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"Svend" (svend) 03/06/2020 at 21:17 • Filed to: None

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Have some Ford Focus ST estate demonstrator police car pics.

Ford are really pushing their demonstrators on the U.K. police to buy.

Ford Focus Active estate.

But my lot went Skoda and Volvo (with the occasional Toyota)

Good night all.

dogisbadob > Svend 03/06/2020 at 21:38

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You just want to brag that you still get the Focus and we don’t :p

SiennaMan > Svend 03/06/2020 at 21:45

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 Do British police always/only do estate versions?  Stateside, the SUV is slowly taking over police duties from large sedans, but station wagons were never popular..

Svend > dogisbadob 03/06/2020 at 21:46

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Nah, bragging rights for me are the Skodas.

But ye’, Ford are pushing the Focus’.

Svend > SiennaMan 03/06/2020 at 22:02

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No, British police vehicle s vary massively for purpose, cost, etc...

MrSnrub > dogisbadob 03/06/2020 at 22:15

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Yes pls stop is making me sad  

SiennaMan > Svend 03/06/2020 at 22:42

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I'm not sure that I've seen a police semi before.   Very cool.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Svend 03/06/2020 at 23:39

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So richer areas get Jaguars while the poor areas get Astras? Or do they just pull cars out of a hat?

Svend > SiennaMan 03/07/2020 at 00:53

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They are used as both educational tools and road policing.

Educational in that it teaches pedestrians and cyclists of a truck drivers blind spots, teaches truck drivers to be more aware of their surroundings in built up areas and junctions.

Road policing in that it catches all drivers on their phones, etc... even other truck drivers.

There has been many Polish drivers stopped because they were watching TV while driving, one I've seen, the truck driver was cooking. 

Chinny Raccoon > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 03/07/2020 at 00:55

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Astra s are the most common, the fancier stuff generally goes to the specialist types- roads & armed response. It does vary by region.

Svend > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 03/07/2020 at 01:03

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Lol. No, each constabulary sources what they need, some will come together to use buying power to get a better price from the manufacturer. But like the U.S., the U.K. varies massively from areas like London, to counties like Cumbria who only have a population of less than 600,000 spread out over a far far greater area. So each buy what they want for any given task.

Almost every force has a fleet of Mercedes vans, Vauxhall, Ford, Kia, etc... cars for beat work and then higher powered larger cars for roads policing, armed response, rural areas (where they need to carry a lot of equipment), all terrain bikes and pickups for rural land policing.

Some of the vehicles aren't even owned but leased. 

Edgyhal94 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 03/07/2020 at 09:00

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Depends on local manufacturers as well, in the Midlands, where I live and where JLR is based, I see slightly more Land Rover and Jaguar police cars, although Skodas and BMWs seem to be the most popular, with the unmarked  police interceptors being primarily Skoda, BMW and Audi Estates, all in dark colours.