Undercover Highway Patrol !!!!! - Page 2

Abacus · 09-11-2006, 08:14 AM

I have noticed a **lot** of unmarked cars pulling up drivers in the last 6 months or so.

Do we have any NSW Highway Patrol members on the forum who can confirm the extent to which marked HP cars are being replaced by unmarked cars?

merlin · 09-11-2006, 08:39 AM

Seriously these cars are so easy to pick - you'd have to be not paying much attention to get done - which is good because inattentive drivers are the cause of accidents not minor speeding.

Just the other night I was going down the M4 in the right lane doing 124km/h, coming up on a Silver BF XR8 in the left lane. From a far distance away the fact that it had 4 short aerials and black tint gave it away - slowed to 115 get next to him, look across, blue starched shirt, blue/reds on the dash with radar. Cruised past at 115 he didnt even take a look.

I am convinced that despite the stories the NSW Highway patrol are out to get the serial offenders/hoons, people doing excessive speeds (30km/h +) ect. Personally I haev never had a problem with them.

**Bluehoon** · 09-11-2006, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by merlin

Seriously these cars are so easy to pick - you'd have to be not paying much attention to get done - which is good because inattentive drivers are the cause of accidents not minor speeding.

Just the other night I was going down the M4 in the right lane doing 124km/h, coming up on a Silver BF XR8 in the left lane. From a far distance away the fact that it had 4 short aerials and black tint gave it away - slowed to 115 get next to him, look across, blue starched shirt, blue/reds on the dash with radar. Cruised past at 115 he didnt even take a look.

I am convinced that despite the stories the NSW Highway patrol are out to get the serial offenders/hoons, people doing excessive speeds (30km/h +) ect. Personally I haev never had a problem with them.

5km's is within theit 10% limit of variation. to be pulled up for speeding you would need to be 10km's and over for them to start looking, unless sargeant sidenko is desperate to meet monthyl budget...

merlin · 09-11-2006, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluehoon

5km's is within theit 10% limit of variation. to be pulled up for speeding you would need to be 10km's and over for them to start looking, unless sargeant sidenko is desperate to meet monthyl budget...

Yep I am well aware of this - 121km/h is the magic number for the M4

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Thunder · 09-11-2006, 09:33 AM

Stripes and dark tints i can handle.....but non standard plates?

I was on the F3 freeway a white XR with black stripes dark tints and unbelieveable NON black-yellow plates but the slimline black on white "personal" style. WTF?

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HLC · 09-11-2006, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by XPfalcon170

has anyone seen the black alfa romeo with police stickers going around bonnyrigg/ fairfield?

you mean this one? took the photo at stocklands at wetherill park.

apparently there is a WRX with rally stickers getting around that way as well. so ive heard.

Bill_R · 09-11-2006, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by knighto42

That would be this one I think...

He was doing laps of Blaxland Rd in Campbelltown yesterday while I was out and about. Got a few people too.

http://img519.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xr8copjz8.jpg

that looks like a cop car. the blue light is a giveaway - lol.

BlewThunder · 09-11-2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill_R

that looks like a cop car. the blue light is a giveaway - lol.

i spose the policeman in the picture isnt a giveaway :gren:

AshMan · 09-11-2006, 12:31 PM

Bit unrelated, pulled out of aservo the other day, across the green light at an intersection, cop car turning right across the front of me, had to slam on the brakes, let him past and I kept going, next thing I know he does a handbreaky and pulls me over...

Says that I was driving dangerously, I said to him that he didn't give way, I was not speeding (hard acceleration, no wheelspin, no speeding) you are at fault... he goes, righto move along then...

I respect our esteemed police officers, however some of them are just idiots.

**Polyal** · 09-11-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LTDHO

Yeah 10 klms over on a freeway is more dangerous than back streets...

My comment wasn't abut safety, it was about the fact that I never see any police in the back streets where the main issues are.

Maybe I didn't pick up your sarcasim

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LTDHO · 09-11-2006, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

My comment wasn't abut safety, it was about the fact that I never see any police in the back streets where the main issues are.

Maybe I didn't pick up your sarcasim

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Yeah ya missed it!

I was agreeing with ya!

