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22 August 2007, 23:29
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Tax Payers money
Saw this in town the other day ,and thought i,d do a little research .Pleased to see that my taxes are being spent wisely,what on gods earth can that be of any use as.
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22 August 2007, 23:39
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Ah, go on, I'll give you 3 guesses......
I think it's very unlikely that they bought it, my guess would be that it's on loan.
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23 August 2007, 00:08
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They had him on display at the police fleet exhibition in Wiltshire the other week, nice one. There where no price tag given at the show 
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23 August 2007, 00:13
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Where was that show Bogib?
You shoulda popped in for a brew 
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23 August 2007, 00:19
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Where was that show Bogib?
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Science Museum Wroughton in Swindon, this was quick trip, arrived Heathrow Tuesday evening and flew back home Wednesday night  another quick coming up flying into Manchester Friday evening in Isle of Man on Saturday and back home Sunday morning 
Lets have beer at Southampton boat show as I plan stay over couple of nights
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23 August 2007, 00:31
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Originally Posted by toby4594
Saw this in town the other day ,and thought i,d do a little research .Pleased to see that my taxes are being spent wisely,what on gods earth can that be of any use as.
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Gets the Chief Constable to his next meeting on time !
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23 August 2007, 00:32
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Chief Constables are very important people who sit in meetings all day dreaming up even more fantastic ways to waste money.
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23 August 2007, 00:53
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Originally Posted by bogib
Science Museum Wroughton in Swindon, this was quick trip, arrived Heathrow Tuesday evening and flew back home Wednesday night another quick coming up flying into Manchester Friday evening in Isle of Man on Saturday and back home Sunday morning
Lets have beer at Southampton boat show as I plan stay over couple of nights
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Thats 2 miles from my house 
Not sure I'll make it down there yet...
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23 August 2007, 09:57
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Saw this in town the other day ,and thought i,d do a little research .Pleased to see that my taxes are being spent wisely,what on gods earth can that be of any use as.
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I think that is a top idea and a good way forward for the police… have you seen the size of your average traffic cop? Have you ever tried getting in and out of these?
And where do they stick the traffic cones ??? I have a idea.
Besides I bet they deprecate less than a Astra
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23 August 2007, 14:46
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In Swansea they have an unmarked Honda Civic Type R and a Mitsubishi Evo VIII both in black. They also have several expensive BMWs and Merc estates not to mention a new Range Rover and a Lexus 4x4 - oh and a Disco III and a BMW X5. They are most certainly NOT loan cars!!!
They also have a nice shiny helicopter that costs Ł5,000,000 a year.
Unfortunately the force is very short of money so they can't afford to have enough police on the streets. They refused to investigate an attempted break in at my house Christmas time as it would cost too much money!!!
And they wonder why people have no respect for them at all any more.........
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23 August 2007, 14:48
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Now this WAS a loan car - best looking Police car ever???
Based in Norfolk - the home of Lotus.
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23 August 2007, 15:41
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Now this WAS a loan car - best looking Police car ever???
Based in Norfolk - the home of Lotus.
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We should make a caption contest out of that one codders ... how about
"Oi .. I've fookin grounded on the kerb .. give us a push son ? "
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23 August 2007, 20:32
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Thats 2 miles from my house
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I could have popped in  did stay at De Vore hotel
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23 August 2007, 20:37
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In Swansea they have an unmarked Honda Civic Type R and a Mitsubishi Evo VIII both in black. They also have several expensive BMWs and Merc estates not to mention a new Range Rover and a Lexus 4x4 - oh and a Disco III and a BMW X5. They are most certainly NOT loan cars!!!
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Wow it is classy to be police officer in Swansea  we mainly fit equipment to Volvo S80, Hyundai Santa Fe as well as Reykjavik police got several Ford Focus lightly equipped as civilian vehicles
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23 August 2007, 21:07
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Wow it is classy to be police officer in Swansea we mainly fit equipment to Volvo S80, Hyundai Santa Fe as well as Reykjavik police got several Ford Focus lightly equipped as civilian vehicles
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Oh they have those as well......
They also have a very old Nissan Micra(I think) in battered blue paint with Winnie the Pooh stickers on it and yellow flowers painted on the bonnet - yes really!!!!!!!!!
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23 August 2007, 21:29
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I could have popped in did stay at De Vore hotel
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Even closer I did just realise we were in Cornwall then though... D'oh!
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23 August 2007, 21:45
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In Swansea they have an unmarked Honda Civic Type R and a Mitsubishi Evo VIII both in black.
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The unmarked cars tend to get moved around between the forces, so that they don't get too well known locally.
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23 August 2007, 22:00
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Oh they have those as well......
They also have a very old Nissan Micra(I think) in battered blue paint with Winnie the Pooh stickers on it and yellow flowers painted on the bonnet - yes really!!!!!!!!!
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They also had a 50th Anniversary special Super Blackbird a few years back-maroon with silver lettering- as an unmarked bike.
Swansea and Bridgend police do like their expensive toys. I took quite a few expensive unmarked bikes out to them while working for the people that built them as a subbie.
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23 August 2007, 22:08
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As stated by Toby. 'what on gods earth can that be of any use as'
Doesn't set a good example of prioritising funding when the Non Existent Traffic Cops have got flash sporty motors and and yet when someone is being burgled they might be lucky to see a normal cop the next day.
When I was subject to a crime all I got was a letter two weeks later and an advice sheet on counselling. Would rather have had a plod sniffing around for a few days asking questions and making people nervous. In fact I wouldn't have minded if he'd turned up in that sports car, as long as it was quickly. Might have made me feel as though my Tax Pound is being used wisely.
I'll get off my soapbox now.
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23 August 2007, 22:10
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The unmarked cars tend to get moved around between the forces, so that they don't get too well known locally.
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They have had the Evo for a while now - they have an ANPR camera in it and use it to catch evil nasty villains - you know the poor sods who have forgotten their MOT has run out or the people with no TAX!!!
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