Love your videos. London police are some of the finest. All that stress before you even reach the emergency. Our guys and girls in blue deserve soooo much respect 💙💙💙
@@thegrunt1 In america, we have a lot of unmarked cars, we call them undercover in america, that are just random cars the police station bought and modified for police use, however most are just standard police cars without the lightbar and paint
OMG, UK is ruled by BMW, but sadly BMW stopped selling police vehicles in UK over just one single incident early this year. This is a blow to UK police forces as BMWs are high performance vehicles well suited to police duties and heavy use.
It wasn't one single incident. There were numerous incidences which, whilst fortunately not as catastrophic as the Cumbria incident, showed that the BMW engine was less than reliable at the intensity of high speed Police ops.
It wasn't just one incident of them going on fire, there were lots, but not everyone died. Not all of the stories were in the news. Most cars for normal use have no problems, so are safe to buy and use. It was the way the police drove them and serviced them that seems to be the problem as they were not designed to be used in such a way.
First... The UK is NOT ruled by BWM and that suggestion is both immature and offensive. Now, you clearly have very little knowledge of the serious issues with those BMWs. There were numerous incidents, sadly one was fatal but, there were many others. BMW deciding to withdraw from that market sector rather than address the problems, cleary demonstrated that BMW were not up to the job, especially when high performance (your words) was required at just a seconds notice. Being suitable to perform reliably and instantly is the very nature of the Police work they were doing. The cars were simply not good enough. Far from being a blow to UK Police forces, those concerned with the use of those cars were glad to see the back of them. The UK Police forces use a variety of other makes which, are proving to be up to the job.
@@philyew3617Yeah that is just not true. The issue was down to Police not adhering to the specified and required service intervals because of the usual cost cutting. BMW isn‘t going to redesign an engine because a police force on a little island can‘t get their maintenance right. These cars with the identical engine have been are running flawlessly in Germany, a much more high-speed environment, and Australia as well. So really, not a systematic reliability issue. BMW pulled back from offering to UK Police because they were done with this witch hunt bullshit. Ironically, Police all over the UK continue to purchase BMW vehicles (because they really do offer the best performance) just not through the discounted fleet scheme previously offered.
American here. Probably because other police departments don't spend their money on tanks and military grade weapons. You know, like in a normal society.
@@tadduncan8697 Not to mention I guess you haven’t seen the armed UK and other European countries with armed response officers carrying sub machine guns at airports and other tourist sights.
To the guys asking why bmw: the bmw Group maintains a lot of production places in the UK (Swindon, Hamshall, Oxford…), so obviously the english government supports bmw because of working places
I was having a race one night with a Range Rover and a Porsche, when I touched 150 they decided to put their blue lights on , luckily had more important things to do
I moved forward to let an Ambulance through and got 3 points and a fine for the Red Light camera. When reported they said there was no Ambulance... So no...i dont move for anything at a camera light!
i think police cars should have some lights on the sides. in certain angles a unmarked cop still looks like a regular car. 3:34 at that angle, cars cant see shit, its just a regular bmw
At the start of the video the police driver is one that needs immediate re-training and should be suspended until further assessment and training. If there is a queue of traffic that can not move, the sirens are to be switched off. They just have to wait as the public are not responsible for the local councils obstructing emergency vehicles by taking lanes away or narrowing roads. If traffic lights are on RED and there is an emergency vehicle behind you trying to force you to move, *DON'T* as you will be prosecuted for crossing the red light and possibly go to prison if you should cause an accident or run someone over. What you did is not accepted as a defence, only to reduce any sentence you get. You can not be prosecuted for obeying a road sign and not breaking the Law. The emergency vehicle driver needs to wait OR the exception to crossing a red light is if a constable in uniform stands in the road and directs you to move whilst stopping other traffic - that way it is legal to do and the PC is responsible for any injury or collision as a result of THEIR action in directing traffic. They don't like to do this! NEVER cross red lights and don't even think about driving up on to pavements either - not only will you damage your vehicle, but once again you put people at risk from injury and you have NO defence, your excuse of moving out of the way for an emergency vehicle will be laughed at and you will be held fully responsible. Emergency vehicle drivers are trained to go around you or find some other way, or just wait. It is not the fault of the public that councils restrict roads, so any anger or road rage from police drivers when they can't get past needs to be reported. They are shouting at the wrong people.