GXL078 · 09-11-2006, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Longreach

well, i might go check out the goverment auctions next year then, try pick myself up a nice little x cop xr6 or xr8.

On the comment on speed cameras as revenue raisers.
Yes they are, but look at it this way lets say we get rid of cameras and speeding tickets. Then thats a big junk of money removed from the police force budget, how will the goverment pump more cash into the police you ask?? Take it out of the tax payers dollar which in turn will lead us to pay a higher tax. So either the people that do the wrong things on the road - speeders etc - help pay for the police or everyone pays. I'd much rather it was the people that speed contriute more than i do as well ye.

Just my 2 dollars.

Pat

DON"T do it. they treat them REALLY BADLY.

Tiga_EL · 09-11-2006, 03:51 PM

Dont the Undercover cars have red plates usually? Or is that something else?

Aeron · 09-11-2006, 03:54 PM

Cool. Now people will think mine is a cop car.

Keepleft · 09-11-2006, 04:45 PM

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ETA-60L - As well as a winter white BF XR8 with the full stripe kit dark windows and theres a couple of XR6's seen one turbo others just stockers. Theres a red commo and a silver one aswell. We can't win in Western Sydney.

Win what?? Don't drive like a tool and you won't come under notice.

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Im actually quite ****ed about this but theyre running around WITH P PLATES on under cover cars

: . Iv seen the red commodore with them but didnt believe it until my mate got pulled up by them and it was in the local paper yesterday.

Is that legal ???

Yes, IF the officer is a P plater.

In any case, IF you can show me the legislation that prohibits them from wearing a P plate when they are not P plate license holders, then we might have complaint. The same legislation will apply to you too.

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They play games with people they want to pull over. Overtaking then slowing right up and trying to race off the lights etc etc
They are really stooping low now

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Then don't take the blindingly obvious 'bait', be a man and continue driving normally. I remind, the new graduate licensing systems being implemented *will* target the reactionary character traits.

NB - Those of you in the habit of driving around with front fog lights on full-time will notice more attention being paid for this offence. My local pulled up two offenders within 20 minutes yesterday:-)

ADSXR8 · 09-11-2006, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Keepleft

Then don't take the blindingly obvious 'bait', be a man and continue driving normally. I remind, the new graduate licensing systems being implemented *will* target the reactionary character traits.

This happened to me in Wollongong. I own a Bionic Typhoon with drak agents rims, he (officer in white XR8 with black GT strips) pulled up beside me, foot on brake, reving car, and as soon as the light went green, off he went like a ********. Why shouldn't he loose his licence for that.

This happens to me everyday because of the car I drive, and I do ignore it and get on with life, doesn;t excuse the performance of the police officers.

Much like our Members of Parliment, think they are above the law......

Laminge · 09-11-2006, 05:09 PM

ohh goodie., another thread heading in the right direction

I_Con · 09-11-2006, 05:15 PM

Im with xcgxl, I would steer clear of ex highway cars. They are treated horrendously. I had a friend who bought a VX SS ex highway car and it was the most unreliable heap of shite I have ever seen. Of course it was under warranty but it was forever going back having work done. While I was hanging around him he had to have diff and tranny replaced. None of the safety recalls had been done. It had woeful suspension. It had more than its fair share of oil consumption issues and all this on a one and a half year old car with less than 80,000 klms on the clock.

XPfalcon170 · 09-11-2006, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

you mean this one? took the photo at stocklands at wetherill park.

apparently there is a WRX with rally stickers getting around that way as well. so ive heard.

it was the same as that, but a black one. I have seen the Wrx with the rally stickers. It would be there at wetheril park stocklands on many friday and saturday nights.

AUIII XR8 MAN · 09-11-2006, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by knighto42

That would be this one I think...

He was doing laps of Blaxland Rd in Campbelltown yesterday while I was out and about. Got a few people too.

http://img519.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xr8copjz8.jpg

Blaxland rd is like shotting duck for the police. I see them there all the time with cars pulled over.

AUIII XR8 MAN · 09-11-2006, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by merlin

Seriously these cars are so easy to pick - you'd have to be not paying much attention to get done - which is good because inattentive drivers are the cause of accidents not minor speeding.

