Our plod got a new motor.

"Svend" (svend) 04/03/2019 at 23:04 • Filed to: None

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Skoda Superb Sportline estate.

To go with the older Skoda Octavias.

To go with our newer fleet.

Nauraushaun > Svend 04/03/2019 at 23:19

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God that wagon at the end there is badass

Svend > Nauraushaun 04/03/2019 at 23:27

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They are used by the Road Policing Unit and Armed Response Units*.

*Though the Armed Response Units predominantly use the Volvo XC70s

(the red dots on the lower edge of the windscreen denote it’s an armed vehicle) 

Future Heap Owner > Svend 04/04/2019 at 01:21

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Your police have way cooler cars than our police do.

*these days; no disrespect to the Crown Vic, NKato

Svend > Future Heap Owner 04/04/2019 at 01:29

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Thanks, ye’, they are great in-expensive, practical cars. 

Echo51 > Svend 04/04/2019 at 07:09

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Man, the black base color makes them look super mean

shop-teacher > Svend 04/04/2019 at 07:10

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Oh man, that undercover wagon looks amazing!

Svend > Echo51 04/04/2019 at 07:35

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It makes the fluorescent yellow and highly reflective blue markings of the Battenburg livery stand out during the day.

It also helps with the resale value, rather than flood the market with white vehicles, some police forces use white, silver or black base cars predominantly (the Diplomatic Protection Group use red base cars with livery on top).

Svend > shop-teacher 04/04/2019 at 07:52

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Ye’, while both types of Volvo are used by the Road Policing Unit and Armed Response Unit, the XC70 is favoured for ARV use and the V70 for RPU use. 

shop-teacher > Svend 04/04/2019 at 09:05

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Those choices make sense to me. The better visibility and easier exit of the XC70 would be helpful for armed response (which I think is a big part of why the Ford Explorer has become the default police car around here), and the better fuel economy and low CG of the V70 is definitely better for patrolling the highways.

Svend > shop-teacher 04/04/2019 at 09:37

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The XC70s

are to replace the previous BMW X5.

Two were crashed, one doing a tactical stop.

Written off as it was a six year old car at the time.

The other was written off again due to age as it had slipped off the road on heavy ice into a ditch.

We used to have four ARVs, but now have six in the form of the XC70s and six in the form if needed in the V70s.

It doesn’t sound a lot but we also have armed support from Lancashire, Yorkshire, Northumberland and support from Police Scotland (with it being a different country and some different laws, it comes under the Mutual Support in that they can if requested and authorised operate in England and use our laws) as well as the CNC (Civil Nuclear Constabulary), who operate at nuclear sites in the U.K. (these are the ones you don’t mess with).

OVIK Crossway

as well as specialised anti terror police and SAS, etc... 

CaptDale - is secretly British > Svend 04/04/2019 at 12:01

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10/10 would undercover wagon, but would 15/10 undercover Jaguar XJ L

Svend > CaptDale - is secretly British 04/04/2019 at 12:19

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That, in real life comes under Protection Command and the Special Escort Group.

The Royal family have a Jaguar XJ LWB semi state limousine.

The rest of the cars, like the Bentleys, are owned by the police for escorting royalty and diplomats.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Svend 04/04/2019 at 13:12

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So the Jag would actually be accurate . That is pretty awesome. Definitely would need the Supercharged 5.0l V8

That is a chunk of change

xc90v8/I4 :( > Svend 04/05/2019 at 07:28

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Do you mean xc90? Or am I missing something here?

Svend > xc90v8/I4 :( 04/05/2019 at 10:38

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Yep, I can never remember what name goes with what other than S is saloon, V is estate and XC is ‘cross country’.

It doesn’t help that when I go to check if they are XC70s or XC90s, we had XC70s too.