F6 for the rozzers - Page 2

**Professor Farnsworth** · 28-09-2012, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by OZQUAD44

Great, the police, using public money mind you. Get a super fast tool that instantly spots when people have forgotten to pay their rego, and the public lose the tool that they use to remind them that the rego is running out. If that doesn't make money I don't know what will.....

The renewal slip generally reminds you it's running out..

XR6T0Y · 28-09-2012, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Professor Farnsworth

The renewal slip generally reminds you it's running out..

Not to mention that it is the owners responsibility to keep the upkeep of their vehicle road legal. Not having a sticker on your car is no reason to 'forget to pay'. They will send out a renewal notice anyhow.

And now that I have seen this, the ANPR has been used in the UK for quite a long time. About time it has finally got here. Police have always had computers in their vehicle to manually check things, but the ANPR is new. No matter what people think on this. ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) is just that 'Automatic'. They don't need to manually do it, like I have seen countless times them doing to me.

OZQUAD44 · 28-09-2012, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Professor Farnsworth

The renewal slip generally reminds you it's running out..

Your renewal slip look you in the eye every day does it Professor?

We lost our stickers in WA a couple of years back. The reason... cost saving initiative. I could never work out how they could claim a cost saving. We paid for the stickers as part of our rego fees, and they still send out bits of paper every year as a reminder in the mail so the savings seemed negligible.

It doesn't make much sense until you consider that since that time the numbers of fines related to unregistered cars has risen. Me thinks what they really meant by cost savings, was revenue increase.... which in effect is the same result.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/142634/w...ker-abolition/

**Burnout** · 28-09-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by OZQUAD44

Great, the police, using public money mind you. Get a super fast tool that instantly spots when people have forgotten to pay their rego, and the public lose the tool that they use to remind them that the rego is running out. If that doesn't make money I don't know what will.....

New tech has its own rewards you know, and creates it's own difficulties, a bloke I know well, who's 'in the job' was parked on a 6 lane highway here abouts and in a matter of a minute his machine told him he was being past by 4, then 5 then 6 unregistered motor vehicles, the last three as he sat down, did his seat-belt up and grabbed at the key.
I laughed when he supplied me with this story and asked if he felt like a dog which had just moved house.... opposite the bus depot. He agreed he didn't know which one to chase.
Another mate driving a company assigned vehicle was pulled over on his way to the airport and told the vehicle was unregistered and copped a fine, lost points etc. He came back and raged at the 'office vomit' who defended herself mightily waving a transport department receipt.
It took two days to get the Transport mob to admit they hadn't processed the rego correctly and another three weeks for the rozzors to withdraw the ticket.

**Dave R** · 28-09-2012, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by b2tf

ANPR is on all HWP vehicles, not just these F6's. They've had it going for a while now, It is also part of the reason why NSW won't be handing out rego stickers from next year.

True, I was a passenger in a car that was out of rego recently, a HWP car picked it up in the dark of night travelling in the opposite direction. Very impressive technology.

Nikked · 27-09-2012, 10:13 PM

"Hey, Constable, lets see how fast that Porsche really is, race ya to maccas...last one has to shout"

XR Martin · 27-09-2012, 10:21 PM

Thought there were bugger-all fleet discounts available on FPVs?

FGII-XR6 · 27-09-2012, 10:35 PM

govco still get generous discounts and no GST and now ford have taken over FPV they will apply the same discount percentage as a povo pack falcon

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Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

Thought there were bugger-all fleet discounts available on FPVs?

DBourne · 28-09-2012, 07:55 AM

The light bars are much harder to spot at night now, due to being slimmer, clear coloured. Cheeky

Motorbreath310 · 28-09-2012, 07:59 AM

Did they have to use FPV's? What was wrong with an xr6t with brembos? Seems like a bit of an extravagance to me. If that wasn't bad enough, the rumours of GT's and HSV's sounds ridiculous (similar performance + more noise and more fuel?)

EDIT: at least they're buying Australian. Otherwise, I would argue that an STI or Evo stops and turns better. But seriously what are these cars for? Don't they have a chopper? How far is a stolen WRX going to get in traffic?

Also, saw a Golf R that looked like it had an officer driving it. Was parked ob the side of the road near Campbelltown if anyone can confirm this?

flappist · 28-09-2012, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorbreath310

Did they have to use FPV's? What was wrong with an xr6t with brembos?

Isn't that what a F6 is?

Apart from that it is psycological more than anything.
For the same reason they have a 40 cal handgun, handcuffs, taser and baton in full view at all times.

Having the Highway patrol vehicles as F6/GT/HSV etc sends a message to the idiots that "you will lose" whereas there are many superheroes who reckon their "e series VLturbo R32 GTS" is fully hecktic and can thrash an SS/XR6.

