Police Cars

[No_Likey]

Hi All,

Just want to put a question to those who may know, as i cant find anything online..

Anyway, aside from the obvious 'impersonating a police officer' what laws/rules are in place to stop me/you/anyone paining their car, or getting apparenls put on a car to replicate that of a UK police car....

I dont want to do it, just wondering what laws are in place to stop people doing it, as im surprised that no1 has ever done it, or at least copied it in the slightest?

Or at least i havent seen....lol

[sigma]

So long as you disconnect the blue lights and siren there is nothing to stop you.There are a number of restored police cars around the country, you can even drive American police cars on the road.

[No_Likey]

i cant believe that would be right, cos there would be tonnes of scamsters marking their cars up like police to get stuff from people...

[bobjugs12]

I think the badge etc come into play here.

I should imagine if you have a crest on your car that is tied into a real UK police force then you would be in bother.

[redcrx]

what do you mean, "to get stuff from people".
People dont give the police things.

Anyway the illegal part would be if they were trying to pass themselves off as police, a replica car doesnt actually do that. I see motorcycle replicas on the road, old fire engines etc. doesnt mean that i think that Valentino Rossi is driving along the A14

[No_Likey]

whatever, you know what i mean, getting stuff from people....those muppets that let them out of turnings, the paranoia that comes when a police is behind you etc....

i have no conscious, just wondering about the legality... but even if your wrote police on the side, and didnt put a crest, or badge on...?

I know you get old ones....but i mean one that actually replicates that of a modern one?

[redcrx]

Itd be cheaper to sit at a junction and wait your turn than to pay for decals to turn your car into a replica police car lol.

[No_Likey]

lol like i said, its not that....but i would be surprised for example if there wasnt a law against it.

[redcrx]

as i said, the illegal part will be to use it to impersonate officers of the law. Not the actual owning of it. Looks how many are used on The Bill!

[chas2008]

look at Highway agency vehicles and various others that have reflective decals on them, own up how many of you have slammed your brakes on when seeing a van parked up in a layby thinking it was a camera van ?
As long as you dont use the word POLICE, their badges or show a blue light i think its fairly open season as to what you can do with colours and decals.

[No_Likey]

interesting.....

[chas2008]

there are security companies with dog patrol vans which look almost identical to plod vans...

[in a mo]

I think it still comes under the Law of Impersonation a police officer.

Someone I know still uses his psaa to pull people over on a motorway ,he says he does it just to see the peoples faces ,as soon as they sto he just drives on,

[in a mo]

I apologise the word should be PASS ,the other word towards the end should be STOPPED.

I was in a rush someone was ringing the door bell oh maybe the police selling police cars , price £999