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[Sir Tigger KC]

I saw a silver Vectra join the M5 behind me in my mirror this afternoon and thought Uh-O police car, but I wasn't bothered as I wasn't going too fast.    As he got a bit closer behind there were two blokes in it wearing hi-viz and when he passed me it had a none standard aerial, but it was a '56 reg. 

Too old for a Police Car? or do they use older cars as part of the camouflage?   

[ted_one]

I do hope so, because I can sell them a couple of mine and put the money towards something with a VXR badge on it

[Crazycarzowner]

They sometimes keep the older (well kept) cars as a pool car for when the newer ones go for a service or are broke.

[05omegav6]

Not wishing to stereotype, but it might have been a couple of eastern Europeans out on a fishing trip

[chrisgixer]

A couple of Wally bibs, plod they do not make.

A silver 56 plate vectra with two lumps in the front seat pulled into lane 3 for no reason in front of me at 5.30 this morning. Two Wally bibs, one with an ear piece.

Plod don't drive in such a manor. No way.

[Sir Tigger KC]

It wasn't just the car and the 'wally bibs', it was the way he joined the motorway and filtered into the traffic just screamed Police to me....   

Maybe I've got a guilty conscience! 

[kevinp58]

I saw a white Mondeo with private plates on it, stop at my local motorway stop last year and it was an old 2001 shape, when a police officer with body armour and weapons got out, then a 2012 landrover disco drew up to it and 3 more got out of that. 

[biggriffin]

They are used by lots of "government" departments to blend in with the surroundings, eg anti terrorism,covert observation.
 Customs n excise use older cars for investigations as do national crime squad,.
round these parts they have an old 51/02 plate Vectra,
 There use to be 2 black range rovers on permanent patrol in the met area,haven't seen these for a while,possibly due to the cuts.

[Phil]

If you drive in and around London alot you will see all sorts of unmarked odd cars that have VERY well hidden lights and are a few years old

Not sure if they are armed response or what but i have seen Golfs, Shoguns, Renault Scenic and Migranes amongst BMW's and Mondeos, all vary for nearly new to 04 plate iirc but with the lights on they are always in one heck of a rush to get somewhere!

[Andy B]

Saw an unmarked gold/bronze 3 series BMW the other evening on the hard shoulder, near The Reebok, with alternating side to side rear fogs flashing ...... assuming it was a plain clothes Police car 

[tunnie]

Saw an unmarked gold/bronze 3 series BMW the other evening on the hard shoulder, near The Reebok, with alternating side to side rear fogs flashing ...... assuming it was a plain clothes Police car 

Yup, sounds like it. 

[tunnie]

One beef I have at the moment is plod breaking the law, without blues and twos on.

Dual carriageway, I was doing 75/80 ish. Plod branded car over takes me, doing around 90 without any blues on. It was a late afternoon empty roads, no one had passed me for a while, so clearly not tailing anyone.

 

[SIR Philbutt]

Saw an unmarked gold/bronze 3 series BMW the other evening on the hard shoulder, near The Reebok, with alternating side to side rear fogs flashing ...... assuming it was a plain clothes Police car 

I've seen that one going like stink down the A627m towards Oldham, blue's & two's showing from all the hiding places. Also seen a white and Met grey. My bother got pulled/done by the met grey one on his first trip out in his GTR, he thought it was some kid being clever 

Suspicious of all "odd" looking/maneuvering BM's now

[wiliferus]

One beef I have at the moment is plod breaking the law, without blues and twos on.

Dual carriageway, I was doing 75/80 ish. Plod branded car over takes me, doing around 90 without any blues on. It was a late afternoon empty roads, no one had passed me for a while, so clearly not tailing anyone.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=10&t=703979&mid=100123&nmt=Blues+%26+Twos+and+Speed+Exemptions

HTH

[05omegav6]

Only required to be used if it's beneficial to making progress. Might simply have been looking to catch up with someone surreptitiously