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Gardai using seized vehicles

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  • #2
    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


    Do they give older seized vehicles to the Fire Brigades for RTC training?


  • #3
    Chavways
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    carzony wrote: »
    http://www.thejournal.ie/revenue-to-give-seized-vehicles-to-gardai-860412-Apr2013/

    It really does Make sense to give these cars to the Gardaí :D Especially since they need cars, vans ect...


    Haven't they been doing this for years anyway? I thought CAB were using the drug lords seized cars in the past.It should help them out anyway.


  • #4
    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


    Chavways wrote: »
    Haven't they been doing this for years anyway? I thought CAB were using the drug lords seized cars in the past.It should help them out anyway.

    The RSU in limerick (I think) have a siezed BMW X5


  • #5
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,184 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Why, what would normally be done with seized vehicles?

    I'm all for using them for the State if they need them. Why not?


  • #6
    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Why, what would normally be done with seized vehicles?

    I'm all for using them for the State if they need them. Why not?

    Normally, sell them or crush them


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  • #7
    Rasmus
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    NIMAN wrote: »
    Why, what would normally be done with seized vehicles?

    They go to auction.


  • #8
    carzony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,833 ✭✭✭carzony


    Chavways wrote: »
    Haven't they been doing this for years anyway? I thought CAB were using the drug lords seized cars in the past.It should help them out anyway.

    I'd say they have kept a handful of seized vehicles in the past?, but I'd bet by reading this article they'll be doing it a lot more often:D ..


  • #9
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    Expect a surge in seizures of BMW 7 and x series :)

    It has always been an option to retain a seized vehicle for official use, but the latest order makes it easier.


  • #10
    POGAN
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    MarkMc wrote: »
    The RSU in limerick (I think) have a siezed BMW X5

    RSU in cork got a sezied x5 to replace crash xc70 there was other x5 seized same time which is with ERU

    There is st220 ford mondeo attached to traffic corp in the north cork


  • #11
    Bang Bang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 774 ✭✭✭Bang Bang


    I was in Italy a few years ago and the plain clothes police were using a Maserati, it has all the bells and whistles, black exterior with red leather interior. I was told it was from a pool of impounded/seized cars. Whether true or not it did look impressive.


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  • #12
    source
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,322 ✭✭✭source


    Massive step in the right direction. They should mark them as seized vehicles like they do in the states.


  • #13
    irishrgr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 120 ✭✭irishrgr


    Well done, been doing that over here for a long time now. We either auction them off or keep the newer ones (less than year old) and they get used by detectives. We did once seize a Ferrarri and the CID lads were salivating over that, but it was sold at auction....buggers!!!! Had a mate in CID and her designated car was a very nice, high end Toyota Camry, she loved it.


  • #14
    kub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭kub


    Imagine it, unmarked patrol cars without D regs. I know what will be said note i mentioned patrol.


  • #15
    pa990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭pa990


    kub wrote: »
    Imagine it, unmarked patrol cars without D regs. I know what will be said note i mentioned patrol.

    they will probably be reregistered with a "D" plate, just like the X5's were.


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