Earlier today we followed a couple of police vehicles through Brigg that had just left the station on Barnard Avenue. We were following at a safe distance but couldn't help noticing they were both Y-reg. It's not just a Brigg thing, though. You can see many cop cars of similar vintage in Scunthorpe any day you care to visit the parking areas close to Corporation Road HQ. We've long held the view that the Boys (and Girls) in Blue deserve better, especially when speedy pursuits are called for (they don't like the media to call them chases). Humberside Police deserve great credit for making their vehicles last. But you'd think that when the force finally has to call time on all these old cars, the public purse is going to be faced with considerable outlay. And there won't be much coming back in revenue from the second-hand sales.
Elwood famously bought an old cop car from a police auction in cult film The Blues Brothers, but can you think of anyone else who has?
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