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Title: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: Vamps on 09 September 2008, 22:42:42
Ch 177 Police Interceptors, white unmarked Omega. Up to date cos some of other cars are 57 plate. :y
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: zirk on 09 September 2008, 22:51:07
I m in South Essex, most use Diesel Astra Estates or Traffic use Volvo Estates never seen any Omi,s?.
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: HolyCount on 09 September 2008, 22:51:43
Sheesh -- I keep forgetting that's on .... must press me little green button (or take some memory pills)  :-[
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: Vamps on 09 September 2008, 22:51:55
they are also using Evo's, tis on the TV now. ;D
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: albitz on 09 September 2008, 22:56:44
havent seen one for a long time  :-/
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 09 September 2008, 22:58:47
South Yorkshire have allsorts, Volvo estates, Scooby's, Mitsy's all in various colors.
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: MaxV6 on 10 September 2008, 10:59:30
saw a fully marked  Thames Valley Miggy saloon today....   03 plate I think (it was some distance away )


Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: sir moanalot on 10 September 2008, 11:03:21
a few unmarked focus's around our way and volvo estates.
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 10 September 2008, 11:07:01
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Ch 177 Police Interceptors, white unmarked Omega. Up to date cos some of other cars are 57 plate. :y

I saw a 54 reg Omega Saloon, full livery + kit, in Oxford not too long ago.

Hopefully I'll get a decommissioned one at auction - a nice 3.2 manual toy - when funds permit!
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: razzo on 10 September 2008, 13:06:53
The Met still uses Omega's think they are used by accident investigation teams
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: HNO3GOH on 10 September 2008, 14:15:33
There is an 02 estate in full livery still being used around yeovil way.
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: GinoGinelli on 10 September 2008, 14:17:46
Theres a (met) police pound at the top of my road with all the unmarked plod cars- think they got rid of the last few omegas last year. All (grey!) mondeos now  :(


Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: LaserLance on 10 September 2008, 16:29:48
Kents finest drive around in SKODAS and mway still use volvos
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Post by: Dusty on 10 September 2008, 16:55:56
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Kents finest drive around in SKODAS and mway still use volvos
Has the police budget been cut in kent .. :-* :-*
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: Lazydocker on 10 September 2008, 17:31:50
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Kents finest drive around in SKODAS and mway still use volvos
Has the police budget been cut in kent .. :-* :-*

I think they have just realised they can get a lot of car for the money with a Skoda... At the end of the day it's a VAG car so shares most parts with the VW/Audi equivalent. The main difference really is build quality and road noise etc...
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: FRE07962128 on 10 September 2008, 19:14:41
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Kents finest drive around in SKODAS and mway still use volvos
Has the police budget been cut in kent .. :-* :-*

I think they have just realised they can get a lot of car for the money with a Skoda... At the end of the day it's a VAG car so shares most parts with the VW/Audi equivalent. The main difference really is build quality and road noise etc...


.....and a great many of the estate versions Kent Police possess have devoped a horrible fault that when driven in reverse they give out a terrible groaning sound as though the rear suspension is about to drop off! ::) ::) ::)

They are extremely nimble and display good road holding when at speed answering 999's! :y :y
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: mars on 10 September 2008, 19:35:22
Seen a silver unmarked Octavia Vrs on M6 Stafford area few times and a couple of unmarked Volvo estates.
 :)
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: HerefordElite on 10 September 2008, 21:57:25
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Seen a silver unmarked Octavia Vrs on M6 Stafford area few times and a couple of unmarked Volvo estates.
 :)


unmarked grey Vrs 'operates' around the 'shire ::)
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: Vamps on 10 September 2008, 22:03:37
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Seen a silver unmarked Octavia Vrs on M6 Stafford area few times and a couple of unmarked Volvo estates.
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unmarked grey Vrs 'operates' around the 'shire ::)

Cleveland use them as well...... :) Fast apparenly  ::)
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: GinoGinelli on 27 September 2008, 10:13:38
There was a huge crash (flipped cars 'n everything) on the front of my local rag... and a marked W-reg Omega behind all the carnage!

Didn't think they kept 'em that long!?
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: tmx on 27 September 2008, 10:40:34
West Mercia Police have a few mainly used for Central Motorways Police Group all marked white MV6's newest one is an 04 Reg
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: feeutfo on 27 September 2008, 12:18:11
tagged on to the back of a renault scenic,late on the way to work 5.45am, he was doing about 90 so i just sat there, over taking traffic that was in lane 2. Then no traffic and he didnt move over so i flashed him once quick time, nothing rude, no response, flashed twice and he slowly moved over.
I pressed on to banning speeds, empty motorway nothing about. Pass a junction or 2 slow down for a
bit of traffic and round the bend behind me, with red and blue lights, comes... The Renault scenic!
I pull to lane 2 immediately and wait at 70 hoping hes on a shout. Nope. Its all for me. Pulls along side
Waves his hand in downwould motion to say slow down and buggers off.
 Dont think he was traffic as he had dark blue jump suit and black vest of some sort. Maybe armed response at heathrow? Certainly not your usual unmarked plod car.
Title: Re: Essex police still using Omega's
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 27 September 2008, 14:07:05
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tagged on to the back of a renault scenic,late on the way to work 5.45am, he was doing about 90 so i just sat there, over taking traffic that was in lane 2. Then no traffic and he didnt move over so i flashed him once quick time, nothing rude, no response, flashed twice and he slowly moved over.
I pressed on to banning speeds, empty motorway nothing about. Pass a junction or 2 slow down for a
bit of traffic and round the bend behind me, with red and blue lights, comes... The Renault scenic!
I pull to lane 2 immediately and wait at 70 hoping hes on a shout. Nope. Its all for me. Pulls along side
Waves his hand in downwould motion to say slow down and buggers off.
 Dont think he was traffic as he had dark blue jump suit and black vest of some sort. Maybe armed response at heathrow? Certainly not your usual unmarked plod car.


I think you are right Chris, is was an unmarked car belonging to one of the police branches, or maybe another 'agency' :y :y

You were lucky, as I have been on a number of occasions, and he was either not in a position of dealing with a speeding motorist; he did not have a calibrated speedo or any other speed recording equipment, or if from another branch he just was not interested but just wanted to give you a bit of a fright!! ::) ::) ::)

All the best! :y