robertdon777

Spotted in Coleshill - Warwickshire, Silver with Gold wheels none PPP

JP4

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I've seen a scoob with "Doctor" signs and a green light on the roof!

MarvSTi5

What gave it away?

rcwhite

yes mate they have one in coleshill and its bating a lot of peolple..

Terminator X

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^^ No PPP too slow!

TX.

JP4

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mmm.....how can you tell if it's got a PPP or not from face value?

Stretch202

it may not look it as they like to keep the cars plain, but the police car will be tuned to perform.

If you dont believe it race them!

jasonius

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I believe the plate starts BX07 ??? and it's definitely met grey (usu. gold alloys)..!

If you look close enough you'll see clear LED's on the bumpers and wings (F&R). They're in a strip of 3 about 1"x3"..

I know as I had a good look at it at the coleshill open day last week..

I thought Warwickshire had no dosh..!

hux309

Car probably pays for itself

C17RPA

well they've come along way from the old astra,,,,and i bet they drive around in bloody plain cloths too .....do they just for the record???..lol...

Stretch202

yes police will have unmarked traffic cars that patrol the areas. A give away is the style of driving (not like a prat and to the speed limit) and a small black case on the parcel shelf (looks like a snooker cue case) which flips up to show "police slow" or "police stop".

Or if you are sharp you can spot the blue lights under the front grille.

They have to have the uniform on to arrest you if need be, but they will put on the epilates and cap after catching you.

robertdon777

Not Plain Clothes but very discreet - Black polo t-shirt with small police logo on it.

Shame he didn't know how to use it, couldn't figure out why the alarm was going off when trying to start it with the door open, getting petrol can be embarrasing sometimes for someone trying to be 'undercover'.

robertdon777

Would be odd to have it PPP'd and leave off all the PPP bits except the ECU. ask questions and they give you answers.

webby v7 slipperwagon

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Yes the C*NT nearly took the front of my car off last week P*ICK. Came speeding up the hard shoulder on the M42, when the traffic calming was in play, then cut in across the front of a transit van, then straight into my lane across the front of me and cut up an Audi in the outside lane. Put his flashers on and sped off.

C17RPA

they must of got a call (tea and doughnuts ready in 5 mins)

jasonius

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I have to say that at this emergency services open day I took my 3 year old to (he loves fire engines), they were offering rides in the traffic cars. For those that know the area, from the station island (coleshill) up D/C to M6 and back..

Now maybe I'm wrong, but I thought that all emergency vehicles were ONLY allowed to break the speed limit in exceptional circumstances, ie an emergency and then only if safe to do so..? Read on..!

So, we jump into a big Volvo and pull off onto round about. Driver says to me (I'm in front sons in back in child seat) push the blue 999 button on this key pad, which I do and all the blues and two's come on, nice. Then he absolutely guns it up D/C (lol, crashing 2nd to 3rd ). Next thing I know passing cars at over 110mph in weather that was desperate, really heavy rain, with limited visibility FFS..!

The 3 roundabouts we negotiated he was on the ragged edge. I could feel the car sliding and even the ABS kicking in on the approaches..! I have to say that I was very surprised. I don't know if the other rides were the same as they seemed to take it easy until they were out of sight of the station, but 4 cars over 4 hours at ~5 mins a ride, that's a lot of unnecessary speeding IMHO..!

Lol, as we left in our own car we went up same DC and was turning right at one of the roundabouts when one of the 'rides' comes back down all lit up like a Christmas tree with siren blaring. So I stop to give way (even though I know it's not real) and what does she do, gives way to me and waves me out , so I carry on.. You should have seen the look on the two cars that had pulled aside on the approach to the RB, they obviously thought what a ******** (and rightly so)..!

Typical traffic cops really, driving around with lights and sirens on and expect everyone else to know it's only a demo, dip sh-its..! After all, would you expect them to be doing family rides on the public highway at well over 100mph..??!!

Totally irresponsible IMHO, as a ride up to the limit, showing the blues and two's etc, would have been just as effective..!

Tut, tut..!

SPEN555

PMSL!

Imagine if there had been an accident a lot of questions would need answering

gingerflyer

But exceeding the speed limit whilst NOT on an emergency is illegal, and should be a fine with points or ban if over 100 mph

Andy Porter

I'd have gone ******* nuts if my nipper was in the back with that going on

esp ltd

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We have a few unmarked Mondeos where i live in South Wales. I had one right up behind me in an Evo 4 last year......i blitzed him on the bendy road we were on and then the **** gave me 3 points........what a bad loser!!

The Trooper 1815

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Beware of the FQ340's on the M4 in South Wales. Black in colour, a pair of them and fooking fast. Won't blitz him on the twisties.

Untitled

Think Essex Pol have a couple of Evo's and Scooby. I know someone who used to work for them and on sundays they meet up from different stations for a blast. ha ha

Tissy

I know someone who drives them and thats not true i'm affraid mate.

Nice urban myth though.

st3v3

Most of the police round our way dont ever speed
YouTube - Nuneatons Police New Doughnut shop

most of the comments i have found out, are by the police in the vid......maybe too much time on thier hands i dunno you tell me.

RESSE

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While waiting for a flight to Alicante on Friday afternoon, my wife (ever the keen Scooby Spotter) saw this unmarked STi outside Coventry Airport:

what would scooby do

Norfolk police have a cart horse and a couple of unmarked donkeys

jasonius

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Lol, must have had them at the same time as Warwickshire as same BX07 index (job lot, lol)..!

If you look carefully at the air vent behind the front canards (sp?) you can see the clear strip LEDS. The Warwickshire car had more of these down the sides and IIRC didn't have the lights behind front grill..!

Dave Dixon

Unmarked 07 Focus in Warwick today.
Dark grey not an ST. Had Sport on o/s boot