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16-02-2012, 14:43
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The other Sunday while on my travels to sister in laws we saw a fake police range rover. It was on queens street s2.
It was white
It had an LED slim line police flashing light on the roof
It had things in the back like road cones and day glow jackets as you see in motorway police cars
It also had the yellow and blue checker board all around it
99.9% a copy of a genuine police vehicle
The only thing different it had RESCUE where it should say police.
Is this right ? Can someone drive around almost in a police car without getting pulled ?
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16-02-2012, 14:59
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as long as it dont say police then yes
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16-02-2012, 15:01
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The light bar when lit, will flash yellow.
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16-02-2012, 15:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric_Collins
The other Sunday while on my travels to sister in laws we saw a fake police range rover. It was on queens street s2.
It was white
It had an LED slim line police flashing light on the roof
It had things in the back like road cones and day glow jackets as you see in motorway police cars
It also had the yellow and blue checker board all around it
99.9% a copy of a genuine police vehicle
The only thing different it had RESCUE where it should say police.
Is this right ? Can someone drive around almost in a police car without getting pulled ?
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As long as the blue checker is non reflective its quite legal, if the blue cheker is reflective then its illegal.
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16-02-2012, 15:21
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When I was a kid some bloke who lived near to where I grew up had a replica American police car, look nothing like a British police car. The police made him take the lights off the roof even though they weren't functional.
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16-02-2012, 15:25
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Originally Posted by NorthernStar
When I was a kid some bloke who lived near to where I grew up had a replica American police car, look nothing like a British police car. The police made him take the lights off the roof even though they weren't functional.
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Someone top of the hill around here has a matt black and white ford fiesta made to look like an American police car, it has police and 911 stickers and stuff on.
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16-02-2012, 15:27
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Originally Posted by robshaw
The light bar when lit, will flash yellow.
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It's clear type but could be yellow when turned on ?
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16-02-2012, 15:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric_Collins
The other Sunday......
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You were so concerned that you waited a week or two before posting on here instead of reporting it to the police straight away and asking them?
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Originally Posted by Eric_Collins
Fake police range rover.
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I saw a fake RESCUE vehicle last month. It was 99.9% identical except it had POLICE on it.
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16-02-2012, 15:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric_Collins
The other Sunday while on my travels to sister in laws we saw a fake police range rover. It was on queens street s2.
It was white
It had an LED slim line police flashing light on the roof
It had things in the back like road cones and day glow jackets as you see in motorway police cars
It also had the yellow and blue checker board all around it
99.9% a copy of a genuine police vehicle
The only thing different it had RESCUE where it should say police.
Is this right ? Can someone drive around almost in a police car without getting pulled ?
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It will be a motorway rescue vehicle - quite a few construction companies have them
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16-02-2012, 16:13
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Originally Posted by denlin
It will be a motorway rescue vehicle - quite a few construction companies have them
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Or mountain rescue?
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16-02-2012, 16:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernStar
When I was a kid some bloke who lived near to where I grew up had a replica American police car, look nothing like a British police car. The police made him take the lights off the roof even though they weren't functional.
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Was that the one on Spotswood Road? I was fascinated by that when I was a kid.
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16-02-2012, 16:24
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OP it's obviously not a 'fake police vehicle' as it doesn't say 'police' on it ...
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16-02-2012, 16:42
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Originally Posted by Bluelight
As long as the blue checker is non reflective its quite legal, if the blue cheker is reflective then its illegal.
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Really?
Are you sure blue scotch-lite is illegal on non-police vehicles?
I'd be surprised.
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16-02-2012, 16:49
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Or mountain rescue?
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If it was a mountain rescue vehicle then it could have blue flashing lights but it would say mountain rescue
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16-02-2012, 17:04
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Originally Posted by segasonic
Was that the one on Spotswood Road? I was fascinated by that when I was a kid.
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No, I was brought up in North Yorkshire.
This car was built from an American car, I think the guy had a scrapyard and he'd built a few amazing customized American cars, we were always in awe of some of his creations.
You never know it might have been the same car he might have sold them on.
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16-02-2012, 17:06
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Mountain Rescue wouldn't be so crass and vulgar.
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16-02-2012, 17:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric_Collins
Someone top of the hill around here has a matt black and white ford fiesta made to look like an American police car, it has police and 911 stickers and stuff on.
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How sad is that?
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16-02-2012, 17:23
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Originally Posted by zippy
OP it's obviously not a 'fake police vehicle' as it doesn't say 'police' on it ...
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It may not be a police vehicle but whoever designed it and applied the mods has tried his best to emulate the look of a police vehicle. The owner might like the look, he may use it for work or just get a kick out of making people think its a cop car.
It's enough to make you look more than once in your mirrors if you saw it.
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16-02-2012, 17:26
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Originally Posted by SiSiSi
How sad is that?
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Yeah cracks me up too 
It parks up around the bus gate on the top of adlington near the church.
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16-02-2012, 17:33
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric_Collins
It may not be a police vehicle but whoever designed it and applied the mods has tried his best to emulate the look of a police vehicle. The owner might like the look, he may use it for work or just get a kick out of making people think its a cop car.
It's enough to make you look more than once in your mirrors if you saw it.
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I think if it was just joe bloggs the police probably would have something to say. If it's a motorway rescue vehicle then I'd want it to look pretty damn official if I was getting out into 90 mph traffic to slow things down.
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