Dan32 Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Just seen 2 policeman in an unmarked bright orange 5 door Focus ST in Brighton. Glad to see they are putting the taxes back where its most needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 You sure it wasn't Essex Police? More their style I'd have thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snail Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 That said, i saw an unmarked silver Mitshibiti Evo police car in littlehampton at the weekend. Sussex police must be rolling in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encee Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Just seen 2 policeman in an unmarked bright orange 5 door Focus ST in Brighton. Glad to see they are putting the taxes back where its most needed. [/ QUOTE ] But how are they supposed to catch crims, mate, when they steal high-powered cars like yours and mine ? Not really going to work, pursuing them in a Focus diesel now, is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_m Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Just seen 2 policeman in an unmarked bright orange 5 door Focus ST in Brighton. Glad to see they are putting the taxes back where its most needed. [/ QUOTE ] What kind of comment is that??? The police dont pay anything like you and I pay for the cars, BMW are currently offering their cars to my force for nearly half the list price!!! As mentioned, how are the police expected to catch the quicker cars if they dont have any performance cars, its not like EVERY police car is a ST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 [ QUOTE ] BMW are currently offering their 1 series cars to my force for nearly half the list price!!! [/ QUOTE ] Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan32 Posted August 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Didn't mean to offend with any comments, just peeved its unmarked. And if you've ever driven on some of the roads in sussex, you might wish they had put some gatso money towards repairing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Ta for the heads up - I'll be travelling in Sussex this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 But an ST would never keep up with you Robin, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 It's some of the other GTI drivers you must be thinking of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Didn't mean to offend with any comments, just peeved its unmarked. [/ QUOTE ] Why? As long as the ASBO doesn't deliberately provoke you - by tailgating for example - I don't see a problem. However, if you provoke and race it, then you deserve to be nicked anyway. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan32 Posted August 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 I'm just a fan of high profile policing. Keeps everyone safe and as their numbers seem to be dwindling, replaced with gatsos that can't police poor driving standards, would be nice to be aware of them in whatever they drive. In sussex they have a few high performance unmarked cars. In fact they were in force on the A23 on the same day as the ASBO spot in fully marked Merc estates and accordingly, everyone was driving sensibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_m Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Unmarked cars really arent an issue if you arent driving like an arse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 But even if I'm technically wrong, I don't think that driving at say 90 on a dry dual carriageway with good visibility and very little traffic (for example) should be classed as driving like an arse and incurr the wrath of an unmarked police car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Unmarked cars really arent an issue if you arent driving like an arse [/ QUOTE ] That's what I wanted to say, but felt it would be too direct. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 [ QUOTE ] But even if I'm technically wrong, I don't think that driving at say 90 on a dry dual carriageway with good visibility and very little traffic (for example) should be classed as driving like an arse and incurr the wrath of an unmarked police car. [/ QUOTE ] Exactly, I'm all for unmarked cars tackling the real idiots on the road, and I suspect the drivers of a lot of unmarked performance police cars are too, and wouldn't bother with more than a friendly "Just so you know I'm here" approach to performance motorists who are driving sensibly. However, I worry about things like in-car continuous video recording with speed overlays, these kind of technologies take away the descision-making process from the trained and experienced driver, and mean every speeder has to be stopped and charged, otherwise officers can get into trouble for not having made the stop. We trust our police with deciding if a potential scrote on the street is worth hauling in or not, why can't we trust the specialist police to know if a driver is liable to pose any danger to themselves and other road users or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encee Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] But even if I'm technically wrong, I don't think that driving at say 90 on a dry dual carriageway with good visibility and very little traffic (for example) should be classed as driving like an arse and incurr the wrath of an unmarked police car. [/ QUOTE ] Exactly, I'm all for unmarked cars tackling the real idiots on the road, and I suspect the drivers of a lot of unmarked performance police cars are too, and wouldn't bother with more than a friendly "Just so you know I'm here" approach to performance motorists who are driving sensibly. However, I worry about things like in-car continuous video recording with speed overlays, these kind of technologies take away the descision-making process from the trained and experienced driver, and mean every speeder has to be stopped and charged, otherwise officers can get into trouble for not having made the stop. We trust our police with deciding if a potential scrote on the street is worth hauling in or not, why can't we trust the specialist police to know if a driver is liable to pose any danger to themselves and other road users or not? [/ QUOTE ] Absolutely TOP post, Chris. Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyp Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 [ QUOTE ] unmarked silver Mitshibiti Evo police car [/ QUOTE ] One was spotted in worthing last 3 HDB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] But even if I'm technically wrong, I don't think that driving at say 90 on a dry dual carriageway with good visibility and very little traffic (for example) should be classed as driving like an arse and incurr the wrath of an unmarked police car. [/ QUOTE ] Exactly, I'm all for unmarked cars tackling the real idiots on the road, and I suspect the drivers of a lot of unmarked performance police cars are too, and wouldn't bother with more than a friendly "Just so you know I'm here" approach to performance motorists who are driving sensibly. However, I worry about things like in-car continuous video recording with speed overlays, these kind of technologies take away the descision-making process from the trained and experienced driver, and mean every speeder has to be stopped and charged, otherwise officers can get into trouble for not having made the stop. We trust our police with deciding if a potential scrote on the street is worth hauling in or not, why can't we trust the specialist police to know if a driver is liable to pose any danger to themselves and other road users or not? [/ QUOTE ] ....Exactly! Allow policemen to use their intelligence and discretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 I don't get it...? Order umarked cars ....in luminous orange? ...Not exactly discreet! I'm sure their intention is not to draw people into races but I think all of us in nippy / smart looking cars have experienced folks trying to race us at some point or other. Not sure an orange Focus ST sends out the right message for the good guys who's job it is to 'uphold' the law. I think all police cars should be fully logo's up unless undercover / CID work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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