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Random_Name wrote: »do they use a pool of cars maybe?
Since November 2014, the Garda Special Detective Unit have used a dark coloured 2013 Audi A6 (3.0L TDI QUATTRO SPORT LINE 242 BHP 4DR AUTO) to transport Enda Kenny, replacing his 2006 Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
It has grille lights, as you can see below.
The Taoiseach's security detail always includes a follow car, currently an unmarked silver 2006 BMW 523I (2.5L petrol) AUTO E60. It has lights and sirens too.
Tánaiste Joan Burton is also transported in another 131 Audi A6 Sport 3.0L diesel (242 bhp) automatic, bought at the same time as Kenny's. The SDU brought this in following the Jobstown incident.
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During the visit of HRH Prince Charles to the Republic and Northern Ireland, he was transported in a 2012 British-registered BMW 7 Series (760) High Security 4.3L Petrol model, which although was manufactured in 2012, was only registered in the UK on 11 May 2015, according DVLA records.
It is understood the car was one of two (the other being a 2013 Audi A8 L 6.0L Petrol W12 High Security used to transport Camilla separately) brought over from the UK during the visit. They belong to the London Met Police.
Both of these vehicles were the only vehicles in the motorcade(s) not driven by Gardaí. They were driven by trained and possibly armed drivers from the London Metropolitan Police Royalty Protection Branch or "SO14". The rest of the vehicles in the motorcade were either unmarked high-performance vehicles belonging to the SDU or ERU, and as with the visit of the Queen and Barack Obama, it is understood BMW Ireland supplied four BMW X5 3.0L Diesel models and a lefthand BMW 7 Series (760) High Security model, for the duration of the visit. Some of these vehicles were also seen during the preceding visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Ireland last week.
The Garda Special Detective Unit (SDU) and Emergency Response Unit (ERU) provided armed close protection, although Camilla was accompanied by at least one female close protection officer from SO14, likely armed. Garda ERU marksmen were also on duty.
This article dated Sunday 17 February 2013 from The Independent.co.uk lists the security features in Prince Charles BMW 7 Series, whose first two characters on the reg plate were "RA", a rather unfortunate coincidence.Scotland Yard is testing an armour-plated BMW capable of repelling gunfire and poisoned gas to give greater protection to the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall from potential attacks, it was claimed today.
The £300,000 car is loaded with high security features such as removable bulletproof windscreens, in case the Royal couple need to make a swift exit, and an “assault alarm” that automatically distinguishes fires under the chassis and engine bay.
It is designed to prevent a repeat of the 2010 security scare when Camilla and Charles were targeted by student fees protesters while on their way to a Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium.
During the attack demonstrators chanted “off with their heads”, pelted their ceremonial Rolls Royce with paint bombs and poked Camilla with a wooden pole through the car window.
The BMW 760 high-security car is boasted by its makers to be the most secure in the world after President Barack Obama’s Cadillac One, which is nicknamed “the Beast”. It is thought to be safer than the armoured Jaguar Charles occasionally uses and has been described by motoring experts as an “über-technical land yacht”.
Dai Davies, a former head of royal protection at Scotland Yard, said: “This is best security car of its kind and in my view the police should be using it because they couldn’t countenance another attack like the one during the student riots. “History shows that attacks are most likely to happen when people are being taken to and from their homes, especially with the royal family. If you’re going to spend millions on protecting the royals then it seems nonsensical not to have to the right equipment.”
Among its many hi-tech additions, the BMW 760 has a special alarm that can detect poison gas. It automatically closes the windows and fresh air vents and engages the central locking system, while an oxygen supply provides breathable air.
The luxury car also has concealed microphones and speakers to allow the driver and passengers to speak to people outside the vehicle without opening the windows. Other features include anti-terrorist devices such as a remote ignition which enables the engine to be started from 150 yards if it is suspected that explosives have been hooked to the starter system.
The BMW is further equipped with an “anti-kidnap” remote locking mechanism that allows the boot to be locked and unlocked remotely by a police, making it impossible for Charles and Camilla to be trapped inside.
According to reports, Scotland Yard has said the car is on trial with a view to the lease or purchase of at least two of the vehicles later this year.
Both the Met and Clarence House declined to comment this evening.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/armourplated-300000-bmw-with-poisoned-gas-alarm-for-charles-the-prince-of-wheels-8498723.html
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