Just the other night I was going down the M4 in the right lane doing 124km/h, coming up on a Silver BF XR8 in the left lane. From a far distance away the fact that it had 4 short aerials and black tint gave it away - slowed to 115 get next to him, look across, blue starched shirt, blue/reds on the dash with radar. Cruised past at 115 he didnt even take a look.

I am convinced that despite the stories the NSW Highway patrol are out to get the serial offenders/hoons, people doing excessive speeds (30km/h +) ect. Personally I haev never had a problem with them.

I know a few HWP guys that work out on the M4 & they toll me a few times they worry about poeple going 120-130km/h becuase there is always some going 140km/m plus along there.

Pinkbits · 09-11-2006, 07:18 PM

Well here is one for the books!. Driving along Beach rd here in Melbourne, city bound, i noticed a marked Police motor bike had pulled a car over, when i got closer there was another motor bike beside it with the same type of flashing red & blue lights. The only thing that was different was that the 2nd motorbike was burgundy and unmarked!!!
Shifty Buggers!

HOON69 · 09-11-2006, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by knighto42

That would be this one I think...

He was doing laps of Blaxland Rd in Campbelltown yesterday while I was out and about. Got a few people too.

http://img519.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xr8copjz8.jpg

seems to me this car gets around alot ;)

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BPXR6T · 09-11-2006, 11:07 PM

I know two coppers, one in a GT-P and another in a 5 series bmw that regularily pull over people on the way to work. The dude in the bmw got involved in a road rage incident on the way to work the other day. The other guy pushed him off the road. Needless to say angry civi had a very bad day from that point on. Classic.

GT-E · 09-11-2006, 11:57 PM

There is a unmarked Bionic XR6 Turbo with orange stripes getting around Sydney's Northern Beaches.
They also have a marked Bionic T as well. They look good in that colour.

BeStRaFe · 10-11-2006, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ZapXR6T

There is a unmarked Bionic XR6 Turbo with orange stripes getting around Sydney's Northern Beaches.
They also have a marked Bionic T as well. They look good in that colour.

there is a car that exact style/ colour getting around newcastle / central coast wit hte numberplates

R B T

xr8man83 · 10-11-2006, 01:54 AM

wow is it a new thing for the cops to have unmarked cars down there cause they are everywhere up here they even had a ss ute with a motorbike in the back of it getting up and down the coast afew years back up here no that is cannie

banarcus · 10-11-2006, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 6cylEA

I want the one in Warratah cop shop, pearl black silver GT strips and silver BOSS 290 on the bonnet...Ohhh I want...

It goes well mate and uses a tank of juice every 6 hours or so. I'm gonna follow that one all the way to the auctions but it still has a while to go before it gets replaced.

Also, if you want a ex NSW government XR8, be quick as they will be all eventually replaced with XR6Ts. Bodgy alternator on the V8 but the six seems fine.

TZENU · 10-11-2006, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by REDXR8BLOKE

Well here is one for the books!. Driving along Beach rd here in Melbourne, city bound, i noticed a marked Police motor bike had pulled a car over, when i got closer there was another motor bike beside it with the same type of flashing red & blue lights. The only thing that was different was that the 2nd motorbike was burgundy and unmarked!!!
Shifty Buggers!

I have noticed that ever since that cyclist was killed police presence has increased like crazy... On a trip along beach rd from Mentone to Rex Hunts fish and chips i spotted 2 fully marked and 1 unmarked!!!!

Grum · 10-11-2006, 10:19 AM

That silver XR8 with orange stripes was parked in the bushes (yes in the bushes!) in the middle of the m5 last night. About 2km before the first Ctown exit. He pulled out just behind me and took off at about 120 until the exit.

I also spotted marked shockwave and toxic XR8’s between Cooma and Nimatabell last weekend. They are a lot harder to pick from a distance than their white comrades are.

I think you will find it is common practice for LAC to swap their unmarked cars between each other when they become a bit familiar in the area. I’ve seen quite a few different types around my area. The biggest surprise was the Suby outback, with lights, antenna, computer and uniformed driver I saw on the Harbour Bridge a little while back. The commander down at manly also has a done up but unmarked commy wagon.

Cheers Greg