Speed Vans

2010 G

can they have english plates?

robtri

no..
they are all irish registered...

there is nothing sneaky about these vans... very visible on the roads

2010 G

i hav read that unmarked ones are only surveying is this true and what does a real one look like and do they all have ky reg's

trad

Yes, England is full of them.

Basil Fawlty

Ive seen the Garda using UK plates on their mondeos. The marked vans are a publicity stunt. 45 unmarked vans coming in the new year.

Berty

ciarancapri wrote: »

Ive seen the Garda using UK plates on their mondeos.

No you have not.

MidlandsM

ciarancapri wrote: »

Ive seen the Garda using UK plates on their mondeos.

Where? *



*cos this sounds like unbelievable BOLLOX!

robtri

Berty wrote: »

No you have not.

agreed, all irish garda cars are irish registered

Basil Fawlty

Sure Im lying, its not like the Garda can change their number plates on unmarked cars at will. Oh wait.........

JustLen

ciarancapri wrote: »

Sure Im lying, its not like the Garda can change their number plates on unmarked cars at will. Oh wait.........

Oh yeah i think the customs drive round in UK Reg BMW coupes and tdi Golfs aswell :rolleyes:

MidlandsM

ciarancapri wrote: »

Sure Im lying, its not like the Garda can change their number plates on unmarked cars at will. Oh wait.........

Total fiction on your behalf. :rolleyes:

Atlantic Dawn

http://img21.imageshack.us/i/img00013gb.jpg/

bladebrew

2010 G wrote: »

i hav read that unmarked ones are only surveying is this true and what does a real one look like and do they all have ky reg's

i only found that out today!, only the vans that are actually sending out fines are marked, there are other vans "monitoring" speed that are unmarked, they mentioned the van that was burnt out in louth was monitoring speed only and was unmarked!

there are ky and kk reg`s afaik, from the pictures i have seen you will see the warnings all over the back of the van before you will see the reg

Iwannahurl

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

http://img21.imageshack.us/i/img00013gb.jpg/

I see, but I can't compute.

Iwannahurl

Incidentally, if some believe that some speed camera vans might have UK reg plates, perhaps it could explain this odd story.

L1011

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

http://img21.imageshack.us/i/img00013gb.jpg/

Replica. Not an offence to have a replica Irish Garda car in the UK but it would be to have a PSNI / Home Office Police one.

Font *looks* wrong. No radio aerials. No roof lights. If you google the reg plate you find other photos and there's no strobes on the parcel shelf, etc, that'd you'd get in a Garda car with no roof lights.

Basically, its a prop or someones toy.

Anan1

MYOB wrote: »

Replica. Not an offence to have a replica Irish Garda car in the UK but it would be to have a PSNI / Home Office Police one.

Font *looks* wrong. No radio aerials. No roof lights. If you google the reg plate you find other photos and there's no strobes on the parcel shelf, etc, that'd you'd get in a Garda car with no roof lights.

Basically, its a prop or someones toy.

AFAIK that's a prop used in the making of the film "The Guard".

corktina

Iwannahurl wrote: »

I see, but I can't compute.

"The registration number you entered doesn't exist in our database":D

ShadowHearth

can anyone drop a picture of actuall van?

heffomike54

I am sure Gardai do change reg plates on their unmarked cars but can't imagine them changing them to or using English plates as its more hassle than its worth.

I would imagine it's far easier to get some false Irish reg plates knocked for unmarked Garda cars then it is to use English plates. Plus, not sure about this but someone on here may know, their may legal restrictions on using English reg plates in the Republic, plus if the Garda was involved in a crash with false English plates on, could look very bad if the matter was in court or the media, for whatever reason, then the cat would be out of the bag big time. Just my 2 cents anyway.

Edit; Also regarding the above picture, pretty sure the Gardai don't have hatchback Mondeo's as patrol cars, I have certainly never seen one before. Estate and saloon only, I thought.

Terrontress

Iwannahurl wrote: »

I see, but I can't compute.

Used for a film, made by an NI company. Driven down using NI plates and then fake ROI plates put on for filming.

Esel

Gardaí changing plates on an unmarked car - no; on an undercover car - very probably.