This Rolls-Royce Cop Car Ensures Criminals Come Very, Very Quietly

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This Rolls-Royce Cop Car Ensures Criminals Come Very, Very Quietly

This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on July 18th, 2017 in the Car Culture category.

 

[TexRex]

Sadly, for the Sussex cops’ motor pool, the Ghost was strictly a promotional car. After three days raising money for a local children’s hospice, Rolls-Royce has now returned it to its plain white state.

I was holding my breath for that bit. Clever tactic for doing good.

 

[AudiMan2011]

Somebody at Sussex Police or Rolls Royce has played too much NFS...

 

[sumbrownkid]

Must be for the bankers who commit financial crimes.

 

[TVR27]

Is this car going to be used to arrest Jeremy Corbyn?

 

[Robin]

Got my hopes up there These 'exotic' UK police cars are always turn out to be temporary show cars or for raising money.

 

[Roo]

I'm certain that's the same car that was used as the course car at Goodwood a few weeks back.

 

[Famine]

I'm certain that's the same car that was used as the course car at Goodwood a few weeks back.

It almost certainly will be, straight from the RR press fleet. Did you catch the interior?

 

[Roo]

It almost certainly will be, straight from the RR press fleet. Did you catch the interior?

No. Partly because too many reflections and too dark inside, mainly because it was about the dozenth new RR I'd seen in the last couple of hours and I'd got expensive car burnout. The light bar from Goodwood is still attached in the police photos, underneath the police bar.

 

[ToyGTone]

Got my hopes up there These 'exotic' UK police cars are always turn out to be temporary show cars or for raising money.

I thought all the exotic police cars are for promotion rather than actual usage as a police car?

 

[Robin]

I thought all the exotic police cars are for promotion rather than actual usage as a police car?

No in some countries they genuinely use a few exotic cars as patrol vehicles, Dubai being the most famous one. For once I would love the UK force to buy just one exotic and really use it but I guess there would be an uproar about public money.

 

[EngieDiesel]

No in some countries they genuinely use a few exotic cars as patrol vehicles, Dubai being the most famous one. For once I would love the UK force to buy just one exotic and really use it but I guess there would be an uproar about public money.

They could have it outright donated to them, such as Lamborghini did in the past with Italian police. Though in that case the car was used only sparingly as a high-profile escort vehicle, and I'm not sure who was covering the cost of maintenance.