Police BMW's

mjh93sa · 03-03-2008, 01:04 PM

I just had to share this lovely quote from the BMW car club mgazine this month. In an article on the use of BMW's by the Police in the UK they has this to say:

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The latest 3 series car is just starting to make inroads onto the Police market. Who else but Hampshire now uses the 320d Touring Auto as it's next generation area car. The lower powered car was preferred over the last 330(d) model purely because advances made by BMW in diesel technology meant that the 330(d) was far too quick and the accident rate amongst Police drivers was getting too high. Therefore the 320d was chosen instead.

MattOz · 03-03-2008, 01:29 PM

LOL

They're using 530i's, 530d's, 335i's and 123d's in Warwickshire. Some marked and some in plain clothes! B*stards!

Matt

ChrisMWard · 03-03-2008, 01:35 PM

You don't want to know what they pay for them either.

Regards

Chris

ShereKhan · 03-03-2008, 01:38 PM

They are cheap as they are buying police specification.

A lot of manufacturers sell a special spec - normally its a stripped down spec.

jjbirch · 03-03-2008, 01:40 PM

i got pulled last week in a unmark bmw motorbike does this count in blue look like lemans blue lol

mjh93sa · 03-03-2008, 01:54 PM

Apparently BMW have also now done a "530d Authorities Enabled Concept."

With the increasing kit loads that the authorities have to fit and carry weight is an issue, so they have developed this as a bse unit with factory configuration of standard plug-in modules and extra wiring and electricals to appeal to the relavent authorities.

Apparently the Home Office is trying to standardise equipement on a national basis, so this leaves BMW well placed.

ShereKhan · 03-03-2008, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jjbirch

i got pulled last week in a unmark bmw motorbike does this count in blue look like lemans blue lol

After watching Dispatches on Chn4 - this sounds like a Chinese knock off

jwbmw · 03-03-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mjh93sa

Apparently BMW have also now done a "530d Authorities Enabled Concept."

With the increasing kit loads that the authorities have to fit and carry weight is an issue, so they have developed this as a bse unit with factory configuration of standard plug-in modules and extra wiring and electricals to appeal to the relavent authorities.

Apparently the Home Office is trying to standardise equipement on a national basis, so this leaves BMW well placed.

Told you they would be in Gloucestershire, remember! 530d's and 330d's. They are on the Home Office list of approved police vehicles

ShereKhan · 03-03-2008, 04:39 PM

They might even start looking at one of these....

http://newcars.jinjinblog.com/2007/1...ve-bmw-m3.html

The female officer can stop me anyday

jwbmw · 03-03-2008, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ShereKhan

They might even start looking at one of these....

http://newcars.jinjinblog.com/2007/1...ve-bmw-m3.html

The female officer can stop me anyday

It's a Ladyboy! The polo neck is covering up the adams apple

NFS · 03-03-2008, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ShereKhan

They might even start looking at one of these....

http://newcars.jinjinblog.com/2007/1...ve-bmw-m3.html

The female officer can stop me anyday

British Police would never look so friendly. That's what we need - cannabis in starbucks, hardcore pornography and a friendly 'thumbs up' when we are caught doing 155mph on the M25.

mjh93sa · 03-03-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jwbmw

Told you they would be in Gloucestershire, remember! 530d's and 330d's. They are on the Home Office list of approved police vehicles

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Originally Posted by jwbmw

3 and 5 series are on the home office approved list of vehicles for police. Volvo seem to be less supportive these days. Gloucesterhire, North Wales and others also have them

That one?

The Mercs seem to be reducing in numbers in favour of (from what I have seen) an E60, E61, E90, E91 and a couple of Honda Accords with very slimline LED light units (you can't spot them easily).

Bumps · 03-04-2008, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by needforspeed

British Police would never look so friendly. That's what we need - cannabis in starbucks, hardcore pornography and a friendly 'thumbs up' when we are caught doing 155mph on the M25.

Reminds me of the classic but lesser known Dom Jolly character in Trigger Happy Tv who used to ask people if they "Shpeak Nederlands?" Brilliant, but can't go on You Tube at work to find an example....

creepy coupe · 03-04-2008, 05:29 AM

They need to look at the quality of their driver training if their crashing them, they if anyone should drive appropriately to whichever cars being used. IMO more to do with running costs I’d imagine

dxb335d · 03-04-2008, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by needforspeed

British Police would never look so friendly. That's what we need - cannabis in starbucks, hardcore pornography and a friendly 'thumbs up' when we are caught doing 155mph on the M25.

Looks like someone with a boner gave her a hug, look at the indentation on her trousers

Also NFS, i agree with yur points bar one, i hate drugs, hate cannabis and feel it should be banned. Stinks of frickin shite.

mjh93sa · 03-04-2008, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bumps

Reminds me of the classic but lesser known Dom Jolly character in Trigger Happy Tv who used to ask people if they "Shpeak Nederlands?" Brilliant, but can't go on You Tube at work to find an example....

DervFan · 03-04-2008, 07:51 AM

I always stereotype the dutch police with those two characters from Harry Enfield's show.

Quote:

"We had a problem with burglary here in Amsterdam, until we legalised it."

Couldn't find any link on YouTube - only dead one's

beemerbird · 03-04-2008, 02:12 PM

Humberside police have a marked E46 330i that is part of a pursuit team with a marked Subaru Impreza. They also have an unmarked black E90 and black unmarked E60. But strangely over the last few days I've seen two coppers in a Subaru Impreza that is in full rally colours and obviously sticks out like a sore thumb.

I'm trying to find out what's going on with all these pursuit cars touring around in Hull and surrounding area. As it's Hull - our local guess is drugs.

squeezebm · 03-04-2008, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by beemerbird

Humberside police have a marked E46 330i that is part of a pursuit team with a marked Subaru Impreza. They also have an unmarked black E90 and black unmarked E60. But strangely over the last few days I've seen two coppers in a Subaru Impreza that is in full rally colours and obviously sticks out like a sore thumb.

I'm trying to find out what's going on with all these pursuit cars touring around in Hull and surrounding area. As it's Hull - our local guess is drugs.

or a bird in a chipped 335

beemerbird · 03-04-2008, 02:49 PM

Nah - surely you mean 'young bird' Calvin.

Actually I passed the rally spec Subaru in the opposite direction only yesterday on my way home from work. They didn't take a blind bit of notice of me and there is no way in hell I was doing the national speed limit on a single carriage way A road.

squeezebm · 03-04-2008, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by beemerbird

Nah - surely you mean 'young bird' Calvin.

Actually I passed the rally spec Subaru in the opposite direction only yesterday on my way home from work. They didn't take a blind bit of notice of me and there is no way in hell I was doing the national speed limit on a single carriage way A road.

Oh yeh SORRY

actually Top young bird with a chipped 335

NFS · 03-05-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

i hate drugs, hate cannabis and feel it should be banned

We should petition the government to ban cannabis

I can't believe it's not illegal

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