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[Nickbat]

"Cops can't use flashing blue lights on their new electric car - in case it drains the battery.

The £20,000 Mitsubishi iMiev is being tried out by Thames Valley Police.

Blues-and-twos sap too much power. But the car, which goes 100 miles on a 45p charge if the lights are left off, is silent and emission free."

http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline=cops-can-t-use-blue-light-on-electric-cars%26method=full%26objectid=21788896%26siteid=93463-name_page.html


No, I shouldn't laugh....I really shouldn't....no, really.

Oh, sod it!

 

[tunnie]

they won't need them, the criminals will be paralised with laughter:

[Mr Skrunts]

2 or 3 years ago where Iused to live I saw plod riding round on pushbikes at 3 am in the morning, ideal for sneaking up they would probably get thier bikes nicked the second they dismounted.

[Brick Tamland]

Lets see who wins

[tunnie]

Lets see who wins

To be fair, if i had to escape the law in 4 wheels in London. I would pick the SmartForTwo over that Dodge... outside London though V8 muscle all the way  8-)

[Kevin Wood]

So.. It has enough electrical power for traction but not for a couple of blue lights? :-?

Kevin

[Marks DTM Calib]

Lol, so:

No Blues and Twos
No Radio (as this will use pwoer to)
No Video kit
No Number plate recognition kit
Cant carry any great load
Cant use it at night (or have a much reduced range!)

So, what exactly are they using it for....delivering milk?

[Mr Skrunts]

Lol, so:

No Blues and Twos
No Radio (as this will use pwoer to)
No Video kit
No Number plate recognition kit
Cant carry any great load
Cant use it at night (or have a much reduced range!)

So, what exactly are they using it for....delivering milk?

To collect thier take aways so as cheif plod doesnt hear them sneaking out of the yard.

[Mr Skrunts]

Heard a few years ago that if accidents and running costs were not reduced by South Yorkshire plod they would then introduce a different range of cars for thier fleet.

The old Skoda.   Seems they all paid attention.

[cruisetopoland]

Heard a few years ago that if accidents and running costs were not reduced by South Yorkshire plod they would then introduce a different range of cars for thier fleet.

The old Skoda.   Seems they all paid attention.

What about their Scoobies and EvoXs??

They use unmarked Octavia vRSs round here, plus we live on the training route and see loads of 3.2 Vectras, Mondeo STs and the vRs used as training vehicles.

[Mr Skrunts]

Heard a few years ago that if accidents and running costs were not reduced by South Yorkshire plod they would then introduce a different range of cars for thier fleet.

The old Skoda.   Seems they all paid attention.

What about their Scoobies and EvoXs??

They use unmarked Octavia vRSs round here, plus we live on the training route and see loads of 3.2 Vectras, Mondeo STs and the vRs used as training vehicles.

They have the lot round here.

years ago they even bought a Chevette HS and took the spoilers off, fitted chrome bumbers and painted it white to make it look like a panda car.  They totally abused it and it had to have a new engine at 12K.  They also had a lotus elite.

Todays cars are the scoobys and evos that have replaced the T5's  All good and capable cars, sadly just abused by the plod a lot of the time.  (remeber ny thread a while back on how far they could lauch a police car over a sleeping policeman - exactly)

Hence why they were threated with a skoda fleet.

[cruisetopoland]

I wish someone would threaten me with having a Skoda-especailly an Octavia vRS 

[Mr Skrunts]

Yhis is an extract from a reply from the police.

At least electric cars would cure this by 100%

2003
1. The number of police vehicles that are caught on camera as speeding and not
displaying blue lights
235
2. The number of police drivers prosecuted for speeding in police cars.
Fixed penalty – 11 (paid)
Summons – 1
3. Reasons why the rest were not prosecuted.
Excused police reason – 226
Driver not traced - 3

2004
1. The number of police vehicles that are caught on camera as speeding and not
displaying blue lights
161
2. The number of police drivers prosecuted for speeding in police cars.
Fixed penalty – 13 (paid)
Summons – 1
3. Reasons why the rest were not prosecuted.
Excused police reason – 141
Driver not traced – 6

2005
1. The number of police vehicles that are caught on camera as speeding and not
displaying blue lights
87
2. The number of police drivers prosecuted for speeding in police cars.
Fixed penalty – 5 (4 paid 1 not yet paid)
Summons – 0
3. Reasons why the rest were not prosecuted.
Excused police reason – 56
27 enquiries are still continuing.

[Mr Skrunts]

I wish someone would threaten me with having a Skoda-especailly an Octavia vRS 

As mentioned this was years ago, maybe late 80's  When skoda's were just as big a joke as the 3 wheelers.

[cruisetopoland]

I wish someone would threaten me with having a Skoda-especailly an Octavia vRS 

As mentioned this was years ago, maybe late 80's  When skoda's were just as big a joke as the 3 wheelers.

Makes sense 

Mind you, back in the 90s I had a blast in a modded 1988 Skoda Rapid (!) Coupe with a trick carb and filters-that was fun-very light