Vehicle Gallery - Discussion Thread

Sgt. Bilko 09

foreign wrote: »

There's a 67 Reg Merc like that in the last season of Line of Duty too. I wonder if its that same car?

The Kia film police cars never seemed to catch on.

Yeah a relative who’s an officer over told me the Kia Optima from
Batman was a new purchase lol, but yeah i adamant the merc is legit

Sgt. Bilko 09

California Dreamer wrote: »

Did the coffee thing for the lads near my neighborhood again today.

I felt sorry for them on 2 fronts. It’s f**king freezing and they were driving a KONA!!!

Happy Christmas!!!

Happy Christmas lad

Dohvolle

Happy Christmas folks, Hope ye aren't on duty, and if ye are, that it's one where the "q" word happens, but is never spoken of.
Because you can get some pretty shjtty calls on Christmas day, no matter what.

punisher5112

Happy Christmas to all in the emergency services, you all do a wonderful job except for the few bad apples as# hats but luckily those are low in numbers.....

Happy New Year also and hope we get out of this covid crap.

Sgt. Bilko 09

Merry Christmas everyone stay safe

Dohvolle

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Unless it's massively undercover no. They are displaying an Axa insurance disc with CVRT disc, additionally a parking ticket, neither would be a requirement on an official vehicle, likely some lad who watched one too many episodes of The A-Team as a kid and doesn't understand what putting blue lights on his van will result in.

CVRT disk is not required on garda vehicles, but would be found on other State owned vehicles (who may be blue light). If in doubt, the tax disk is a giveaway, but it definitely should not have an insurance disk.
"Undercover" could have fake disks but not blue lights.
The Crash bar screams Irish indigenous ethnic minority to me.
Some guys put blue solid leds in the grille for decoration, it's fine in other EU countries, but not here.

punisher5112

Dohvolle wrote: »

CVRT disk is not required on garda vehicles, but would be found on other State owned vehicles (who may be blue light). If in doubt, the tax disk is a giveaway, but it definitely should not have an insurance disk.
"Undercover" could have fake disks but not blue lights.
The Crash bar screams Irish indigenous ethnic minority to me.
Some guys put blue solid leds in the grille for decoration, it's fine in other EU countries, but not here.

I wonder did he hit the switch by accident or was it done to throw off parking attendant.....

Bull bar screams that alright as they're totally illegal from2005 or 06 can't recall.....

Sgt. Bilko 09

punisher5112 wrote: »

I wonder did he hit the switch by accident or was it done to throw off parking attendant.....

Bull bar screams that alright as they're totally illegal from2005 or 06 can't recall.....

You are correct, and I was thinking the same thing.

POGAN

That van is not in the fleet

Sexual Chocolate

Bull bars are illegal ?

Dohvolle

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

Bull bars are illegal ?

Only if it isn't type approved by Manufacturer, but also it may be in breach of SI 190 of 1963 that states:
32. A vehicle first registered on or after the 1st day of July, 1964 shall not have any inessential object in a position where it is likely to strike any person involved in a collision with the vehicle, unless injury is not likely to be caused by reason of the projection of the object.

96. (1) Every vehicle while used in a public place shall be such, and so maintained and used, that no danger is likely to be caused to any person.

Bull bars increase the chance of injury to pedestrians.

Leo Demidov

POGAN wrote:

That van is not in the fleet

I really want to find out the full story here. (Could be that a full week at home has taken it's toll!)

Sgt. Bilko 09

POGAN wrote: »

That van is not in the fleet

Not in any fleet from any state organ. 100% fake. The unedited reg is needed

punisher5112

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

Bull bars are illegal ?

Yes after 2005/6 you can fit pedestrian friendly ones though.....

It shouldn't pass a cvrt or NCT depending on vehicle.....

