeam_alpine]

Tony Blair forgot to take the Labour Party brain cell with him to the enquiry.

Express Delivery.














I realise that this post may been seen as a bit insulting. Sorry. I realise that the Labour Party doesn't really have anything as advanced as a brain cell.

[Westy Pre-Lit]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Can't think for the life of me why they would be expecting any civil disturbance.

[PD9]

Please don't tell me the Police are forking out on tyre gel these days....

Edited by PD9 on Friday 29th January 20:49

[109 Bob]

I often see something similar parked near the main entrance to London city airport.

[BLUETHUNDER]

C0 19 Tactical response vehicle.

[redtwin]

Any particular reason why they are buying US vehicles?. Nothing against them, mind you, just thought they would look for something a bit more "local" like the Transits or even the Sprinters they currently use.

[bigandclever]

You saw this (or one of them anyway)... as already said, CO19.



Pretty, innit?

For fun, have a G20 drive-by video too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvkl3OKg6o

Edited by bigandclever on Friday 29th January 23:51

[BLUETHUNDER]

redtwin said:

Any particular reason why they are buying US vehicles?. Nothing against them, mind you, just thought they would look for something a bit more "local" like the Transits or even the Sprinters they currently use.

Transits and sprinters are just not up to the job!The large chequer plate on the front of the guardian vehicle above is a staging point for an entry team to enter buildings or aircraft.I couldnt see to many standing on the front of a transit or sprinter,unless they were cardboard cut-outs.

They are a few Defender 110,s as well converted for the task. A lot of the "builds" was carried out by Jankel.

A version of the Defender 110.....

[shakotan]

bigandclever said:

You saw this (or one of them anyway)... as already said, CO19.



Pretty, innit?

For fun, have a G20 drive-by video too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvkl3OKg6o

Edited by bigandclever on Friday 29th January 23:51

That'e the mutha, although it wasn't quite as 'rioted' up as that.

[soad]

BLUETHUNDER said:

C0 19 Tactical response vehicle.

Didn't know they existed/were used in the UK. Bloody huge thing.

[BLUETHUNDER]

soad said:

BLUETHUNDER said:

C0 19 Tactical response vehicle.

Didn't know they existed/were used in the UK. Bloody huge thing.

Along with fully armoured Land Rovers identical to the ones used by the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

[Cock Womble]

shakotan said:

That'e the mutha, although it wasn't quite as 'rioted' up as that.

Like that, you mean? I saw one last year and had to ask on SP&L.

[markmullen]

The cops at LHR use them too, amazing looking things.

[davepoth]

Spec the thing up - you want a chassis cab vehicle with the capacity to carry more than three tonnes, with a manual gearbox, and you also want to be able to go off road and go at more than 80mph on the road if possible. Not much else fits the bill really.

[petrolintonoise]

davepoth said:

Spec the thing up - you want a chassis cab vehicle with the capacity to carry more than three tonnes, with a manual gearbox, and you also want to be able to go off road and go at more than 80mph on the road if possible. Not much else fits the bill really.

Land Rover special vehicles 110 with uprated springs and a V8? Its well up to the job,vastly better off road and far more low key.Much more sutible.

[Stedman]

PD9 said:

Please don't tell me the Police are forking out on tyre gel these days....

Edited by PD9 on Friday 29th January 20:49

Looks like the Americans are, just not someone who knows how to put it on properly

Those things look a tad oppressive/overly aggressive imo.

[davepoth]

petrolintonoise said:

davepoth said:

Spec the thing up - you want a chassis cab vehicle with the capacity to carry more than three tonnes, with a manual gearbox, and you also want to be able to go off road and go at more than 80mph on the road if possible. Not much else fits the bill really.

Land Rover special vehicles 110 with uprated springs and a V8? Its well up to the job,vastly better off road and far more low key.Much more sutible.

It's going to come nowhere near the capability of one of those big fords, they're the size of a 7.5 tonne truck, but designed to drive across a ploughed field at speed.

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Stedman said:

Those things look a tad oppressive/overly aggressive imo.

That's more than likely the idea of them.

[saaby93]

Westy Pre-Lit said:

Stedman said:

Those things look a tad oppressive/overly aggressive imo.

That's more than likely the idea of them.

Looking more and more like a scifi movie, our loss the friendly face of policing