What’s this contraption on the roof?
What’s this contraption on the roof?
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Trevatanus

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11,349 posts

181 months

Friday 1st March 2024
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Had this vehicle drive around the business park all afternoon, any idea what the device on the roof is?
It’s clearly some sort of electronic device, judging by the flashing LED’s

Speed Badger

3,743 posts

148 months

Friday 1st March 2024
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AWACS Jeep?!

Hoofy

80,149 posts

313 months

Friday 1st March 2024
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Looks like a satellite dish? Maybe for mobile broadcasting.

normalbloke

8,968 posts

250 months

Friday 1st March 2024
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It’s the new JLR discreet tracking/security upgrade to enable people to insure it.

KAgantua

5,190 posts

162 months

Saturday 2nd March 2024
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Its a tank for weak lemon squash

Ambleton

7,286 posts

223 months

Saturday 2nd March 2024
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I've seen very similar things before on vehicles for film drones.

Think they double up as a take off/landing pad and a long range antenna etc.

Might be wrong.

Hoofy

80,149 posts

313 months

Sunday 3rd March 2024
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normalbloke said:
It’s the new JLR discreet tracking/security upgrade to enable people to insure it.
hehe

vikingaero

13,500 posts

200 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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Starlink/satellite dish. Or maybe a TV broadcast vehicle.

Some Gump

13,018 posts

217 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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Trevatanus said:
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How in gods name do you kerb an alloy with a sidewall that high? Some achievement that.

Edited by Some Gump on Monday 4th March 09:29

Super Sonic

14,697 posts

85 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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Tv detector, checking people aren't watching telly without a licence.

andy43

13,279 posts

285 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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Lazy Susan. It’s on the LR options list just under Stupid Sidemount Lunchbox.

legless

2,060 posts

171 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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It's a comms antenna - https://www.all.space/products-services

This seems to be a demo vehicle from the same company.

anonymous-user

85 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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legless said:
It's a comms antenna - https://www.all.space/products-services

This seems to be a demo vehicle from the same company.
Vehicle reg seems to match.

Krikkit

27,938 posts

212 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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legless said:
It's a comms antenna - https://www.all.space/products-services

This seems to be a demo vehicle from the same company.
The depth of Google fu on here never ceases to amaze.

Also checks out that a space/defence tech company have a 5L Defender on the go

legless

2,060 posts

171 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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Krikkit said:
The depth of Google fu on here never ceases to amaze.
This one was astonishingly straightforward. A Google image search of the car reg gave a promotional Twitter post by the company as its first result, showing the same car.

Deranged Rover

4,695 posts

105 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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KAgantua said:
Its a tank for weak lemon squash
Where the hell did that come from??

I don't really care, to be honest, as it made me laugh out loud!

Murph7355

42,023 posts

287 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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normalbloke said:
It’s the new JLR discreet tracking/security upgrade to enable people to insure it.
Winner in 3!

ShredderXLE

734 posts

190 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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Deranged Rover said:
KAgantua said:
Its a tank for weak lemon squash
Where the hell did that come from??

I don't really care, to be honest, as it made me laugh out loud!
Its the vehicle you would use to carry out your hobbies.

595Heaven

3,478 posts

109 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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Some Gump said:
How in gods name do you kerb an alloy with a sidewall that high? Some achievement that.

Edited by Some Gump on Monday 4th March 09:29
Managed to rip off a mud flap whilst doing it as well!

Baldchap

9,631 posts

123 months

Monday 4th March 2024
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ShredderXLE said:
Deranged Rover said:
KAgantua said:
Its a tank for weak lemon squash
Where the hell did that come from??

I don't really care, to be honest, as it made me laugh out loud!
Its the vehicle you would use to carry out your hobbies.
Been to a show recently, by any chance?