I can understand your personal annoyance. I was not impressed when I had my F6 and the police suddenly started driving them.

Still at least FPV are selling cars........

Motorbreath310 · 28-09-2012, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by flappist

Isn't that what a F6 is?

Apart from that it is psycological more than anything.
For the same reason they have a 40 cal handgun, handcuffs, taser and baton in full view at all times.

Having the Highway patrol vehicles as F6/GT/HSV etc sends a message to the idiots that "you will lose" whereas there are many superheroes who reckon their "e series VLturbo R32 GTS" is fully hecktic and can thrash an SS/XR6.

I can understand your personal annoyance. I was not impressed when I had my F6 and the police suddenly started driving them.

Still at least FPV are selling cars........

I suppose. At least this way more people may know what an F6 is when you tell then what you drive!

Maybe Ahmed and Sahid will buy the ex-hwp cars for their 'police chip'? BT1 all over again.

JohnK2201 · 28-09-2012, 11:20 AM

I was at eastern creek for the races a few weeks ago and they had one of these on display and I was talking to the sergeant (or whatever they call them, he was one of the important ones anyway), and he was saying that they might have already used this recognition technology before, it was very limited. These new ones have 6+ detectors on the car so basically every single vehicles will be scanned (they scan heaps of cars every second)

They also have a reflective strip along the roof line that once headlights shine on them, its a bright white strip

These have been on the road for numerous weeks though. I was warned to back off by one the other week.
When they are behind you, you can't see any of the decals, you can't see the light bar because it blends into the car, and you now struggle to see all the gear on the dash (blends in with the interior)

The thing we these cars, is if you don't break the law, you won't have any problems, thats the extent of it

Also, if you look into the costs of rego stickers and the cost of sending a letter out, there is a signifcant cost saving

Kable72 · 28-09-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by flappist

For the same reason they have a 40 cal handgun, handcuffs, taser and baton in full view at all times.

That's a big gun... They have 9mm lol.

For one I think it's a good thing that they are using aussie built supercars. Might encourage some people to stop looking at the Falcon as a taxi and buy some for themselves.

XR6T0Y · 28-09-2012, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Kable72

That's a big gun... They have 9mm lol.

For one I think it's a good thing that they are using aussie built supercars. Might encourage some people to stop looking at the Falcon as a taxi and buy some for themselves.

The Glock 22 is used by the NSW Police which is a 40 cal

xr8territory · 28-09-2012, 11:57 AM

I have been told by a NSW Highway cop that Ford and Holden are both going to be replaced by Volvo

**cs123** · 28-09-2012, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by XR6T0Y

The Glock 22 is used by the NSW Police which is a 40 cal

I'm no gun expert but isn't there suppose to be a decimal place in front of the 40.

Kable72 · 28-09-2012, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by XR6T0Y

The Glock 22 is used by the NSW Police which is a 40 cal

When did they change from the 17?

I wonder when they're going to be using some of these beasts in QLD. I have yet to see a HSV or FPV highway patrol here.

FGII-XR6 · 28-09-2012, 10:35 AM

as vehicle owners it is our responsibility to keep out cars registered. there are many ways we can manage this, diary, planner, vehicle spreadsheets, databases, reminder set in mobile phones, renewal notice for both rego and CTP . I feel uneasy sharing the road with someone who lacks the inteligence to keep their rego up to date using the simple means above if the lack the presence of mind for this simple task maybe they lack the presence of mind to drive in a safe manner.

XR6T0Y · 28-09-2012, 12:41 PM

You know what I mean

AndyXR6T · 28-09-2012, 04:31 PM

Plenty if F6s getting around, usually on the M7.
Saw this little beauty in the blue mountains a few weeks ago too:

grandpa_spec_F6 · 28-09-2012, 06:53 PM

When I pull into Harrys Diner I get very suspect looks... even heard someone say "cops bro!" and pointed at me... I had a chuckle

**DJM83** · 28-09-2012, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by grandpa_spec_F6

When I pull into Harrys Diner I get very suspect looks... even heard someone say "cops bro!" and pointed at me... I had a chuckle

Bwhahahah thats gold.

**Burnout** · 29-09-2012, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by grandpa_spec_F6

When I pull into Harrys Diner I get very suspect looks... even heard someone say "cops bro!" and pointed at me... I had a chuckle

Yeah, I said the same thing... anyhow its your head, not necessarily the car.

grandpa_spec_F6 · 29-09-2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Burnout

Yeah, I said the same thing... anyhow its your head, not necessarily the car.

Leave my premature semi-baldness alone!

EDManual · 29-09-2012, 09:30 AM

I see a few fg gts and f6s that "look like cops" with hidden flashing lights like the above orange gt etc, but they often are not! You will find they are the managers of security companies.