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    #4052
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    BaronVon wrote: »
    Yes, but now they are issuing insurance discs of exemption for the cars. Same way they are exempt from car tax, but they display tax discs, they are now doing it with insurance discs. Probably some sort of optics thing for Joe Public....

    On Garda cars? I've yet to see one with an actual valid one, some units would take a disc out of a confiscated car and throw on a few extra holders so they wouldn't stand out as much.


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    #4053
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Duke O Smiley wrote: »
    No, it was an NCT cert. There was a 3 cert holder in the windscreen.

    Noteworthy too, there was an 08 Mk4 Mondeo estate behind it, with heavily tinted front and back windows, that had small LEDs in the grille. The car was a Ghia spec with alloys. My first thoughts were that it was a removal hearse, but maybe not?

    Specialist unit.

    They have many a car you wouldn't even dream of been a Garda car.

    Sure some cops didn't know they have Skoda Kodiaq since 2018.

    Unless the Mondeo was an ex Garda car then as I already stated some fitted the extra holders as to not stand out so much....

    Sure it's like the i40s now, they stand out so bad as per the poverty spec...


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    #4054
    Duke O Smiley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,074 ✭✭✭✭Duke O Smiley


    The 07 Mondeo was odd really. I should have taken a picture, but probably for the best that I didn’t. The reg was 07-D-5025 or something like that, 4 digits anyway. There was an air freshener hanging from the mirror, no big deal obviously but not something I see too often in Garda cars, and it had odd hubcaps on the offside wheels. Again not a big deal, but not something I see/notice too often.

    I don’t think it was trying to blend in personally, it was so obviously a Garda car otherwise. Stood out a mile off. Just the discs in the window that made me look twice


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    #4055
    Stephen Strange
    Registered Users Posts: 982 ✭✭✭Stephen Strange


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    On Garda cars? I've yet to see one with an actual valid one, some units would take a disc out of a confiscated car and throw on a few extra holders so they wouldn't stand out as much.

    I've seen a few. It's a State Claims Agency disc that goes in the window.


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    #4056
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Stephen Strange wrote: »
    I've seen a few. It's a State Claims Agency disc that goes in the window.

    Yes some of the Harcourt street ones have it that the top brass drive as they don't tend to look like Garda cars and some don't have much equipment in them.

    On the beat cars don't have these.


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    #4057
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,654 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    I pass by a house near where I live that I believe regularly has an AGS parked outside. 5 series saloon, 5 series estate, Mitsubishi Shogun, Landcruiser, you never know what it will be. Although nothing obvious externally that it is a Garda car, there is no insurance disk. What's the point in being so low profile, but not getting a dummy insurance disk.


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    #4058
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    delly wrote: »
    I pass by a house near where I live that I believe regularly has an AGS parked outside. 5 series saloon, 5 series estate, Mitsubishi Shogun, Landcruiser, you never know what it will be. Although nothing obvious externally that it is a Garda car, there is no insurance disk. What's the point in being so low profile, but not getting a dummy insurance disk.

    Specialist unit.


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    #4059
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,654 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Specialist unit.

    I figured as much, so even more reason to have a dummy disk. Just seems counter intuitive to go to the trouble of having the specialist cars, but not the most obvious tell that has been around for years.


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    #4060
    California Dreamer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,517 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    Will the 300C be the NSW Police's Hyundai!? Ball of ****e of a car!


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    #4061
    Sexual Chocolate
    Registered Users Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭Sexual Chocolate


    They already use Hyundai Sonata's and Santa Fe's and even i40s.

    Never seen the 300c on my travels but came across the 530d's a few times. Used to see them in the outback too, amazed they went with the M Sport with so many dirt roads over there. Also seen a highway patrol XC60 as well.

    Police in Victoria also use TSi Passat estates.


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    #4062
    Philipx
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭Philipx


    delly wrote: »
    I pass by a house near where I live that I believe regularly has an AGS parked outside. 5 series saloon, 5 series estate, Mitsubishi Shogun, Landcruiser, you never know what it will be. Although nothing obvious externally that it is a Garda car, there is no insurance disk. What's the point in being so low profile, but not getting a dummy insurance disk.

    Car dealer?


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    #4063
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Philipx wrote: »
    Car dealer?

    Not when they're actual Garda vehicles with lights....


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    #4064
    Philipx
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭Philipx


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Not when they're actual Garda vehicles with lights....

