Blue light convoy on A417

[silentbrown]

Saw a police 'convoy' heading N around Cirencester yesterday morning: 3 or 4 battenberg estates (BM's?) with all lights on, in loose formation around an unmarked grey 5 series estate.

About 1/4 mile further back, another marked car with lights on straddling the centre line and holding back traffic.

TPAC training, or something else?

[LosingGrip]

Sounds like TPAC training.

[The Gauge]

LosingGrip said:

Sounds like TPAC training.

I thought he was dead?

[Paul Dishman]

LosingGrip said:

Sounds like TPAC training.

Or a Royal being transported?

[Greendubber]

Paul Dishman said:

LosingGrip said:

Sounds like TPAC training.

Or a Royal being transported?

I doubt they'd be in a 5 series estate TBH.

I reckon it's pretty nailed on with TPAC training.

[zasker]

Was travelling from Swindon to Gloucester around 1130 this morning and there were 2 BMs and Volvo I think blue lighting it south on the A417 and they didn’t look like they were hanging around!

[T6 vanman]

A regular event around Ciren ... I'd guess Royal escort

[silentbrown]

T6 vanman said:

A regular event around Ciren ... I'd guess Royal escort

Wouldn't you expect to see bikes for that?

[Caddyshack]

Tpac training is normally done on runways. They were doing it all day at the Dunsfold top gear track when I was doing my bike training. I have seen that on TV too.

[Greendubber]

Caddyshack said:

Tpac training is normally done on runways. They were doing it all day at the Dunsfold top gear track when I was doing my bike training. I have seen that on TV too.

It's also done a lot on the road.

[T6 vanman]

silentbrown said:

T6 vanman said:

A regular event around Ciren ... I'd guess Royal escort

Wouldn't you expect to see bikes for that?

We see them quite often from the office - In honesty ... I don't pay attention as we're also near the fire station & often hear sirens but ...
No from memory there aren't usually bikes only a couple of cars .. marked & unmarked from the A429 to get to the A419/7

[LosingGrip]

Caddyshack said:

Tpac training is normally done on runways. They were doing it all day at the Dunsfold top gear track when I was doing my bike training. I have seen that on TV too.

Couple of runs off road and then practice on the roads for each tactic.

[Greendubber]

LosingGrip said:

Caddyshack said:

Tpac training is normally done on runways. They were doing it all day at the Dunsfold top gear track when I was doing my bike training. I have seen that on TV too.

Couple of runs off road and then practice on the roads for each tactic.

Smash up the old stter's behind closed doors before being released into the wild

[Elroy Blue]

Caddyshack said:

Tpac training is normally done on runways. They were doing it all day at the Dunsfold top gear track when I was doing my bike training. I have seen that on TV too.

All my TPAC training and subsequent refreshers were done on live motorways and dual carriageways. They still are.

[Caddyshack]

Elroy Blue said:

Caddyshack said:

Tpac training is normally done on runways. They were doing it all day at the Dunsfold top gear track when I was doing my bike training. I have seen that on TV too.

All my TPAC training and subsequent refreshers were done on live motorways and dual carriageways. They still are.

Seems I was wrong

They were defo tpac training most of the time I was doing my bike training at dunsfold.

[vonhosen]

Caddyshack said:

Elroy Blue said:

Caddyshack said:

Tpac training is normally done on runways. They were doing it all day at the Dunsfold top gear track when I was doing my bike training. I have seen that on TV too.

All my TPAC training and subsequent refreshers were done on live motorways and dual carriageways. They still are.

Seems I was wrong

They were defo tpac training most of the time I was doing my bike training at dunsfold.

Usually stinger off road/airfields & TPAC on road.

[Caddyshack]

vonhosen said:

Caddyshack said:

Elroy Blue said:

Caddyshack said:

Tpac training is normally done on runways. They were doing it all day at the Dunsfold top gear track when I was doing my bike training. I have seen that on TV too.

All my TPAC training and subsequent refreshers were done on live motorways and dual carriageways. They still are.

Seems I was wrong

They were defo tpac training most of the time I was doing my bike training at dunsfold.

Usually stinger off road/airfields & TPAC on road.

I watched them a fair bit, it was Tpac.