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When a new patrol car arrives

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  • 04-08-2011 11:09pm
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    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,538 ✭✭✭


    So a new Toyota arrives at the station, the old Ford is taken away to retirement.
    As what happened at a local station, but I have noticed recently that the new Toyota is gone again and the 3 year old Mondeo from that stations district HQ has taken up residence.
    So is this a case of the Super deciding that his own lads should have the new car or what?
    Both are 24 hour service vehicles so it can't be a mileage thing. I thought it was unfair. Have any of you come across this before?


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    CharlieCroker
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    The chief decides where a new car goes. A district HQ car will (normally) do more miles than a substation so can make sense sometimes. Is the avensis gone to the district HQ or is it gone completely?


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    FGR
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    I tend to find that I'm not too worried about this once the Mondeo's been serviced and valeted.

    Even then though the money is tight regarding cleaning.


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    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,538 ✭✭✭kub


    CharlieCroker wrote: »
    The chief decides where a new car goes. A district HQ car will (normally) do more miles than a substation so can make sense sometimes. Is the avensis gone to the district HQ or is it gone completely?

    I think the Avensis is indeed at the district HQ, but why was it not sent directly there originally so?

    It spent approx 4 weeks at the first station.


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    source
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    kub wrote: »
    I think the Avensis is indeed at the district HQ, but why was it not sent directly there originally so?

    It spent approx 4 weeks at the first station.

    Probably because the District HQ's car wasn't due to be changed, but the sub district car was. They were probably swapped out then moved around within the district.


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    999nobody
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    Possibly management are looking after themselves..........


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    CharlieCroker
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    999nobody wrote: »
    Possibly management are looking after themselves..........
    Management tend not to drive patrol cars!!!


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    999nobody
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    CharlieCroker wrote: »
    Management tend not to drive patrol cars!!!

    Aah, but when they are taken away they are no longer patrol cars.


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    goldie fish
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    999nobody wrote: »
    Aah, but when they are taken away they are no longer patrol cars.

    That makes no sense whatsoever.


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    CharlieCroker
    Registered Users Posts: 8,451 ✭✭✭CharlieCroker


    999nobody wrote: »
    Aah, but when they are taken away they are no longer patrol cars.
    If it's white with GARDA and a luminous stripe down the side and a big blue light on the roof, then it's a patrol car!!!!!!


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