Strange Garda Car

cruizer101

Earlier today I was driving along the motorway in the outer lane, in a line of traffic that was overtaking, and the car behind me pulled into the middle lane. The car behind him was straight away up behind me, I then noticed its lights were flashing and the was a siren. Now I know on first reading it sounds like I was in my own world and hadn't a breeze what was going on around me but thats why I'm here looking for more info.

The flashing lights were about the brightness of parking lights and were just white not blue and while I can't effectivly describe the volume of siren it was very quiet I hadn't noticed it at all when car was two cars behind me. I pulled into middle lane straight away. The cars then infront of the Garda car didn't seem to notice at all and it ended up pulling in front of me and then shooting up the motorway.

The other thing that seemed strange to me was the car was a 02 Toyota Camry. I'm just kinda curious was it actually a Garda car, would the guards have a car this old, would they have cars without blue lights.

I know they have undercover as well as the unmarked, would they have flashy white lights and a not very loud siren.

Cheers for any replies I'm kinda curious about it.

triple-M

cruizer101 wrote: »

Earlier today I was driving along the motorway in the outer lane, in a line of traffic that was overtaking, and the car behind me pulled into the middle lane. The car behind him was straight away up behind me, I then noticed its lights were flashing and the was a siren. Now I know on first reading it sounds like I was in my own world and hadn't a breeze what was going on around me but thats why I'm here looking for more info.

The flashing lights were about the brightness of parking lights and were just white not blue and while I can't effectivly describe the volume of siren it was very quiet I hadn't noticed it at all when car was two cars behind me. I pulled into middle lane straight away. The cars then infront of the Garda car didn't seem to notice at all and it ended up pulling in front of me and then shooting up the motorway.

The other thing that seemed strange to me was the car was a 02 Toyota Camry. I'm just kinda curious was it actually a Garda car, would the guards have a car this old, would they have cars without blue lights.

I know they have undercover as well as the unmarked, would they have flashy white lights and a not very loud siren.

Cheers for any replies I'm kinda curious about it.

theres an even older camry still in service in blanchardstown pre 2000 if im not mistaken,they must just be fairly solid cars

Mycroft H

Saw the old white Camry round the CCJ a while back. Siren sounded loud enough then!

POGAN

cruizer101 wrote: »

Earlier today I was driving along the motorway in the outer lane, in a line of traffic that was overtaking, and the car behind me pulled into the middle lane. The car behind him was straight away up behind me, I then noticed its lights were flashing and the was a siren. Now I know on first reading it sounds like I was in my own world and hadn't a breeze what was going on around me but thats why I'm here looking for more info.

The flashing lights were about the brightness of parking lights and were just white not blue and while I can't effectivly describe the volume of siren it was very quiet I hadn't noticed it at all when car was two cars behind me. I pulled into middle lane straight away. The cars then infront of the Garda car didn't seem to notice at all and it ended up pulling in front of me and then shooting up the motorway.

The other thing that seemed strange to me was the car was a 02 Toyota Camry. I'm just kinda curious was it actually a Garda car, would the guards have a car this old, would they have cars without blue lights.

I know they have undercover as well as the unmarked, would they have flashy white lights and a not very loud siren.

Cheers for any replies I'm kinda curious about it.

Blanchs car i would say

There are a few camrys still knocking about. Some will have the sirens that allow a loud and a quiet tone.

BohsCeltic

I seen one on the fonthill road last week, pretty sure it was a camry aswell, first time i've ever seen it. Thought it was a bit strange myself

EDIT- Still had footage on app

dave1982

Theres a KA on the cork mallow road :rolleyes:

Mr.Fred

I had a subaru forster/legacy not sure which one come barreling up behind me not so long ago. I wasn't goin to slowly either.

It was around Kilcullen area. I've seen a couple of those camry's knockin about. there's usually one floating around the N7.

triple-M

I saw an unmarked almera once doing escort duty in the city(Dublin)which I found very bizarre

cruizer101

Thanks for the answers it struck me as a bit strange, especially the non-blueness of the lights and quietness of siren. It was on the M1 heading north just past the airport.

MugMugs

Were there uniformed Gardai driving her?

carzony

BohsCeltic wrote: »

I seen one on the fonthill road last week, pretty sure it was a camry aswell, first time i've ever seen it. Thought it was a bit strange myself

EDIT- Still had footage on app

That's a 2001 camry from either kilmainham or clondalkin,I think it's a traffic car, It has a little camera on the boot, I'v seen it around a good few times usually with uniformed guards in it, very clean looking car for a 01.

