One of my friends, who is very knowledgeable about cars, contacted me this morning to say that he saw a X reg P1 pelting up the A12 (Colchester) last night with a blue light on top and using it to clear a path through the fast lane. Can anyone confirm that the filth do have one of these? I am sure my mate is right on the car because I have one and he parks next to it every day.

 

yes the coppers do use scoobies.
saw it on a programme (police, camera, action or something like that!)
the scooby is used to chase and keep up with joyriders or whoever, they then inform other coppers which direction they are going etc. so they can head them off so to speak.

 

Sussex police have a Scooby traffic car that patrols the M23 so I can't see why Essex police wouldn't have one!
Think its unmarked and had some serious mods from what I hear!
So beware!

 

Don't forget that its not only the plod that have detachable blue lights.

Fire Officers, Customs & Excise, Special Branch (OK police but not traffic) & probably MI5/6 to name but a few.

 

Who ever it is I want to join!! My mate is still ranting on about how fast the car was going when it shot past him. Who ever it was they were being paid to drive a P1 and that has to be cool!! When ever I take mine out it feels (from the petrol consumption) that I am paying someone else, but its fun!

 

Notts police had quite a few scoobys at one point!


mark

 

Often see lots of wierd and wonderful unmarked cars around Colchester with blue lights, once saw a convoy of about 8 cars, all with 1 person on board, which included a passat, saab estate, and various other 'normal' cars, I know Ford's police prep. workshop is in colchester as well so when you do see unmarked cars they might just be being delivered.
I suppose they give everyone a blue light these days!

By the way, does your missus drive your car during the day?, I keep seeing a P1 knocking about in Colchester during normal offce hours.

Dave

 

Got pulled by a DGM T plate scoob on the M3 yesterday.
Flashed my headlights to say hello, b@st@rd reciprocated with his blues

 

My Bruv in law is in Essex CID.(Drug squad)
They can get there hands on anything,once had an EVO6-manic.
Neil

 

When you say your brother in law can get his hands on anything - got any prices?? ;-)

Yeah i heard they had great fun in the Evo VI, how many times did it get trashed? I heard it was quite often....

 

saw a fully marked up (ie jam sandwich)close to bardill island a52 in Notts a few weeks ago