carzony wrote: » I never knew that.. So it would probably be cheap to buy police spec cars then? I'm assuming they'd last longer?
carzony wrote: » so you'd only get 2 years out of a patrol car? surely you'd get a lot longer than that?.. Theres a 2003 yaris and 2001 corolla still doing the rounds here..
source wrote: » You SHOULD only get 2 to 3 years out of a patrol car, remember these cars are on the road pretty much 24 hours a day 365 days of the year. When you see older cars they are usually based at sleepy country stations or have been on a unit that the car doesn't see much use. City cars are pretty much useless after 2 to 3 years.
POGAN wrote: » 5 million would bout 250 / 260 but think about a lot 2011 cars will be coming end of life soon that's why there moving around at the moment. Some more advance 2.2l mondeos would be nice for motorway units
carzony wrote: » That kind of money should buy a huge number of new patrol cars:cool:..
EireGun wrote: » Tom Brady (Security Editor), Irish Independent
An additional €9 million will be spent on the Garda fleet over the next nine months with more than half of the allocation being spent on purchasing new vehicles before the end of the year. Justice Minister Alan Shatter said this would bring the total spend on the fleet between 2012 and 2014 to €18m. He pointed out that this represented an increase of 260pc on the total spend during the previous three years. The Justice budget for the coming year has been fixed at almost €2.16bn, representing a drop of almost €70m on this year. Mr Shatter said that despite reduced resources, the gardai on the front line were making the country a safer place with the most recent crime figures showing a decrease of over 20,000 offences – an overall reduction of 8pc. He noted that burglaries had fallen by 8.9pc, reflecting the sustained garda drive against the gangs – which was the key objective of Operation Fiacla – while 6,678 people had been arrested and 3,770 charged, up to the end of last month. He also announced that an expense allowance paid to part-timers in the Garda Reserve would be exempt from taxation and said it was only right that the allowance they received to cover expenses should not be taxed. Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin said an independent review of the garda force, agreed under the Haddington Road deal, would begin next year, while the new court of appeal and the legal services regulatory authority would also be set up in 2014. Over €26m is being set aside for prison building and refurbishment and key projects include the construction of a new jail in Cork, beginning in December and due for occupation in the first half of 2016, as well as the provision of modern cells in Limerick Prison. Work will also begin on seven new or refurbished courthouses at Wexford, Cork, Letterkenny, Drogheda, Waterford, Limerick and Mullingar as well as three new garda divisional headquarters at Wexford, Galway and Kevin Street in Dublin. These should all be completed in early 2017 and the overall value of the projects will be in the region of €190m.
[Deleted User] wrote: » No, they have grill/strobe/dash lights too. Saw a 06 unmarked Mondeo estate the other day with integrated strobes and flowerpot light too.
Mr Simpson wrote: » Pretty sure the ministerial cars only have the flowerpot light anyway, due to the rarity in which they'd use them
Mr Simpson wrote: » I missed the Mountjoy part, but I think you're right about it being Harney's car before
Mister Jingles wrote: » Seen an Audi A6 yesterday flying down the north circular and into Mountjoy with a blue flowerpot strobe on the roof followed by a unmarked mondeo. Its been years since I've seen the the roof lights.
Capri wrote: » I missed the Mountjoy part That's what I was quoting from Re the roof lights, they were probably cheaper than the labour cost of fitting (& removing at end of service) strobes all over the cars.
Capri wrote: » No such luck (putting a Minister in the 'joy :P ) IIRC it's an A6 (4F) model - think Mary Harney used it before it was re-allocated :eek:
Seen an Audi A6 yesterday flying down the north circular and into Mountjoy with a blue flowerpot strobe on the roof followed by a unmarked mondeo. Its been years since I've seen the the roof lights.
Mr Simpson wrote: » Ministerial car?
D Trent wrote: » From what era was the A6 do you have any idea?
EireGun wrote: » Wouldn't be uncommon. Garda ERU have worked with the RSU in the past on call-outs, as well as planned operations. Garda ERU would be an upper tier armed response, but RSU would be capable of dealing with most armed incidents.
kub wrote: » Interesting to see the ERU and RSU together on that Donegal job. Do they work like that often?
Mister Jingles wrote: » Arent those 1.6 avensis turbo charged putting just over 130 bhp ? Might not be as quick off the line as the diesel but hardly incapable going by the figures.
[Deleted User] wrote: » No. It's their main car.
BC1987 wrote: » I wonder is this the reason it's on 'light' duties as such, a checkpoint for cyclists would'nt need much of an engine waiting closeby.
POGAN wrote: » The 1.6 silver tango unit in DMR in the gallery, seen this few times I think what happened it was meant to be unmarked car most of 11 reg Toyotas unmarked were 1.6 petrol cars,decision was made to mark of up, there is new 1.6 diesel 12 reg focus in the castle.
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