Also i'v spotted a 2001 green Toyota corolla :eek: going through ballyfermot last week

Capri

02(?) gold Avensis in Pearse St

triple-M

do all garda cars still have a D reg?also is there any 131 reg garda cars around just outta curiosity?

alexlyons

triple-M wrote: »

do all garda cars still have a D reg?also is there any 131 reg garda cars around just outta curiosity?

saw a 131 van in shankill there about a week or two ago

source

triple-M wrote: »

do all garda cars still have a D reg?also is there any 131 reg garda cars around just outta curiosity?

Yes all D reg, a good few 131 cars popping up, here's a 131 reg traffic mondeo.

flazio

I like how the side blue is on the wheel arch. Looks well and would be easy to conceal on an unmarked.

3fullback

Has anyone seen a new 131 or 12 unmarked ?? Just curious any about ? Have they made them less obvious ?? Also why has the traffic battenbug sequence but ordinary Gards still have just a long slit ??

3fullback

3fullback wrote: »

Has anyone seen a new 131 or 12 unmarked ?? Just curious any about ? Have they made them less obvious ?? Also why has the traffic battenbug sequence but ordinary Gards still have just a long slit ??

Saw a 131 Mondeo. Very hard to spot.

Ilik Urgee

131 Garda Baby Transit jump starting Joe Public in Cork yesterday. Had 27 Km on the clock

Mint Sauce

Ilik Urgee wrote: »

131 Garda Baby Transit jump starting Joe Public in Cork yesterday. Had 27 Km on the clock

Seen a Caddy Van type job as well in Sligo this evening.

3fullback

Sad to see all the vans go ! They have a lot more presence in crowded situations, them connects while practical are comical when you see to 6 footers patrolling in them ! !

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gnib still have camrys

ps remember to lower the antenna when washing!!!

ted1

I remember been stuck in traffic once and all off a sudden the silver pajero in front of me and behind me lit up blue. Had never seen jeeps like them used before and had they switched off the blue you couldn't pick them out as Garda vehicles

belcampprisoner

it was lunch time,they wanted to get lunch


http://www.shannonside.ie/news/no-shortage-of-unmarked-garda-cars/

robo10

Not so long ago i saw a 2002 unmarked silver Citroen C5 in clonmel

POGAN

belcampprisoner wrote: »

it was lunch time,they wanted to get lunch


http://www.shannonside.ie/news/no-shortage-of-unmarked-garda-cars/

Bull must stations have 1 unmarked car for drugs and ddu

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are the citroens still the supers cars

tom_k

triple-M wrote: »

theres an even older camry still in service in blanchardstown pre 2000 if im not mistaken,they must just be fairly solid cars

Saw an old enough Camry around Hazelhatch (Co. Dublin) a few weeks ago. Uniformed garda having a "chat" with a lad.

Have also seen an unmarked Camry (possibly the same one) at the Texaco in Lucan in the last few months (XV20 model or European equivalent)

Impressive reliability in a demanding environment I thought.

mister bishi

ALL garda cars are dublin registered thats correct, there are a few camrys the oul 5-0 are still drivin round in, they also have a few purple subaru forresters aswell

MugMugs

mister bishi wrote: »

ALL garda cars are dublin registered thats correct, there are a few camrys the oul 5-0 are still drivin round in, they also have a few purple subaru forresters aswell

Not wanting to be a pedant but I don't believe that statement is wholly correct. There are certain sections of the force that drive non D reg vehicles.

source

MugMugs wrote: »

Not wanting to be a pedant but I don't believe that statement is wholly correct. There are certain sections of the force that drive non D reg vehicles.

Yeah, but given the nature of their work, they don't need to be discussed on a public forum.

MugMugs

source wrote: »

Yeah, but given the nature of their work, they don't need to be discussed on a public forum.

My intention is not to derail this thread into the specifics of what jobs are completed by different elements of An Garda Siochana, my point was that not ALL Garda cars are registered in Dublin.

POGAN

MugMugs wrote: »

My intention is not to derail this thread into the specifics of what jobs are completed by different elements of An Garda Siochana, my point was that not ALL Garda cars are registered in Dublin.

Might be going the line of sensitive information not in public domain!!

mister bishi

POGAN wrote: »

Might be going the line of sensitive information not in public domain!!

pogan your head is gone

Turner

OP question is answered...

There are plenty of Camrys in the Garda fleet...