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29-12-2020 12:47PM

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 · 08-01-2021 06:29PM

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?

Capri · 08-01-2021 07:06PM

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 · 08-01-2021 07:12PM

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 · 08-01-2021 07:45PM

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

CharlieCroker · 08-01-2021 08:49PM

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 · 08-01-2021 11:30PM

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 · 09-01-2021 12:00AM

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

carzony · 09-01-2021 12:46AM

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

POGAN · 09-01-2021 01:10PM

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 · 10-01-2021 02:29PM

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

POGAN · 10-01-2021 06:52PM

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 · 11-01-2021 12:44AM

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

POGAN · 11-01-2021 08:19PM

d51984 wrote: »

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

They blend in

punisher5112 · 11-01-2021 08:53PM

POGAN wrote: »

They blend in

Not really with them lights.... The antenna is a dead give away....

Have the rear lights improved as in one can see day and night when flashing?

Witcher · 11-01-2021 11:35PM

The average gouger isn't an anorak comparing lighting setups in the cars thankfully.

roadmaster · 11-01-2021 11:46PM

Dohvolle wrote: »

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.

The same as the original ESB rangers they where the small engines. Why do they do this to literally save a couple of euros over performance

punisher5112 · 11-01-2021 11:56PM

Witcher wrote: »

The average gouger isn't an anorak comparing lighting setups in the cars thankfully.

Unfortunately the ones they don't want to know will know though, I'm sorry but they stick out like a sore thumb....

Witcher · 12-01-2021 12:09AM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Unfortunately the ones they don't want to know will know though, I'm sorry but they stick out like a sore thumb....

I don't know what you think DDU members do be upto that they're so desperate to stay hidden, it's the guards...not the CIA ffs:pac:

Gougers get used to the make and model of the cars, they're not there like Hawkeye picking out light clusters at 100 yards.

punisher5112 · 12-01-2021 12:10AM

Witcher wrote: »

I don't know what you think DDU members do be upto that they're so desperate to stay hidden, it's the guards...not the CIA ffs:pac:

Gougers get used to the make and model of the cars, they're not there like Hawkeye picking out light clusters at 100 yards.

I get bored in traffic ok;-)

Witcher · 12-01-2021 12:11AM

punisher5112 wrote: »

I get bored in traffic ok;-)

Fair dues :pac:

POGAN · 12-01-2021 12:36AM

roadmaster wrote: »

The same as the original ESB rangers they where the small engines. Why do they do this to literally save a couple of euros over performance

They aren’t response though well not suppose to be

Capri · 13-01-2021 09:33AM

Like the Capitol riot, security have to be ready at any moment. King of Morocco security motos just about nailed the attacker https://youtu.be/m13VQXHH4JU

Capri · 16-01-2021 02:08PM

Wig-wag headlights, better to have full beams like at 3.02 on this NL ambulance. Seen Nordics with 2 large spotlights used in the same manner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKESQjDYG5E

20-01-2021 07:14PM

That dash cam was in great spot to catch that moped getting binned...

Anyone watched that cop car workshop on Dave? It’s daytime telly and gimmicky but interesting all the same...they seem to lose a lot of squad cars to ‘tactical collisions’ by the looks of it they were repairing or writing of a car every few days...

Would gardai be trained on similar manoeuvres or is it something that’s not encouraged? Or do we just not hear about it when it doesn’t happen

Lenar3556 · 20-01-2021 10:51PM

Here, I would think purposefully instigating a collision with a motorcycle would generally be seen as excessive and disproportionate.

CharlieCroker · 20-01-2021 11:02PM

Lenar3556 wrote: »

Here, I would think purposefully instigating a collision with a motorcycle would generally be seen as excessive and disproportionate.

Depends on what they've done.

Run a few red lights - yes
Street robbery or a smash and grab - no

Moped crime in London had become pandemic because the gougers knew the police wouldn't chase/ram bikes. Now they will, that type of crime has significantly reduced

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 20-01-2021 11:13PM

Lenar3556 wrote: »

Here, I would think purposefully instigating a collision with a motorcycle would generally be seen as excessive and disproportionate.

Not really as it is tactical contact, which is widely implemented across most European states but not Ireland.
There is a video of Norwegian police chasing a moped and trying to do the same contact.
PA and GSOC would have a field day if a gard did such action, that as well as the Facebook comment contributors “my little angle wouldn’t hurt a fly”.

I digress, the contact is proportional and the danger of the public is taken into account when the call is given to block. The moped gangs in London use the pathways and on coming traffic as bid to get away. It is rampant in London so I believe that why they have such calls.

I think the public would rather a tax payers patrol car get damaged than themselves or there property get damaged.

Lenar3556 · 21-01-2021 02:16AM

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Not really as it is tactical contact, which is widely implemented across most European states but not Ireland.
There is a video of Norwegian police chasing a moped and trying to do the same contact.
PA and GSOC would have a field day if a gard did such action, that as well as the Facebook comment contributors “my little angle wouldn’t hurt a fly”.

I digress, the contact is proportional and the danger of the public is taken into account when the call is given to block. The moped gangs in London use the pathways and on coming traffic as bid to get away. It is rampant in London so I believe that why they have such calls.

I think the public would rather a tax payers patrol car get damaged than themselves or there property get damaged.

My point was that you don’t see that here and such action would be seen as excessive but in the most exceptional of circumstances.
I would see that as a positive reflection of Irish society and indeed the effectiveness of our policing service in avoiding the need for such force and the high level of associated risk.

Lenar3556 · 21-01-2021 02:21AM

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Depends on what they've done.

Run a few red lights - yes
Street robbery or a smash and grab - no

Moped crime in London had become pandemic because the gougers knew the police wouldn't chase/ram bikes. Now they will, that type of crime has significantly reduced

Well I was referring to this country. It wouldn’t typically be seen as a reasonable use of force in response to a street robbery.

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