Police horses, Police cars, Police Vans... but Police HGVs?
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Dr Murdoch said:
Today I saw a Police HGV tractor unit on the motorway, never seen one before. What is their purpose?
This one was pulled up in the hard shoulder behind an articulated HGV, with a Police van in front of that. The Police HGV had disguised blue lights in its rear wheel arches and blue lights in the front grill. No other markings of lights were visible.
M1 near Leicester, jct 21 ??This one was pulled up in the hard shoulder behind an articulated HGV, with a Police van in front of that. The Police HGV had disguised blue lights in its rear wheel arches and blue lights in the front grill. No other markings of lights were visible.
Jo-say8k said:
vonhosen said:
CraigyMc said:
I wonder how fast the police HGV is allowed to go...
Those I used didn't have a limiter fitted.How fast did you go?!
Jo-say8k said:
vonhosen said:
CraigyMc said:
I wonder how fast the police HGV is allowed to go...
Those I used didn't have a limiter fitted.How fast did you go?!
poo at Paul's said:
Jo-say8k said:
vonhosen said:
CraigyMc said:
I wonder how fast the police HGV is allowed to go...
Those I used didn't have a limiter fitted.How fast did you go?!
A bit disappointing really. I was hoping for more of a Duel-style thing that could outrun cars
Bigends said:
BTP used trains at one time - to catch kids and other trespassers
They were called Q trains, usually run during school holiday time. it was a practice that seemed to fizzle out around the time more modern units came on stream. An old fashioned slam door DMU had a good sized brake compartment with not to many windows(don't want scrotes seeing uniforms) and an inward opening door, a window from the passenger compartment looking straight over the drivers shoulder gave a good view for the BTP. Then there was this, actually done for a TV add for the new HST, rumour has it that the washable paint wasn't quite washable!
Southerner said:
I'd have thought a lone, unbranded tractor unit prowling the motorways would be fairly easy to spot really, once there's a bit of awareness. Cabs running minus a trailer aren't overly common, particularly up and down m-ways, especially newish models in plain white.
They sometimes run about with trailers on.Southerner said:
I'd have thought a lone, unbranded tractor unit prowling the motorways would be fairly easy to spot really, once there's a bit of awareness. Cabs running minus a trailer aren't overly common, particularly up and down m-ways, especially newish models in plain white.
They're easy to spot as all the other HGV's are doing 54-56mph on the inside lane, the police ones charge down the middle lane doing 65mph 
You can watch loads of YouTube videos of the Police HGV trucks. They drive past miscreants and record them - "male driver of blue Audi using mobile phone in right hand. I can see them using clearly using WhatsApp on the screen." Then they radio their colleagues in patrol cars to do the stop.
It's really scary knowing that (mainly) HGV drivers are so distracted with their phones and even worse watching films on laptops and mobiles and possibly wiping out your family in their car. I think we need to start moving on from 6 points and fines to confiscating phones/laptops and destroying them/ It's the only narrative these people will understand.
It's really scary knowing that (mainly) HGV drivers are so distracted with their phones and even worse watching films on laptops and mobiles and possibly wiping out your family in their car. I think we need to start moving on from 6 points and fines to confiscating phones/laptops and destroying them/ It's the only narrative these people will understand.
CraigyMc said:
Southerner said:
I'd have thought a lone, unbranded tractor unit prowling the motorways would be fairly easy to spot really, once there's a bit of awareness. Cabs running minus a trailer aren't overly common, particularly up and down m-ways, especially newish models in plain white.
They sometimes run about with trailers on.normalbloke said:
CraigyMc said:
Southerner said:
I'd have thought a lone, unbranded tractor unit prowling the motorways would be fairly easy to spot really, once there's a bit of awareness. Cabs running minus a trailer aren't overly common, particularly up and down m-ways, especially newish models in plain white.
They sometimes run about with trailers on.Southerner said:
I'd have thought a lone, unbranded tractor unit prowling the motorways would be fairly easy to spot really, once there's a bit of awareness. Cabs running minus a trailer aren't overly common, particularly up and down m-ways, especially newish models in plain white.
Have you seen photos of what some of the cyclists who (very successfully) report drivers on phones in london wear/carry?Seriously, for the dangerous idiots they are mostly trying to catch (phones, tvs, etc) they could drive around with police livery and lights + sirens running and still not be noticed...
Southerner said:
I'd have thought a lone, unbranded tractor unit prowling the motorways would be fairly easy to spot really, once there's a bit of awareness. Cabs running minus a trailer aren't overly common, particularly up and down m-ways, especially newish models in plain white.
99% of drivers don't notice anything outside the 10 metres of the lane in front of them.My estimate may be on the low side.
IJWS15 said:
Southerner said:
I'd have thought a lone, unbranded tractor unit prowling the motorways would be fairly easy to spot really, once there's a bit of awareness. Cabs running minus a trailer aren't overly common, particularly up and down m-ways, especially newish models in plain white.
99% of drivers don't notice anything outside the 10 metres of the lane in front of them.My estimate may be on the low side.
CraigyMc said:
normalbloke said:
CraigyMc said:
Southerner said:
I'd have thought a lone, unbranded tractor unit prowling the motorways would be fairly easy to spot really, once there's a bit of awareness. Cabs running minus a trailer aren't overly common, particularly up and down m-ways, especially newish models in plain white.
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