Capri

Dohvolle wrote: »

CVRT disk is not required on garda vehicles, but would be found on other State owned vehicles (who may be blue light). If in doubt, the tax disk is a giveaway, but it definitely should not have an insurance disk.
"Undercover" could have fake disks but not blue lights.
The Crash bar screams Irish indigenous ethnic minority to me.
Some guys put blue solid leds in the grille for decoration, it's fine in other EU countries, but not here.

I've seen 'State Claims Agency' Insurance discs on some official cars so they do exist

Capri

Capri wrote: »

I've seen 'State Claims Agency' Insurance discs on some official cars so they do exist

They do, but not AXA ones on state vehicles.

California Dreamer

Maybe I have rose tinted glasses on but seeing the Ford Explorer up the Sally Gap today with roads closed.

Did someone make the right move in deciding that they were the best vehicle for the job or was it just a stroke of luck?

Dohvolle

California Dreamer wrote: »

Maybe I have rose tinted glasses on but seeing the Ford Explorer up the Sally Gap today with roads closed.

Did someone make the right move in deciding that they were the best vehicle for the job or was it just a stroke of luck?

Luck.
Ford won the 4x4 tender, and past winters have demonstrated their necessity, so more were bought than in the past. The Beast from the east demonstrated that if you didn't have 4x4, you were staying home. West cork even has one that isn't marked up for roads policing, and they have plenty of use for a vehicle of that type. Some have an underpowered engine though. 2.2 Duratorq is fine for a mondeo, but not for a 2 tonne pickup expected to maintain motorway speeds.
There was a few pajeros too, I think the water unit have one, but Mitsubishi stopped making them, and have now withdrawn completely from the European market, so we'll see no more of them. That said, those we have will last forever.

Capri

California Dreamer wrote: »

Maybe I have rose tinted glasses on but seeing the Ford Explorer up the Sally Gap today with roads closed.

Did someone make the right move in deciding that they were the best vehicle for the job or was it just a stroke of luck?

Explorer ?? Surely it was a Ranger ?
And are some of the Tucsons not 4WD,so there's ample 4WD around.
The Troopers in V6 and Diesel lasted a long time, the last one i saw was in Dundrum. Quite a few unmarked L Cruisers as well and maybe some of the Superbs are 4WD ?

punisher5112

Capri wrote: »

Explorer ?? Surely it was a Ranger ?
And are some of the Tucsons not 4WD,so there's ample 4WD around.
The Troopers in V6 and Diesel lasted a long time, the last one i saw was in Dundrum. Quite a few unmarked L Cruisers as well and maybe some of the Superbs are 4WD ?

Trooper still in Dundrum, 2004 year.

Land cruiser have probably been the best buy, most 2006 and still going.

The top spec Tucson I've seen are all unmarked but wouldn't be many.

Skoda Kodiaq there are a few but believe these are 2wd but open to correction.

Haven't see Isuzu Dmax in a while....

POGAN

I am looking forward seeing these on the road marked and unmarked

CharlieCroker

POGAN wrote: »

I am looking forward seeing these on the road marked and unmarked

Won't be for a long time. I'd imagine they bought up a ball of the old model cheap

Capri

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Won't be for a long time. I'd imagine they bought up a ball of the old model cheap

Singapore got a load as well
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/high-tech-police-car-to-hit-the-road-by-2024

Capri

Audi S6 police in the land of Škoda https://www.carthrottle.com/post/woe3zep/

carzony

Hyundai doing very well out of the emergency services market in the last few years.

POGAN

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Won't be for a long time. I'd imagine they bought up a ball of the old model cheap

Mostly gone already... these are coming soon

d51984

Coolock have a silver unmarked Tuscon, think its a 202 reg. Was on my road last night, had to look twice.

POGAN

d51984 wrote: »

Coolock have a silver unmarked Tuscon, think its a 202 reg. Was on my road last night, had to look twice.

Like this one

https://www.flickr.com/photos/be216cd1/50401740992/

Good few around!

d51984

The very one. They will deffo catch a few heads unaware!

POGAN

d51984 wrote: »

The very one. They will deffo catch a few heads unaware!

They blend in