Are Police Cars Wrapped?
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Biker 1

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8,241 posts

137 months

Wednesday
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I was just watching Traffic Cops on TV.
There were various cars featured, including Volvo, BMW & Skoda.
I assume the cars arrive in white, but what are the normal methods of 'decoration'? Wrapping? Sign writing?

MitchT

16,909 posts

227 months

KungFuPanda

4,553 posts

188 months

Wednesday
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The later cars I’ve seen from GMP look quite good in darker colours with the decals on.

Tom1312

1,125 posts

164 months

Wednesday
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The battenburg is usually a wrap over a white/blue/silver car.

However I've had marked cars wrapped before to change them from white to other colours when we've converted them from marked to unmarked vehicles.

dundarach

5,799 posts

246 months

Thursday
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My jag was a wrapped ambulance once

texaxile

3,531 posts

168 months

Thursday
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One of our pool cars is Ex Police, the battenberg was vinyl wrapped along the sides, and the the adhesive wasn't properly removed it's now formed a large line of road grime which won't come off.

Gone are the days of Plod buying 2 Mark 2 Escorts or Morris Minors, one in White and one in Pale blue and swapping the doors over!


DavePanda

6,761 posts

252 months

Thursday
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They're not wrapped as such, they are decals but very thick ones and they are designed for each cars shape and lines specifically, some cars will have 30-40 pieces as part of the stickering up

Bright Halo

3,621 posts

253 months

Yesterday (06:14)
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Apparently they are made out of special pvc that resists staining from doughnut jam.

AlpineWhite

2,163 posts

213 months

Yesterday (12:48)
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Bright Halo said:
Apparently they are made out of special pvc that resists staining from doughnut jam.
Are you here all week

Sebring440

2,868 posts

114 months

Yesterday (12:56)
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AlpineWhite said:
Are you here all week
I certainly hope not.

PGN

218 posts

232 months