General Panda 4x4 Police car

[ivantate]

Spotted on the m42 between junction 3 and 4. On birmingham plates aswell so it seemed to be based around the city.

Good idea. Small, good in all weathers, economical and good visibility.

Not exactly going to be catching many people though other than overweight cyclists who have just robbed a sweet shop!

 

[Wee Smurf]

Cool!

 

[anubis]

Given how people love to overtake pandas, it would make an excellent radar trap.

 

[Charlotte]

Spotted on the m42 between junction 3 and 4. On birmingham plates aswell so it seemed to be based around the city

West Mids Police?

Birmingham plates?

 

[Andi9386]

Given how people love to overtake pandas, it would make an excellent radar trap.

Wouldn't it just??

Shame they don't have the 100hp version, LOL that would be a gd Police car.

 

[ivantate]

The plate started with a B.
E.g. BX04SDF

Didnt see if it was west mids police as i didnt want gawp and cause a crash, everyone was on the charge home and wasnt as interested as i was.

 

[doctorchris]

These were the original "Panda police cars".
http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?policemorrisf.htm

 

[doctorchris]

Here's one in colour. Apparently they were called Panda cars because originally they were in black and white but I've only ever seen blue and white ones.
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[Herts Hillhopper]

Here's another Police Moggie in PAnda paint -- check the size of the sign on the roof: looks like they took it off the station walls!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20654194@N07/2046062287
(Sorry if I've been quiet recently - look up BRE Insite09 event to see why)

 

[silverbarchetta]

I saw this one on the Greek island of Mykonos last year:

 

[DraigFlag87]

Polish police use them a lot

 

[StevenRB45]

Wonder if it was driving elsewhere? :chin:
The police in the area around Stanhope used a liveried up Micra until recently for rural policing think it was a 1.0 so high speed chases were out of the question. Would make sense as a rural panda car.

 

[trackdayqueen]

Wouldn't it just??

Shame they don't have the 100hp version, LOL that would be a gd Police car.

It'd be too slow in a straight line I think. But okay as a runabout police car in the same way they use fiesta's etc.

 

[fiatpanda100hplover]

this is a safety camera partnership version :slayer::idea::worship:

 

[Andy Monty]

this is a safety camera partnership version :slayer::idea::worship:

:devil:

 

[PNL]

this is a safety camera partnership version :slayer::idea::worship:

Wonder if its got an induction kit and been mapped..

 

[udtrev]

Wonder if its got an induction kit and been mapped..

Never mind that, does it have any superglue for the lens cap :devil:

 

[ivantate]

I reckon thats the one, it may have had the camera logo in the rear windows.

If I had known I would have made a good attempt to run it off the road, Panda or not if its lugging a 'safety camera' around it needs to be burnt.

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

There's a few more shots of that particular car here, on the website of the company that did the fitting out:
http://www.grs-conversions.co.uk/photo1106172.html

(scroll down to see it, and see the following 2 shots as well. The already sluggish 4x4 must be pretty well weighed down with all that lot in it!)

Pete

 

[ThisBitterPill]

this is a safety camera partnership version :slayer::idea::worship:

I've seen one like that parked up in the Warwickshire Traffic Police depot on the way home from work a couple of times....

Saw the rails and thought....'Panda!'