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Location: Kent
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Intresting post.
Bet you ill be busy with Brexit and operation Brock, I know we were busy when operation stack licked off a few years agoMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
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25th Mar 2019 10:28 pm
Bleeding knuckles
Member Since: 10 Jan 2019
Location: Kent
Posts: 114
Thanks for all the replies
When the tail gate is shut there plenty of light from the tail lights but quite a bit less when open
The lightbar is obscured when the tail gate is open. yes they are reflectors in the gap in the picture but we have extra amber and red lights in the trim where the boot closure button is but the picture doesn’t show that unfortunately
There’s also a set of red flashing lights in the air grilles when the boot is open you can just see them in the picture.
Not sure who makes the straps I will try to get a picture tomorrow they are rated quite high for our work and are classed as lifting straps rather than tow ropes
I’ve been working with Stack for 14 years and we have just activated BROCK. It’s interesting work but unfortunately driven by MPs in Westminster at the moment so don’t know what will happen in the next few weeks.2005 D3 SE Auto, zermatt silver
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26th Mar 2019 12:37 am
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Posts: 3079
Glad to hear you’ve got the lighting you need to hopefully keep you safe D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
26th Mar 2019 6:51 am
NC500
Member Since: 18 Sep 2017
Location: On the NC500
Posts: 549
This is a good read- thank you! One question though, what happens to the cars at the end of their time with you? Auctioned I suspect??
26th Mar 2019 7:17 am
Beretta
Member Since: 11 Oct 2012
Location: Rochdale
Posts: 1180
Do you have any kind of kit that would stop the car from being driven away when you are attending an incident? I would guess you leave the engine running to keep all the lights active, so what is to stop a scroat jumping in and making off?2010 Disco 4 HSE
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26th Mar 2019 9:39 am
Ceekay
Member Since: 17 May 2009
Location: Bury
Posts: 2089
Great post...What spec are you being issued with and engine size?D4 HSE Lux MY16 Club Waitomo
D3 HSE MY06 missing her still…
26th Mar 2019 10:19 am
Bleeding knuckles
Member Since: 10 Jan 2019
Location: Kent
Posts: 114
Thanks all
The older cars (pre 66 plate) were all leased and passed back to the leasing company to auction
Currently we directly own everything but I would imagine they will be auctioned at the end of their time with us.
As we all know discovery’s are not cheap cars to buy, but through the government purchasing scheme we get a substantial discount on them when we get them (as do the other gov service). When we eventually pass them on they go for market value so they don’t cost as much as people think to the taxpayers
All our car have a “run lock “ fitted that used to be a switch that held the ignition on and the older style keys could be removed from the barrel and kept away from the car, if the brake or hand brake was touched it cut out.
With newer keyless type the system is essentially the same. The cars are all tracked in various ways so if they did get hold off one it could be tracked for several hours via GPS and 4G
We initially trialled a couple 2.0d “s” but found the ending struggled a little with towing HGVs so the current fleet is 3.0d SE
My view is that we will go over to the new defender in a couple of years as they will be more flexible for us.
But like the last one that will depend on engine transmission options
Hope this answers all your questions if you have any more keep putting them up2005 D3 SE Auto, zermatt silver
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26th Mar 2019 11:06 am
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Posts: 3079
What's this for?
D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
26th Mar 2019 12:43 pm
Bleeding knuckles
Member Since: 10 Jan 2019
Location: Kent
Posts: 114
James W
Sorry for delay that unit is for our VMS (variable message system) it displays warnings and instructions to the vehicles behind it shows (from memory)
DONT PASS
STAY BACK
FOLLOW ME
WIDE LOAD
SLOW LOAD
SLOW DOWN
ARROWS LEFT
ARROWS RIGHT
PULL OVER
THANKYOU
Steve 17
The straps are made by a company called raptor (that’s what the label says). When I get to do some work in the day light I’ll get some better pictures
Some of their stuff is available through DLH online2005 D3 SE Auto, zermatt silver
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29th Mar 2019 2:07 pm
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Posts: 3079
D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
29th Mar 2019 2:11 pm
Beretta
Member Since: 11 Oct 2012
Location: Rochdale
Posts: 1180
Bleeding knuckles wrote:
James W
it shows (from memory)
Steve 17
I thought that was a very specific message to show. 2010 Disco 4 HSE
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29th Mar 2019 2:24 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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I was front row behind a D5 TO car on the A56 Tuesday evening, when it showed the ‘Don’t Pass’ message. Slowed us all to a halt then the passenger got out and removed a large piece of wood from the carriageway.
Whist stationary I mused that it looks much better in the Highways colour scheme. The yellow takes the attention away from the number plate.
It has good road ‘presence’ 👍
29th Mar 2019 4:49 pm
Bleeding knuckles
Member Since: 10 Jan 2019
Location: Kent
Posts: 114
Glad you were in the right place at the right time2005 D3 SE Auto, zermatt silver
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29th Mar 2019 6:17 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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Well travelled from Ashford up and over the Dartford crossing on Saturday.
Between Ashford and Dartford crossing I saw 6 of the new HA D5s. One was towing car along the hard shoulder. They werent using the towing ey but were usinh a shackle off the bottom of the fixed tow bar!!MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
8th Apr 2019 9:47 am
Bleeding knuckles
Member Since: 10 Jan 2019
Location: Kent
Posts: 114
Because of the implementation of operation BROCK we are a bit over staffed at the moment. Our cars are fitted with a tow bar and pin hitch we always use the pin hitch unless it’s a trailer or caravan with a working ball hitch.2005 D3 SE Auto, zermatt silver
Gearbox flush by terrain vehicles
V8 brake upgrade
Will always ask silly questions
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