BIB - Using warrant wallet.

[docevi1]

Hi,
I've seen many police officers using their warrant wallets to carry credit cards and the like. Nothing against it (they end up flashing me their badge at work all the time) but is it standard practice?

my dad works for the force so I've nothing against the BiB at all, just asking

[Streetcop]

Yep....

My warrant car has my picture card on one side (underneath a leather flap) and my 'badge' on the other side. At the top of the wallet you can store paper money and behind the badge and picture card there is a section for credit cards.




Street

>> Edited by Streetcop on Sunday 25th July 18:44

[Dibble]

...and it saves carrying two wallets round. Tried that once for about a week. Was forever leaving my warrant/swipe/offic pass at home when I went to work, and kept forgetting my wallet when I went to B&Q, Saintescmorrisaferose or the pub.

Hang on a mo, that means I wouldn't have been able to get in the building to do any work, or had any cash to get a round in.

Back to two wallets then!

[Dwight VanDriver]

Two tales on warrant cards from an old Plod....s'ok go to sleep if you must.

1. Home Office advanced Driving Course, Lansc Constab, Hutton, Preston (the cream). Instructor showed me his warrant full of punched holes. Lancs, being of the more uncouth than across the Border used to flash their warrant to get into the Nightclubs (off duty) and if not sharp enough got them punched like a ticket.

2. Petrol crisis - last century - when they imposed a blanket 50 mph on ALL roads other than BUA's over a Bank Holiday weekend on which I was on RD, Came back for the last one and saw our Section had been wreaking havoc with loads reported for exceeding the 50 on the A1 DC. So into the fray. First one I pulled wanted to know how he knew I was a Police Officer, despite blue light, shiney bell and uniform. Went to pull out my warrant. Horrow. Left at home in my wallet from previous evenings glopping session. Out come. I reported him. He reported me. Result: Both of use were cautioned. Ah well.....

DVD

[Pigeon]

What's a BUA? Google gives me a quarter of a million irrelevant results

[Dwight VanDriver]

P

BUA = Built Up Area (old term for restricted road = 30 mph)

DVD

[Pigeon]

Duh! So obvious now. Thanks.

[kevinday]

Ahha, so it was still alright to exceed 50 in the BUA

[streaky]

Slightly O/T, but I do wonder how many of Joe Public would actually recognise a warrant card ... you could flash them anything with a photograph, a badge and some suitable wording. Of course that would be impersonating a police officer, but that's not the point.

How many BiB here have had their warrant card queried? [Reminds me of "My Old Man's a Dustman" ... "I say, I say Duncan. I 'er; I found a police dog in my dustbin. How do you know he's a police dog? He had a policeman with him!"]

Now many non-BiB have been "flashed" (oh, er Missus!) and suspected that the warrant card was not kosher?

How many non-BiB here would recognise a real warrant card?

Streaky

[Dwight VanDriver]

Its not the recognition of a warrant up here Streaky its finding and recognising a real Police man - CSO's, Wardens, Fireman, Rail Staff, Security Guards - they are all wearing yellow Henry Lloyds. All planned by Wetblanket to think you have dozens,,

DVD

[Flat in Fifth]

Dwight VanDriver said:

2. Petrol crisis - last century - when they imposed a blanket 50 mph on ALL roads other than BUA's..... DVD

Ah yes that would be the one where my chosen chariot used to foul its plugs @ 50 in fourth, so order of the day..... use 3rd, and make lots of noise from the Webers as an added bonus.

Anyone still got the ration coupons?? Recall I eventually ditched mine about three years ago.

[Streetcop]

streaky said:

Slightly O/T, but I do wonder how many of Joe Public would actually recognise a warrant card ... you could flash them anything with a photograph, a badge and some suitable wording. Of course that would be impersonating a police officer, but that's not the point. How many BiB here have had their warrant card queried? [Reminds me of "My Old Man's a Dustman" ... "I say, I say Duncan. I 'er; I found a police dog in my dustbin. How do you know he's a police dog? He had a policeman with him!"] Now many non-BiB have been "flashed" (oh, er Missus!) and suspected that the warrant card was not kosher? How many non-BiB here would recognise a real warrant card? Streaky

Good post Streaky and very valid.

Warrant cards are slowly becoming more 'uniform' in appearance from force to force. My warrant card is almost exactly the same as the picture in my earlier post.

I never have any problems with people inspecting the card in detail and have often pushed it through a letter box for a householder to inspect and ring the police to verify. (My mate was around the back, just in case someone inside did a runner with the warrant card...)

Street