LightBulb Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) I came down Ricmond Hill today, and a copper at the home for horses was doing speed checks, not entirley un-expected, but what i didn`t expect to see was that he was in a brand new un-marked "top of the range" grey touring BMW. When tynwald granted the Chief Constable an extra £3.5m in his budget, i thought it was to be spent for general policing, and not to be spent on grandio`s police cars. Edited February 25, 2019 by LightBulb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTail Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 There are a lot of high powered sports cars on the Island so they will need to keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, LightBulb said: I came down Ricmond Hill today, and a copper at the home for horses was doing speed checks, not entirley un-expected, but what i didn`t expect to see was that he was in a brand new un-marked "top of the range" grey touring BMW. When tynwald granted the Chief Constable an extra £3.5m in his budget, i thought it was to be spent for general policing, and not to be spent on grandio`s police cars. Have you forgotten you live on the Isle of Man. Can’t have those policemen walking the beat... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Just now, NoTail said: There are a lot of high powered sports cars on the Island so they will need to keep up. Why? Just take the reg number then go to their house and wait for them to return... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulb Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, NoTail said: There are a lot of high powered sports cars on the Island so they will need to keep up. Are you paying for them, or is it the taxpayer ( I mean Me ) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 One hour of speed checks on Richmond Hill and the BMW was probably paid for. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulb Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, Dave Hedgehog said: One hour of speed checks on Richmond Hill and the BMW was probably paid for. No sure about that, i seen him waving his hands a lot, but none of the cars in front of me seem to notice him, and i didn`t either, ( although i did see a few cars in front of me doing a "temperature check" sticking thier fingure up outside just to see how cold it was ) . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Manx Radio just reported that Guernsey Police have bought an electric police car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, Donald Trumps said: Manx Radio just reported that Guernsey Police have bought an electric police car couldn't afford to run one of those here with MEA pricing. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, NoTail said: There are a lot of high powered sports cars on the Island so they will need to keep up. how far would they get......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, woody2 said: how far would they get......... to the front of the liverpool arms or windy corner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I'm sure Derek can fledge this out but a lot of kit the Police force gets to try is either costing very little or free. The price the forces pay for vehicles is not what you or I would pay for the same thing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 20 minutes ago, asitis said: I'm sure Derek can fledge this out but a lot of kit the Police force gets to try is either costing very little or free. The price the forces pay for vehicles is not what you or I would pay for the same thing ! no, its way more........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) There was a right nobber in the newspaper last week. Got caught speeding down Kewaigue Hill and didn't stop. He was seen flashing his lights at the top of the hill. Apparently this was in reply to a fellow motorist (who was flashing him a warning that there was a speed trap). Like a nobber he must have arrogantly thought "Who you flashing at pal?" and aggressively flashed back. The law of Karma caught him out just a few seconds later. Oh, and on another matter a guy got done for a few things including no insurance. 450 quid was all. I suppose it must pay them not to bother with insurance if that is all they get fined. Time for a fine revision Tynwald. Edited February 25, 2019 by gettafa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 30 minutes ago, gettafa said: Oh, and on another matter a guy got done for a few things including no insurance. 450 quid was all. I suppose it must pay them not to bother with insurance if that is all they get fined. Time for a fine revision Tynwald. no fines , just crush the vehicle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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