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Old 09-11-2007, 10:38 PM
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as above folks i was thinking of applying to get in with the police as a mechanic anyone ever heard anything about it or done it
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vrWhgDzChnA

go for it aslong as you dont do this mate
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nah man ill be snaking it down the road with the lights on lol
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Old 09-11-2007, 11:14 PM
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least ill never be late home while im taking thier cars home for a road test
Old 09-11-2007, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by gup
least ill never be late home while im taking thier cars home for a road test
theres a police garage near me mate and you see them all thinking there coppers while on test drives
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Originally Posted by chink
Originally Posted by gup
least ill never be late home while im taking thier cars home for a road test
theres a police garage near me mate and you see them all thinking there coppers while on test drives

quality it will be like

copper just a servive mate

me no probs how much boost do you wanna run
shall i lower it a few inchs
who the f*** worked on it last
its gonna cost ya
Old 09-11-2007, 11:22 PM
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least ill never be late home while im taking thier cars home for a road test
theres a police garage near me mate and you see them all thinking there coppers while on test drives

quality it will be like

copper just a servive mate

me no probs how much boost do you wanna run
shall i lower it a few inchs
who the f*** worked on it last
its gonna cost ya
aint they chipped up cop cars oh so i beleave
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was told that too had an old t5 i think i had to do a clutch on it

bloody thing shifted the owner said it was an x police mens and had loads of tuning work done to it with rolling roads and everthing never saw the graphs tho
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Originally Posted by gup
was told that too had an old t5 i think i had to do a clutch on it

bloody thing shifted the owner said it was an x police mens and had loads of tuning work done to it with rolling roads and everthing never saw the graphs tho
did you watch police camera action last night?

black 3door cossie on kicking back end out

nicked tho
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yeah man looked
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Originally Posted by gup
yeah man looked
i was like look look to mi mum at tv
Old 10-11-2007, 08:21 AM
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1 of PF's member is a tech at Hertfordshire's HQ.... fookin good ££££ as well inc NO weekends.
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I go into Essex police workshops for my job calibrating equipment
very clean, no-one works hard, all the best tools laying around, seems to be money no object there, guess it's where our council tax goes
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i know a lad who does this and as said, money no object and the times they work to are generous, i.e. service & cambelt = a day.

That said D&C workshop techs isn't that much more money than a main dealer tech. £16k iirc.
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If the rest of the country follow Notts Police, there won't be any Generous times or easy days anymore for the Techs or weekday only work.
Notts Police cars are privately (PFI ) owned and maintained and as a result 98% of the fleet is always available for use.
As a council tax payer I'm pleased, as a motorist I'm not.

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I applyed for the same job where i live. It was 18 grand a year to start off with and it went up every year. It was 8.30 to 4 every day no weekends and it was flexy time. I went for the inter view and i had to do a practical test,eg doing a timing belt on an astra Cop car. I was gutted that i didnt get it.
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