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Rally 28-Jun-2005 12:16

Police cloaking device?
 
Saw a strange sight on my way into work this morning. Traveling along the M4 Eastbound was a marked police car towing the rear half of a black taxi. Is this some attempt to hide from speeding motorists who won't see the jam sandwhich til it's too late?

Mr C 28-Jun-2005 12:18

If thats the case the've reached a new level of lowness to pray on easy money making targets.

Harv748 28-Jun-2005 13:33

Would like to see them give chase!

Desmondo 28-Jun-2005 14:10

Are you being serious? Was it actually a proper cut in half taxi with all the proper towing bar attached to the front?

Rally 28-Jun-2005 14:15

Yup. Proper job - full A frame to a tow hitch quite close to the back of the car. If the intention is to be a disguise then it works quite well as I didn't spot it until I was along side at which point I did a double take ==> :o

Twinfan 28-Jun-2005 14:17

That's incredible if it's an attempt to disguise the panda car!

Brent 28-Jun-2005 15:00

I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation. Perhaps they were going into the city to demonstrate to road users how to cut up a taxi.

Desmondo 28-Jun-2005 15:01

Or just collecting more revenue whilst out on their daily rounds? :lol:

hooley 28-Jun-2005 18:07

Legal speed for towing on a motorway is 60 mph, so how fast were they going???

Unless with blues & twos on a 'shout' they should be obeying the law....

Jas

Rushjob 28-Jun-2005 18:15

Or perhaps they were simply recovering the trailer off the motorway for safety....no, that would be too obvious!

Rally 28-Jun-2005 18:51

Yeah, cos you see a lot of taxis-converted-to-trailers littering the hard shoulder ;)

Bionicle 28-Jun-2005 19:09

maybe its a new form of fine collection, poor taxi driver did not have enough funds to cover the on the spot fine, so they cut his cab in half :lol:

PDL 28-Jun-2005 19:16

Quote:

Originally posted by Rushjob
Or perhaps they were simply recovering the trailer off the motorway for safety....no, that would be too obvious!

Maybe the Taxi was pushing a broken down Police car off the motorway for safety reasons.

Rushjob 28-Jun-2005 19:22

:lol::lol::lol:

All of the above are of course just as likely......

I like the fine idea most though......

Just think of the fun you could have with a Stihl saw & a max power gathering!


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