Cop Cars - Unmarked - What & Where, as much detail on cars!!

[bigwheel]

Front grille blues.

[Davie]

Lothian / city by pass / Hermiston Gait

BMW 5 series estate
Dark Blue
LE19RZR

Very non descript bar smallish alloys and sitting rather squat... which was pretty much how their previous (current?) white unmarked 3 series sits too. The estate appeared to have darkened glass.

Does look more police-esque on the road

[Danim]

Spotted a black Peugeot hatchback going round newbridge roundabout Monday plain clothed officers and blues only in the grille and siren
Partial plate of SN11

[csd19]

Forgot to post this a week or two back, I spotted a silver Volvo XC70 with blues in the grill heading from Perth to Dundee. No doubt on the way to assist the 2 marked up BMWs that had gone hooting that way a minute or so earlier.

Didn't get the reg unfortunately as I was heading in the opposite direction...

[bigwheel]

Wednesday Eastbound M74 between jct.1A and jct.2 Rutherglenish, a mid-grey unmarked Hyundai had de-cloaked with blue led's in the rear light clusters and rear screen, pulled a speeder (I know, heinous crime) onto the hard shoulder.
Not knowing the models, (blunt rear end) it was something Golf sized.

[woodysnr]

think that is a 50 limit at that point .

[bigwheel]

woodysnr said:

think that is a 50 limit at that point .

Correct.

The eastbound 50 limit increases to 60, immediately before jct 2.
The 50 limit is vigorously policed between Kinning Park and jct 2 in both directions.

[focusguy]

SF19LAO Volvo XC90 unmarked road policing vehicle on Maryhill Road. Think this is the same one that managed to capture me on the M74 not that long ago.
Im not bitter, honest!

[Heidfirst]

focusguy said:

SF19LAO Volvo XC90 unmarked road policing vehicle

On May 15th I saw this with a pulled vehicle on the southbound M77 ~ 1/2 way between the on ramp from Silverburn & the off ramp to Kennishead Rd .

[Craigie]

Saw a marked 5 series estate on a 20 plate in Coatbridge - looks like the fleet is being updated!

[Craigie]

Random question, I remember a long time ago hearing that the police were using unmarked Sierra Cosworths to patrol the A77.
Was this ever true or just folklore?

[Terzo123]

My dad received a pain voucher via an unmarked Sapphire Cosworth in Colston, Glasgow.

Must have been around 1990.

[matchmaker]

Terzo123 said:

My dad received a pain voucher via an unmarked Sapphire Cosworth in Colston, Glasgow.

Must have been around 1990.

Back in the 1970s they used blue unmarked 3-litre Capris. The telltale was the registration - all were YUS8**S - same as the marked up ones.

Edited by matchmaker on Friday 10th July 11:25

[Drive Blind]

Craigie said:

Random question, I remember a long time ago hearing that the police were using unmarked Sierra Cosworths to patrol the A77.
Was this ever true or just folklore?

They certainly had an unmarked silver J plate sapphire cosworth.
I was travelling the A78 daily in 1994 and would see it regularly. The Warrix interchange and the New House interchange were the most common places for it to sit.

I assume the same patrols would have covered the A71 and A77 also.

[Thevet]

matchmaker said:

Back in the 1970s they used blue unmarked 3-litre Capris. The telltale was the registration - all were YUS8**S - same as the marked up ones.

Edited by matchmaker on Friday 10th July 11:25

Long ago and faraway, got pulled doing 120 on my GPz900 on the M4 by a couple of senior officers in a red capri 2.8i.....escaped as I saw the moment their lights came on and maybe they couldnt be bothered with the paperwork for a young man on a fast bike. How times change.

[R2x]

I spotted a black Renault Clio HF69 or HG69 plate (can’t recall exactly) a couple of times in East Kilbride earlier this month.

Completely nondescript, I only spotted the two police inside it as they pulled up beside me while I was waiting to join a roundabout. I didn’t see any clearly identifiable LEDs/lights or aerials

[monthefish]

R2x said:

I spotted a black Renault Clio HF69 or HG69 plate (can’t recall exactly) a couple of times in East Kilbride earlier this month.

Never heard of a Clio as an unmarked traffic car - budget cuts perhaps?

[R2x]

monthefish said:

R2x said:

I spotted a black Renault Clio HF69 or HG69 plate (can’t recall exactly) a couple of times in East Kilbride earlier this month.

Never heard of a Clio as an unmarked traffic car - budget cuts perhaps?

Budget cuts sounded likely but I spotted a nice, shiny new-shape 3 series today parked up next to the A77, so they must have some money to burn on new wheels!

Unmarked, SJ20 plate, dark metallic grey with an orange/yellow sticker on the driver’s side rear window which I’ve also seen on some other traffic cars.

[Pastor Of Muppets]

Drive Blind said:

Craigie said:

Random question, I remember a long time ago hearing that the police were using unmarked Sierra Cosworths to patrol the A77.
Was this ever true or just folklore?

They certainly had an unmarked silver J plate sapphire cosworth.
I was travelling the A78 daily in 1994 and would see it regularly. The Warrix interchange and the New House interchange were the most common places for it to sit.

I assume the same patrols would have covered the A71 and A77 also.

Falkirk Police had a magenta Sapphire Cosworth around 92 - 93, although it was said to be used by CID rather than
Traffics.

[Davie]

I had a bit of a chuckle to myself last week in Musselburgh. Sat at the lights and a rather basic siren was heard. Cue myself and a few others doing the full owl impression trying to figure out where it was coming from. Round the corner came a very grubby, blue, 59 plate Hyundai i30 (maybe a Kia something or other) with two tiny blue LED's in the grill. At first glance I assumed it was some character pretending to be the police but then noted two massive, fully clad officers wedged in it looking a bit uncomfortable. Assume its so it can be parked in the badlands without fear of being set on fire or nicked... but still, odd choice and given nobody moved, not a very obvious one at that either.