    No mention of lights in his post, merely the lack of an insurance disc....


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    #4065
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,654 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    Correct, no mention of lights or anything else obvious, but just as a test, I put one of the reg numbers into the Motor Tax site to see if it was your standard 520 or something a little better. It turns out it is a juicy 530, not too shabby. The next part is even worse than having no insurance disk. The section on the Motor Tax site that allows you to calculate the motor tax by reg number said that the reg number wasn't listed. You couldn't make it up, so any GS car that is tax exempt under the system, will have an easy way for any member of the public to verify if it is a GS car, absolutely ridiculous!


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    #4066
    Parapara2017
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Parapara2017


    Can against an Audi A8 (or 6/7 not sure) but it had light LEDs in the front grill 181 /191 reg thought it was unusual no other cars with it. D reg.

    Only saw it briefly as it passed.


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    #4067
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    Parapara2017 wrote: »
    Can against an Audi A8 (or 6/7 not sure) but it had light LEDs in the front grill 181 /191 reg thought it was unusual no other cars with it. D reg.

    Only saw it briefly as it passed.

    Was it a black saloon?


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    #4068
    Parapara2017
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Parapara2017


    Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »
    Was it a black saloon?

    It was yeah


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    #4069
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    A relative works with the interceptor units in West Mercia. The regs got a new fleet of Volvo xc’s


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    #4070
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    Anyone witnes the fun on m50 about 30 minutes ago? It got away...pursuit of a golf r, 32 units involved headed missing towards Dundalk. We listened in from a leafy suburb hoping it would come our way :(

    P.S. st focus back on the road two days also involved and the golf left it for dead


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    #4071
    Sexual Chocolate
    Registered Users Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭Sexual Chocolate


    Assume you mean a proper golf R, not R line. While it is a faster car on paper then the Focus ST it wouldn't leave it for dead in fairness. Most likely it just backed off for safety reason.


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    #4072
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    Sexual Chocolate wrote: »
    Assume you mean a proper golf R, not R line. While it is a faster car on paper then the Focus ST it wouldn't leave it for dead in fairness. Most likely it just backed off for safety reason.

    GolfR, the ST lads were side by side with in blanchardstown when it failed to stop, the ASU Q7 was the closest to it,


    A little update somehow it has ended up at the red cow traffic blockade currently in place


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    #4073
    Borgo
    Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭Borgo


    Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »
    Anyone witnes the fun on m50 about 30 minutes ago? It got away...pursuit of a golf r, 32 units involved headed missing towards Dundalk. We listened in from a leafy suburb hoping it would come our way :(

    P.S. st focus back on the road two days also involved and the golf left it for dead

    Knew it, didnt see but heard the sirens alright.


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    #4074
    Sgt. Bilko 09
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Sgt. Bilko 09


    Borgo wrote: »
    Knew it, didnt see but heard the sirens alright.

    They have at the J9 Lucan south bound


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    #4075
    Sexual Chocolate
    Registered Users Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭Sexual Chocolate


    Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »
    GolfR, the ST lads were side by side with in blanchardstown when it failed to stop, the ASU Q7 was the closest to it,


    A little update somehow it has ended up at the red cow traffic blockade currently in place

    Just seen a video of it on facebook, Q7 on the M50 looking like its doing at least 200 km/h afterwards followed by a flock of i40's. ST Focus looked like it was far behind tbh, unless there's more than one. Some are saying it was a Golf R others are saying it's a 1 series probably an m135i or m140i.


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    #4076
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    Sexual Chocolate wrote: »
    Just seen a video of it on facebook, Q7 on the M50 looking like its doing at least 200 km/h afterwards followed by a flock of i40's. ST Focus looked like it was far behind tbh, unless there's more than one. Some are saying it was a Golf R others are saying it's a 1 series probably an m135i or m140i.

    R 32 golf they got them 3 lifted UT


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    #4077
    Parapara2017
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Parapara2017


    I'd say the golf R would comfortably leave an ST behind, even if you assume it's stock.


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    #4078
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Is this the travelling gang burgling houses etc.


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    #4079
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    This presumably...

    https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2020/0131/1112136-burglaries-pursuit/


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    #4080
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Is this the travelling gang burgling houses etc.

    Yes outa tallaght


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    #4081
    California Dreamer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,517 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    Opel Insignia Estate unmarked with Red/Blue on the front dash. First time I have even seen red in the front.


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