Random vehicles with 'Blues and Twos'?

[TiMopar]

What's with all the 'unmarked' random vehicles speeding around with flashing blue lights and sirens on the A12 ( East London ) lately? I don't mean the late Mondeo 'training' vehicles with three people in them, but all makes of vans and cars ( Peugeots and Alfa hatches amongst others ) containing dodgy looking geezers in them carving their way through the traffic. Is this some new scam or has CI5 made a come back?

[Aviz]

Fire Officers ?

They often use their own vehicles with Blues and Twos on.

[TheLurker]

Security services?
Bomb disposal?

[Greenpis]

Flying Squad? Or whatever they're called now.

See plenty around the City and East London, they have a police garage on Leman St. Where many varieties of unmarked can be seen parking up or going on shouts.

[Baryonyx]

I always have a good laugh when I see private security firm's cars, things like new 207s, Corsas and Fiesta with battenburg markings and an orange light on top. I wonder what thats for, because they can't use it when they're driving. They might as well not bother with the battenburg markings either, since they won't be cutting through traffic.

[Greg_D]

Baryonyx said:

I always have a good laugh when I see private security firm's cars, things like new 207s, Corsas and Fiesta with battenburg markings and an orange light on top. I wonder what thats for, because they can't use it when they're driving. They might as well not bother with the battenburg markings either, since they won't be cutting through traffic.

leave them alone, it makes them feel important.....Bless

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Aviz said:

Fire Officers ?

They often use their own vehicles with Blues and Twos on.

+1, I've seen a honda CRV and know a Fire Officer who has a Golf estate with blue's and two's fitted under grill and in back lights.

Also some Emergency Doctors, Mountain Rescue, Cave Rescue etc have blue's and Two's fitted...

[Simbu]

A doctor near me has an Impreza STi Spec D with blue and twos fitted. Cracking car for emergency callouts!

[freecar]

Petrolhead_Rich said:

Aviz said:

Fire Officers ?

They often use their own vehicles with Blues and Twos on.

+1, I've seen a honda CRV and know a Fire Officer who has a Golf estate with blue's and two's fitted under grill and in back lights.

Also some Emergency Doctors, Mountain Rescue, Cave Rescue etc have blue's and Two's fitted...

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My old man used to be a station officer (I think it was this one, he's worked in the fire brigade for 46 years!) and had blues and twos on a few of his cars, didn't help the police when looking at the pic of him running a red light!

[morgrp]

Doctors use their own motors too - we service two doctor's cars - one is a v70 t5 and the other is amazingly a citroen xantia v6 - the guy loves it so much he refuses to change it - the older xantia has green lights under the grille and one to stick on the roof, magnetic doctor stickers and a siren - the Volvo is much newer and has blue lights under the grille and a siren

[Baryonyx]

I thought doctors were only supposed to use green lights? To avoid people mistaking it for an undercover police car?

[wackojacko]

I've seen a Black '10 plate Audi S3 (I know an S3 when I see one) with blues and twos flying down the kingsroad (Chelsea) a few months ago ...... I was informed that it was likely to be a Fire chief on route to am accident ! .........where do I sign !

Similar situation with a White TT-S that flew past me with blues and twos screaming ....... Probably another Fire chief

[MadMullah]

I've seen a few audi s3's in manchester - black under cover.

then there was the bmw which pulled me for speeding.

[mike325112]

I saw a police spec motor home in Waitrose car park in solihull a few years ago...

[OllieWinchester]

Baryonyx said:

I thought doctors were only supposed to use green lights? To avoid people mistaking it for an undercover police car?

We have 'Basics' doctors who respond to trauma 999 calls for us, they respond on blue lights in their own cars.

[sjabrown]

I've begun my BASICS training now. Not sure if I'll go for a blue lights course (makes car insurance more difficult) and, I think, cars have to be less than a certain age but if not could end up with lights fitted to my 205 GTI!!

[Carfiend]

Could you not use a single spinning red light and play the Naked Gun theme out of a loud speaker?