Just riding home today, and was sat at a pedestrian crossing (walking my bike across before you start) and the first car at the lights was a silver skoda octavia VRS....private plate on it not seen that before!!

I looked up and saw some lights on the dash, a policeman driving it, and it had lights subtly placed all over it, and one of those flip up LED signs in the back window.

Fucking Liberty. It might not be an expensive plate, and hey who knows, it might appreciate in value, but surely thats going a bit far? I see it as a bit of an underhand way to make an unmarked car blend in a little more, and with it being a 'performance' car (I use the term loosely ) its bound to attract a few people having a pop for a bit of a traffic light grand prix.

And yes, I know we shouldnt be racing off the line, but thats beside the point, my main gripe is that they spend god knows what on equipment (fair do's, they need it) but to then add vanity/private plates to a fed car, it just seems like a piss take. That plus alot of the marked cars are now spanking new X5's....

PS: Its DEFO not an officer on his way home, as AFAIK they are not meant to wear full uniform when off duty, and besides, it had all the copper trimmings, lights etc.

PISSTAKE In my opinion.

Anyone else seen this, or similar tactics?

 

Maybe it's a demo car from Skoda or was purchased 2nd hand fleet maybe with the plate on it.

Who knows!

Write to your local constabulary if you feel that strongly about it and more than likely you will get the answer your looking for.

 

Yeah, could easily be an explanation for it.

Writing to the local plod right now though. Might be an impersonator

 

This is just goin to far now its bad enough they drive around in un marked ones but to have personal plates as at our tax payers cost this is just taking the piss

 

dirty dirty piggys.

 

does it matter - i know humberside police have aj 1

 

Around here alot of security guard firms use ex police cars and then they fit all the extra aerials, lights under the grille, similair markings as police cars etc.

 

In relation to their biggest informer. The first part being his username, and the second being his shoe size.

Benni.

 

wouldnt surprise me if it was a cop car, they r sneaky fuckers by nature

 

I've seen a few skoda's like that about that belong to fire commaders, are you sure it wasn't one of them coz they use the car for private use aswell i think hence the p/p.

 

there is a silver skoda octavia i regulary see on the M69 near leicester, first time I spotted it, I was just approaching hyper speed looked across to see loads of shit on the dash, jumped on the anchors, the copper just looked across and smiled, lol

 

What was the plate?

 

If having a private plate on makes them blend in more to catch 'real' criminals then fair play to them, im all for it. A few hundred quid well spent if it works.

 

Considering the hundreds of thousands of pounds of gear that's fitted to Police cars, a few hundred on a plate is nothing, and they can re use the plate forever or sell it at a profit.

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Lets face it if they were nicking the little bastards that had twoc'd my pride and joy, i really dont give a shite what plate their using

 

did the police use cossie's back in the day now thats got to be expensive!! thats if they did

 

nah dont be daft they are interested in those doing 78 on the motorway or 31 in a 30

 

sounds about right

 

the plod use all manner of cars from minis bitd to bmw x5's, i have seen far to many nice cars used to get my knickers in a knot.

chesters mayoral car is a new shape jag xj with a personal plate,looks good when the chauffer pops the silly old cow in the back at my expense when she could walk or get the bus

 

yeah, i remember seeing an escort coz years ago all marked up

 

my old next door neighbour was one of these, bimmer estate, private plate and the grille blues and twos. was fire service. i suspect if you saw him in uniform it might look like a coppers

 

funny you should mention fire cheifs cars,my mate valets a audi estate that is fully sirenen up and blue lighted at the flick of a switch yet appears normal,my mate said what happens if we accidently knock the switch and the blue light and sirens come on and he said just turn them off .

 

i would guess it was demo from skoda with a dealer plate on etc,

e.g the lambo going around all stickered up and lights etc its not the old bills car just a advertisement excersise