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[craigbarlow18]

I dare say a fair ammount of our t5's are ex police, What my question is what "extras" do they have and do we need to notify insurance or does the reg give away this to insurance companies??

I was told the ex polce t5's have bigger brakes, better wishbones and some have riot glass.

Mine happens to be a 1998 v70 t5 ex police

Thanks

[kwk2]

Modifications were usually limited to the electrical system and bigger brakes. The early 850's were notorious for brake fade  
My first Volvo patrol car was N504 GFC which was an ex demo which had done the rounds and was eventually bought by South Wales. That was taken back soon after for the brake upgrade. It was probably the quickest of the Volvos that I drove.
Where was your car based?

[V70D5]

Your VIN will identify all of the components that the plodder came out of the factory with so the insurers will know about them unless someone else has upgraded anything since plod had it.

[grainqey]

V70D5, on 24 January 2011 - 08:06 , said:

Your VIN will identify all of the components that the plodder came out of the factory with so the insurers will know about them unless someone else has upgraded anything since plod had it.

does that mean we can get cheaper insurance on p2's onwards seeing as we have anti "glass in face" front windows and lower than S spec interiors ?

[craigbarlow18]

to be fair I dont think its been a police used vehicle for a while as its a 1998 model, and couldnt begin to know where it was used will maybe have a better idea once the v5 comes through.

[kwk2]

As long as it's on it's original registration number, that should give a good idea of which force first used it.

[craigbarlow18]

kwk2, on 24 January 2011 - 10:46 , said:

As long as it's on it's original registration number, that should give a good idea of which force first used it.

Reg is R1** MHC if this helps

[kwk2]

craigbarlow18, on 24 January 2011 - 11:41 , said:

Reg is R1** MHC if this helps

The HC should tell you where it was registered. Forces normally use local plates unless it was a demo bought used. It wasn't one of ours though.

[kwk2]

To add to the above, HC seems to be Brighton. You may get a result if you make a polite phone call to the local force and ask to speak to the fleet manager.

[craigbarlow18]

kwk2, on 24 January 2011 - 13:00 , said:

To add to the above, HC seems to be Brighton. You may get a result if you make a polite phone call to the local force and ask to speak to the fleet manager.

Many thanks will do that now.

Thanks again

[steveo82]

craigbarlow18, on 24 January 2011 - 13:01 , said:

Many thanks will do that now.

Thanks again

Yeah you could try that, but most won't confirm or deny it was one of theirs and certainly won't release any infomation about it, they are abit funny about that for some reason!!

[craigbarlow18]

steveo82, on 25 January 2011 - 19:33 , said:

Yeah you could try that, but most won't confirm or deny it was one of theirs and certainly won't release any infomation about it, they are abit funny about that for some reason!!

Well emailed station enquiries dept as I couldnt find fleet number, they kindly gave me contact details and a name, just not had time to call yet.

Not going to hold my breath but worth a shot

[craigbarlow18]

craigbarlow18, on 26 January 2011 - 00:55 , said:

Well emailed station enquiries dept as I couldnt find fleet number, they kindly gave me contact details and a name, just not had time to call yet.

Not going to hold my breath but worth a shot

Just an update.

Rang them today and the very helpful lady said if I send a covering letter and a photocopy of my V5 they will send me a copy of everything they have regarding the car.

[V70Ben]

And if you send them something like the below

You'll get the lot - enc a copy of your V5 makes life slightly easier in some ways if you've only just bought it.

Quote

Freedom of Information Officer
XYZ Constabulary
Information Compliance Section
Address



Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

All records dealing with vehicle <INSERT REGISTRATION NUMBER> to include;

All Servicing Records/Jobsheets
All Fault reports
All Repair Records
All Accident Repair Records
All details of external agency repairs

And any other records that are held relating to the vehicle.

I would like to receive the information in Hard Copy. If one part of this request can be answered
sooner than others, please send that information first followed by any subsequent data. If you need
further clarification, please contact me telephone on <Telephone number> or by email using
<Email address>

I reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to charge excessive fees,
and understand that under the act, I am entitled to a response within 20 working days. I would be
grateful if you could confirm in writing (Email is acceptable) that you have received this request.

Regards,

Joe Bloggas

[craigbarlow18]

V70Ben, on 27 January 2011 - 18:45 , said:

And if you send them something like the below

You'll get the lot - enc a copy of your V5 makes life slightly easier in some ways if you've only just bought it.

Thats brilliant ben thanks, hmmm makes me think you have done that before lol

[GazT4R]

craigbarlow18, on 27 January 2011 - 18:59 , said:

Thats brilliant ben thanks, hmmm makes me think you have done that before lol

and a few other things besides

[grainqey]

thanks for that template ben, might come in handy
alex

[V70Ben]

I got 2 inches of paperwork in return

and very interesting it was too