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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:55 pm 
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Plated an American police cruiser, as a PH. :shock:
I was at a set of lights in town and it was waiting at another set when I spotted the orange PH plate on the front I managed to get behind it and it had the one on the back as well
It still has the police lights the cage behind the driver, in fact it has everything except the shot gun missing from its holder behind the driver
I recently looked around this car when it was at a cafe and its a 100% genuine x New York police car.
Bloodknock will most probably have seen this car on his rounds


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:01 pm 
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That to me is a REAL private hire, like limos etc. The others are just pretend PH and pretend Taxi thus making drivers very confused as to what they actually are, but, that's no excuse to behave like a HC and pick up flaggers :D

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Write a letter to the CC of L&B, its not entitled in a class of vehicle to have emergency lights fitted, working or not.


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GBC wrote:
Write a letter to the CC of L&B, its not entitled in a class of vehicle to have emergency lights fitted, working or not.


Its been on the road around here for the last 18 months and the police dont seem bothered, its the first time I have seen the PH plates though, so he must have got them recently

People dont half slow down when its about as they notice the light box first


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Put it writing as a complaint to the Chief Constable, you may wish to suggest they / he's been using them to deceive the Public thats he's the Police.

That would be naughty.


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GBC wrote:
Put it writing as a complaint to the Chief Constable, you may wish to suggest they / he's been using them to deceive the Public thats he's the Police.

That would be naughty.


And it is possibly a lie.

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grandad wrote:
GBC wrote:
Put it writing as a complaint to the Chief Constable, you may wish to suggest they / he's been using them to deceive the Public thats he's the Police.

That would be naughty.


And it is possibly a lie.


Ask bloodknock he will have seen it


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Remind me, does TDO not know have a Scottish section? 8-[

Or has been taken over by youtube? :D :D

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skippy41 wrote:
grandad wrote:
GBC wrote:
Put it writing as a complaint to the Chief Constable, you may wish to suggest they / he's been using them to deceive the Public thats he's the Police.

That would be naughty.


And it is possibly a lie.


Ask bloodknock he will have seen it


Cant say Ive seen it yet....is it LHD, if yes is that Legal???...and then theres the age Issue..how old is it??...lastly, who the hell can afford to run a brute like that??


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Sussex wrote:
Remind me, does TDO not know have a Scottish section? 8-[

Or has been taken over by youtube? :D :D


Your quit right MR Sussex, but as it was an unusual piece I put it where it would be read.
i think its being used as a special limo but the owner has done the right thing and got it properly licenced


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bloodnock wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
grandad wrote:
GBC wrote:
Put it writing as a complaint to the Chief Constable, you may wish to suggest they / he's been using them to deceive the Public thats he's the Police.

That would be naughty.


And it is possibly a lie.


Ask bloodknock he will have seen it


Cant say Ive seen it yet....is it LHD, if yes is that Legal???...and then theres the age Issue..how old is it??...lastly, who the hell can afford to run a brute like that??


Its a 100% American black and white cop car left hand drive V8 if you see it parked up stop and read the information about it stuck in one of the windows.
I think it does around 25MPG if I remember correctly
Its sometime sits at the petrol station in Earlston


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Dont say p*ss poor SBC have allowed a vehicle like that to be licensed as a PHV :roll:

Have you people not heard of emissions or global warming?

Shame on you....and some have the gall to slag off the PCO :roll:

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grandad wrote:
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Put it writing as a complaint to the Chief Constable, you may wish to suggest they / he's been using them to deceive the Public thats he's the Police.

That would be naughty.


And it is possibly a lie.



So driving a marked Police car with emergency lights on a public road when your not a Police Officer is not deceiptful and a lie?

Have you been drinking melted snow on the M1?


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captain cab wrote:
Dont say p*ss poor SBC have allowed a vehicle like that to be licensed as a PHV :roll:

Have you people not heard of emissions or global warming?

Shame on you....and some have the gall to slag off the PCO :roll:

CC


Well they are complying with section 75, and I only slag off the pco for the turning circle :wink:


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GBC wrote:


So driving a marked Police car with emergency lights on a public road when your not a Police Officer is not deceiptful and a lie?

Have you been drinking melted snow on the M1?


I think what the old boy is saying is that there is nothing to suggest the driver of the vehicle has been doing what you described. :wink:

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