"Vanity" plates on police cars.... WTF
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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.![Confused](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
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....![Confused](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
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?
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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.
![Confused](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
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
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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....
![Confused](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
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?
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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.
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Write to your local constabulary if you feel that strongly about it and more than likely you will get the answer your looking for.
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Writing to the local plod right now though. Might be an impersonator
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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
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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 .
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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
e.g the lambo going around all stickered up and lights etc its not the old bills car just a advertisement excersise
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