The lengths some will go to
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mgv8 said:
It all depends on why you are driving it. If you work for a film company and have it as a prop then should be OK. If you are just driving around it in then your chances are lower. If you the lights go on or any kind of effort made to be the real thing the your are stuffed.
I know a guy who has a company that provides fake emergency service vehicles for film production and when they're being driven on public roads they put bags over the roof blue lights and all of the police, fire or ambulance signs are removable magnetic stickers.ElectricPics said:
mgv8 said:
It all depends on why you are driving it. If you work for a film company and have it as a prop then should be OK. If you are just driving around it in then your chances are lower. If you the lights go on or any kind of effort made to be the real thing the your are stuffed.
I know a guy who has a company that provides fake emergency service vehicles for film production and when they're being driven on public roads they put bags over the roof blue lights and all of the police, fire or ambulance signs are removable magnetic stickers.speedking31 said:
ut would it be an offence if they didn't do that? or is that just extra belt and braces measures that they take to avoid any conflict / delays?
I know people that have classic police cars and they drive them around with out problem, but again is quite clear what they are about. I would also expect the film company to want an easy life so cover up, but I don't think it is a direct offence to own or drive a car with that livery.Has anyone else seen this Walt guy that drives a US spec Chevie Tahoe I think it is, with something like LAPD stickers on it, and all these weird stickers about "No to domestic abuse" ! it's very odd, I saw it few weeks ago in a petrol station on the M40, and the guy was all dressed up in like fake US police gear too, he's about 5ft tall and about as wide!
Anyway, he has a sandwich, plonks it on the counter, the attendant asks if he has any petrol, and the guy with a yanky accent pretends he didnt know what he meant.....eventually, he says, "oh, you mean GAS",,,,,,,,,
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king weird, proper Walt, stab vest and all. Probably needs it so he doesn't get stabbed for being a fktard!
I cant believe I am the only one who has spotted this muppet! ??
Anyway, he has a sandwich, plonks it on the counter, the attendant asks if he has any petrol, and the guy with a yanky accent pretends he didnt know what he meant.....eventually, he says, "oh, you mean GAS",,,,,,,,,
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king weird, proper Walt, stab vest and all. Probably needs it so he doesn't get stabbed for being a fktard! I cant believe I am the only one who has spotted this muppet! ??
It's my understanding that it's okay to fit a car with blues and all the stickers and call it an ambulance though if you run say, a private medical company that needs them? Very rare you'd need it on a public road though, which is why I was very surprised when a battered mondeo with blues whizzed through a busy junction in Edinburgh at rush hour. I wondered why I recognised it, then realised it spends most of it's life parked on a blue badge less than half a mile away .
codenamecueball said:
It's my understanding that it's okay to fit a car with blues and all the stickers and call it an ambulance though if you run say, a private medical company that needs them? Very rare you'd need it on a public road though, which is why I was very surprised when a battered mondeo with blues whizzed through a busy junction in Edinburgh at rush hour. I wondered why I recognised it, then realised it spends most of it's life parked on a blue badge less than half a mile away .
Private ambulances unless contracted to the NHS cannot use use or fit blue lights unless on private land. I.E. I can't start just start a private first aid company and fit blues to my car.
Somewhatfoolish said:
SlimRick said:
PixelpeepS3 said:
That's nothing i watched an online documentary on fake taxis the other night..
it was a real eye opener.
That sounds interesting, I'll take a look for that.........oh my.....it was a real eye opener.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_Taxi
I sell ex-lease ambulances and rapid response vehicles etc after the NHS have finished with them.
There's no restriction on who we can sell them to but two things we have to do are deactivate the blue lights (easily reactivated though if the purchaser is that way inclined) and tell the police who we have sold them to.
The second part I assume is due to the possibility that someone may want to buy an old ambulance to fill with explosives...
Generally though, they are sold to private healthcare companies abroad and even vets as animal ambulances.
Currently have 100 of the buggers to sell, mostly 2013 Skodas with circa 80k miles on. If I was in the market, I'd buy one, they've been well maintained and they're about £4k.
There's no restriction on who we can sell them to but two things we have to do are deactivate the blue lights (easily reactivated though if the purchaser is that way inclined) and tell the police who we have sold them to.
The second part I assume is due to the possibility that someone may want to buy an old ambulance to fill with explosives...
Generally though, they are sold to private healthcare companies abroad and even vets as animal ambulances.
Currently have 100 of the buggers to sell, mostly 2013 Skodas with circa 80k miles on. If I was in the market, I'd buy one, they've been well maintained and they're about £4k.
Silent1 said:
Somewhatfoolish said:
SlimRick said:
PixelpeepS3 said:
That's nothing i watched an online documentary on fake taxis the other night..
it was a real eye opener.
That sounds interesting, I'll take a look for that.........oh my.....it was a real eye opener.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_Taxi
4rephill said:
Silent1 said:
Somewhatfoolish said:
SlimRick said:
PixelpeepS3 said:
That's nothing i watched an online documentary on fake taxis the other night..
it was a real eye opener.
That sounds interesting, I'll take a look for that.........oh my.....it was a real eye opener.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_Taxi
Or interestingly on my iPhone typing fake taxi shows the Wikipedia as the suggested website
sc0tt said:
Fore Left said:
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Silent1 said:
Somewhatfoolish said:
SlimRick said:
PixelpeepS3 said:
That's nothing i watched an online documentary on fake taxis the other night..
it was a real eye opener.
That sounds interesting, I'll take a look for that.........oh my.....it was a real eye opener.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_Taxi
AB said:
I sell ex-lease ambulances and rapid response vehicles etc after the NHS have finished with them.
There's no restriction on who we can sell them to but two things we have to do are deactivate the blue lights (easily reactivated though if the purchaser is that way inclined) and tell the police who we have sold them to.
The second part I assume is due to the possibility that someone may want to buy an old ambulance to fill with explosives...
Generally though, they are sold to private healthcare companies abroad and even vets as animal ambulances.
Currently have 100 of the buggers to sell, mostly 2013 Skodas with circa 80k miles on. If I was in the market, I'd buy one, they've been well maintained and they're about £4k.
Got a Webby!! Can you PM me the details pleaseThere's no restriction on who we can sell them to but two things we have to do are deactivate the blue lights (easily reactivated though if the purchaser is that way inclined) and tell the police who we have sold them to.
The second part I assume is due to the possibility that someone may want to buy an old ambulance to fill with explosives...
Generally though, they are sold to private healthcare companies abroad and even vets as animal ambulances.
Currently have 100 of the buggers to sell, mostly 2013 Skodas with circa 80k miles on. If I was in the market, I'd buy one, they've been well maintained and they're about £4k.
thanks
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