Is it legal to fit bullhorn in your own car. I'm not sure why we have felt the need to follow the USA and now have flashing blue and red lights never mind white in some cases secondly we have so many types of horns now they could mean anything to anyone. In the past you would know its an emergency vehicle now days it could be an ice cream van
FSB in London now? I hope the police aren't complaining about their budget... I dread think of the cost of the fleets of luxury cars compared to cheaper brands with same spec.
A few of them a essentially gifted on a long term lease by BMW/Volvo/Audi/Skoda/Ford, it’s good advertising for the manufacturer and it’s helpful for the manufacturer to see how their cars standup do the heavy work. Most cars are still bought by the police forces by them selves but a few are on a long term lease contract. Volvo has been doing it for years now.
@@pauldavison7105 so, going by a normal brand car would be cheaper still for the tax payer. BMW don't have best reputation for reliability. Doesn't sit well with me.
@@st1nk1n doesn't matter what sits well with you. You have no clue what the police pay for these cars or what support costs BMW charge. The police manage their own budgets by each individual force and have many more years experience managing their fleet budgets than you have. A BMW with 100k miles sells a lot better than a Ford with 100kmiles
Not really. It clearly wasn't safe for the taxis to get out of the way. The light was on red for them. They did exactly what they should ha e done. Move when safe to do so.
@@doobryw538 it's always been that way. The instruction to stop for a red traffic signal is countermanded by the instruction of a police officer. It's different for fire and ambulance but you can proceed through a red light safely, when making way for the police.
@@allyking84ify instruction of a police officer directing traffic, not sat in a car blaring his siren.. subtle difference. Had the cop got out and done so, ensuring it was safe, he could have moved the taxi’s. As he didn’t bother he should have turned off the siren and waited.
Great to see all those German cars being driven by people who are payed by the British taxpayer, not the Germans ! Jaguar workers however pay their tax ! Makes us a bloody laughing stock !
Fuck me..... if we had to rely on British cars we'd be stuffed as they'd forever be in the workshops. JLR can only compete with German quality and reliability in their wildest dreams.
The cars are supplied at a heavy discounted price. Are generally more reliable that cheaper brands so save money on repair costs. Their resale value when decommissioned is a lot higher. So not dumb at all.
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Great video- nice to see some of the Met’s newer cars👍👍
The x2 looks bad ass !!
Awesome video
Great video!
Love your videos. London police are some of the finest. All that stress before you even reach the emergency. Our guys and girls in blue deserve soooo much respect 💙💙💙
They dont deserve nothing ! A bunch of overconfident peace of junk 😅
Netjes!😻
Great catch’s
Catch is what?
Them LED highbeams are a great addition....
I'd hate to live in a city centre
mooie video
2:50 Lol gotta get that shot ey
mooie👍🏻👌🏻
excellent video!!
london looks absolutely insane for videos
It is 24hrs of sirens can't wait to.move out
These boys are sure in a hurry to get their coffee and doughnuts
Nice nice
your lucky to see the x5 responding, they are getting replaced by the volvos now
i saw a unmarked skoda on my way hime today, i wish i had gotten a video it was mental.
@@thegrunt1 In america, we have a lot of unmarked cars, we call them undercover in america, that are just random cars the police station bought and modified for police use, however most are just standard police cars without the lightbar and paint
no they arent lmao
@@bobbob-do4ho they really are. bmw and british police's contract is nearly over
@@_lc_cars x5’s aren’t getting replaced bro😂 maybe the old f15’s but not the brand spanking new GO5’s and 5 series’
"oh my god, MOVE!"
Netjes, op een stukje zie je wel 3 jongens over straat rennen vind ik persoonlijk beetje gevaarlijk!
welcome to the uk mate
Those unmarked cars are hardly visible from a distance, failing a rooftop blue light.
Wow BMW is doing well in sales to the UK police service
Police force in NW England use them
The government spared no expense with that top of the spec X1
You mean x2, no x1 in the vid
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Is the first one a BMW one series or something doesn’t look very big.
what made me curious is that how come some BMW are able to flash all headlights which is high and low beam plus marker lights
Met police vehicle display team in the middle there?
