Hants police Volvo......

[Marty Dolomite]

Originally Posted by FaKaWi

No it isn't, it's a rural response car, I see it almost every day in our secure car park as Hampshire Police use the works canteen (can be as many as 5 cars there at breakfast time) as the building in question is a priority for them. We also have the ARV's in regularly, for food & for the armed officers to remain familiar with out building layout.

The last V70 T5 I know of that is still registered to Hants was being used as a dog car, the handler in question lives near to me and his wife grooms our dogs. He now has a Skoda, the T5 isn't in use operationally currently it is however still fully liveried.

Sorry my bad!
Apparently (according to workmate) they had a T5 out Tuesday for Mway training on the M27.

[S70 B5254T]

Originally Posted by FaKaWi

No it isn't, it's a rural response car, I see it almost every day in our secure car park as Hampshire Police use the works canteen (can be as many as 5 cars there at breakfast time) as the building in question is a priority for them. We also have the ARV's in regularly, for food & for the armed officers to remain familiar with out building layout.

The last V70 T5 I know of that is still registered to Hants was being used as a dog car, the handler in question lives near to me and his wife grooms our dogs. He now has a Skoda, the T5 isn't in use operationally currently it is however still fully liveried.

EDIT: Here you go.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/evp-999-uk/6978800788

No, it's an ARV - the black asterisk on the roof gives it away. General patrol cars have an orange circular spot and traffic cars have a black circular spot.

Edit - some forces' General patrol cars don't have any spot on the roof, but most do have the orange spot.

[FaKaWi]

Originally Posted by 854 1984cc 20v

No, it's an ARV - the black asterisk on the roof gives it away. General patrol cars have an orange circular spot and traffic cars have a black circular spot.

I saw the asteisk, but Hants normally use the yellow dots on the top corners of their windscreens and the side windows, don't know why this one doesn't have them. All the ARV's BMW 5 series estates (530D I think) and the batch of 2011 plate XC70's all have them on.

[FaKaWi]

Originally Posted by Marty Dolomite

Apparently (according to workmate) they had a T5 out Tuesday for Mway training on the M27.

That 4041 car in the pic has previously been traffic, ARV, training & dog car, perhaps it's back as a training vehicle now?

[Marty Dolomite]

Originally Posted by FaKaWi

That 4041 car in the pic has previously been traffic, ARV, training & dog car, perhaps it's back as a training vehicle now?

4041, isn't that 4460?

[S70 B5254T]

Originally Posted by FaKaWi

That 4041 car in the pic has previously been traffic, ARV, training & dog car, perhaps it's back as a training vehicle now?

I would be extremely surprised if the ARV roof markings remained on a vehicle after it had been transferred to another department. I think you may be mistaken.

[Dibble]

Originally Posted by Marty Dolomite

As far as im aware Hants were the first to start using BMWs many years ago (70's) and others followed suit despite uproar from some MP's who thought they should stay British.

Fife go back to about 1975 and are certainly one of the longest continuous users of BMW Patrol cars in Britain.

[FaKaWi]

Originally Posted by 854 1984cc 20v

I would be extremely surprised if the ARV roof markings remained on a vehicle after it had been transferred to another department. I think you may be mistaken.

The 4041 car I referred to is the T5 I linked to, not the XC70 (that's 4450).

[XCeed]

My godson is a police patrol car driver and, interestingly, he says that he and all his mates would rather be in their Skodas than the BMs...(good enough for me! )

Didn't press him on Volvos...!!

[Marty Dolomite]

Originally Posted by XCeed

My godson is a police patrol car driver and, interestingly, he says that he and all his mates would rather be in their Skodas than the BMs...(good enough for me! )

Didn't press him on Volvos...!!

I have just been to one of the hants police workshop and hiding around the back are a lot of unregistered white skoda estates i suspect they are next years batch of new area cars or dog cars.