OMG, UK is ruled by BMW, but sadly BMW stopped selling police vehicles in UK over just one single incident early this year. This is a blow to UK police forces as BMWs are high performance vehicles well suited to police duties and heavy use.
It wasn't one single incident. There were numerous incidences which, whilst fortunately not as catastrophic as the Cumbria incident, showed that the BMW engine was less than reliable at the intensity of high speed Police ops.
It wasn't just one incident of them going on fire, there were lots, but not everyone died. Not all of the stories were in the news.
Most cars for normal use have no problems, so are safe to buy and use. It was the way the police drove them and serviced them that seems to be the problem as they were not designed to be used in such a way.
First... The UK is NOT ruled by BWM and that suggestion is both immature and offensive.
Now, you clearly have very little knowledge of the serious issues with those BMWs. There were numerous incidents, sadly one was fatal but, there were many others. BMW deciding to withdraw from that market sector rather than address the problems, cleary demonstrated that BMW were not up to the job, especially when high performance (your words) was required at just a seconds notice. Being suitable to perform reliably and instantly is the very nature of the Police work they were doing. The cars were simply not good enough. Far from being a blow to UK Police forces, those concerned with the use of those cars were glad to see the back of them.
The UK Police forces use a variety of other makes which, are proving to be up to the job.
@@philyew3617Yeah that is just not true. The issue was down to Police not adhering to the specified and required service intervals because of the usual cost cutting. BMW isn‘t going to redesign an engine because a police force on a little island can‘t get their maintenance right. These cars with the identical engine have been are running flawlessly in Germany, a much more high-speed environment, and Australia as well. So really, not a systematic reliability issue. BMW pulled back from offering to UK Police because they were done with this witch hunt bullshit. Ironically, Police all over the UK continue to purchase BMW vehicles (because they really do offer the best performance) just not through the discounted fleet scheme previously offered.
A police officer died over that “incident” upto BMW
so the British Police is a Fan of BMW 🤣
Most likely "payed" by BMW. ;)
American here. Probably because other police departments don't spend their money on tanks and military grade weapons. You know, like in a normal society.
@@tadduncan8697 Neither do U.S. police LMAO the government gives them surplus military equipment and vehicles for FREE
@@tadduncan8697 Not to mention I guess you haven’t seen the armed UK and other European countries with armed response officers carrying sub machine guns at airports and other tourist sights.
@@chrisragone8785 yeah where it actually makes sense
They won’t sell any ice creams at that speed 😅😅
To the guys asking why bmw: the bmw Group maintains a lot of production places in the UK (Swindon, Hamshall, Oxford…), so obviously the english government supports bmw because of working places
Also the fact here are very few options for high performance vehicles
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Think the X5 driver needs a booster cushion
Why do taxis have Bentley headlights?
Armoured BMW X5's are horrendous to drive round corners and the Volvos are more agile for sure
Volvo is more agile? In what world
I was having a race one night with a Range Rover and a Porsche, when I touched 150 they decided to put their blue lights on , luckily had more important things to do
Liar liar Bits & Bobs
@@DM-hp7ct im not making it up , it actually happened
6:00 buys a crossover, doesn’t climb the kerb.
In a hurry for lunch 🤡
I moved forward to let an Ambulance through and got 3 points and a fine for the Red Light camera.
When reported they said there was no Ambulance...
So no...i dont move for anything at a camera light!
You don’t have to move
i think police cars should have some lights on the sides. in certain angles a unmarked cop still looks like a regular car. 3:34 at that angle, cars cant see shit, its just a regular bmw
thought they replaced the unreliable bmw cop fleet
At the start of the video the police driver is one that needs immediate re-training and should be suspended until further assessment and training. If there is a queue of traffic that can not move, the sirens are to be switched off. They just have to wait as the public are not responsible for the local councils obstructing emergency vehicles by taking lanes away or narrowing roads.
If traffic lights are on RED and there is an emergency vehicle behind you trying to force you to move, *DON'T* as you will be prosecuted for crossing the red light and possibly go to prison if you should cause an accident or run someone over. What you did is not accepted as a defence, only to reduce any sentence you get. You can not be prosecuted for obeying a road sign and not breaking the Law. The emergency vehicle driver needs to wait OR the exception to crossing a red light is if a constable in uniform stands in the road and directs you to move whilst stopping other traffic - that way it is legal to do and the PC is responsible for any injury or collision as a result of THEIR action in directing traffic. They don't like to do this!
NEVER cross red lights and don't even think about driving up on to pavements either - not only will you damage your vehicle, but once again you put people at risk from injury and you have NO defence, your excuse of moving out of the way for an emergency vehicle will be laughed at and you will be held fully responsible.
Emergency vehicle drivers are trained to go around you or find some other way, or just wait. It is not the fault of the public that councils restrict roads, so any anger or road rage from police drivers when they can't get past needs to be reported. They are shouting at the wrong people.
why BMW?
BMW have a police vehicle division selling purpose built cars.
The cars are heavily discounted, are more reliable, give a better resale value when decommissioned
Is it legal to fit bullhorn in your own car. I'm not sure why we have felt the need to follow the USA and now have flashing blue and red lights never mind white in some cases secondly we have so many types of horns now they could mean anything to anyone. In the past you would know its an emergency vehicle now days it could be an ice cream van
it is illegal to fit any sirens without permission, bullhorn included.
In usa. They would have ran the curb already
No no.. They would have killed some black people already..
FSB in London now? I hope the police aren't complaining about their budget... I dread think of the cost of the fleets of luxury cars compared to cheaper brands with same spec.
A few of them a essentially gifted on a long term lease by BMW/Volvo/Audi/Skoda/Ford, it’s good advertising for the manufacturer and it’s helpful for the manufacturer to see how their cars standup do the heavy work. Most cars are still bought by the police forces by them selves but a few are on a long term lease contract. Volvo has been doing it for years now.
@@H.K_R So most are a gift. And most are lease? Sounds legit.
Police spec vehicles are obtained at a serious discount. Premium brands are used due to reliability and resale value
@@pauldavison7105 so, going by a normal brand car would be cheaper still for the tax payer. BMW don't have best reputation for reliability. Doesn't sit well with me.
@@st1nk1n doesn't matter what sits well with you.
You have no clue what the police pay for these cars or what support costs BMW charge.
The police manage their own budgets by each individual force and have many more years experience managing their fleet budgets than you have.
A BMW with 100k miles sells a lot better than a Ford with 100kmiles
Why are them all beamers? Isn't that illegal after brexit?
Why?
Taxi drivers at the beginning were useless!
Not really. It clearly wasn't safe for the taxis to get out of the way. The light was on red for them. They did exactly what they should ha e done. Move when safe to do so.
@@beninnotts if police are directing you, you can go through the red light. There was space to maneuver there but they didn't.
@@allyking84ify since when? Can you point to that rule?
@@doobryw538 it's always been that way. The instruction to stop for a red traffic signal is countermanded by the instruction of a police officer. It's different for fire and ambulance but you can proceed through a red light safely, when making way for the police.
@@allyking84ify instruction of a police officer directing traffic, not sat in a car blaring his siren.. subtle difference. Had the cop got out and done so, ensuring it was safe, he could have moved the taxi’s. As he didn’t bother he should have turned off the siren and waited.
99% of there cars are BMW’s
Great to see all those German cars being driven by people who are payed by the British taxpayer, not the Germans ! Jaguar workers however pay their tax ! Makes us a bloody laughing stock !
No one really cares. The new Prime Minister's cars will be Audis.
Fuck me..... if we had to rely on British cars we'd be stuffed as they'd forever be in the workshops. JLR can only compete with German quality and reliability in their wildest dreams.
Just a bunch of lousy & loud Beamers…hoped for something original 😕
A MK1 Ford Granada was far cooler!
so many officers but still a shitty and dangerous place
Having a luxury auto brand as your police fleet, that seems impractical and just plain dumb, another clear sign Western culture and society are done
The cars are supplied at a heavy discounted price. Are generally more reliable that cheaper brands so save money on repair costs. Their resale value when decommissioned is a lot higher.
So not dumb at all.
Why?