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Yep, this is a BMW i8 police car

topgear — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 01:36:01 +0000

Yep, this is a BMW i8 police car topgear Thu, 12/06/2018 - 09:36

Dubai’s latest police car is a face-scanning W Motors SUV

topgear — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:50:13 +0000

Dubai’s latest police car is a face-scanning W Motors SUV topgear Wed, 11/28/2018 - 06:50

The Dubai Police force has got itself a hoverbike

topgear — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:52:22 +0000

The Dubai Police force has got itself a hoverbike topgear Wed, 11/14/2018 - 10:52

Italy's armed police now have armoured Jeep Grand Cherokees

topgear — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 05:35:51 +0000

Italy's armed police now have armoured Jeep Grand Cherokees topgear Mon, 11/05/2018 - 13:35

AWAS cameras are looking at you

ahmadzulizwan — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 04:40:38 +0000

AWAS cameras are looking at you ahmadzulizwan Tue, 09/04/2018 - 12:40

Existing AES summonses swiped clean. Restart on 1 September

ahmadzulizwan — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:02:47 +0000

Existing AES summonses swiped clean. Restart on 1 September ahmadzulizwan Fri, 08/17/2018 - 16:02

DBKL will cooperate with MACC if eDrive app is investigated

topgear — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:03:38 +0000

DBKL will cooperate with MACC if eDrive app is investigated

A member of Parliament yesterday suggested that Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) should be investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption (MACC) due to the traffic information mobile application, eDrive.

The app, which was developed at a cost of RM2.9 million, is for travel planning and is linked to the existing Integrated Transport Information System (ITIS); it is currently ‘under testing’ by DBKL.

Kuala Lumpur mayor, Datuk Seri Mhd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz, has responded by saying that DBKL would provide the necessary information to the MACC. “There is nothing to hide, I am not worried, it’s just that they (complainants) do not understand.”

He was referring to Segambut MP, Lim Lip Eng, who first suggested MACC get involved.

"They (complainants) want to compare this app with the app used by MPS (Selayang Municipal Council) although the scopes of both applications are very different. We cater for the whole city," said Mhd Amin.

This news from Bernama however did not elaborate on what grounds the MP's call for MACC involvement are based on, although the development cost RM2.9m could play a part.

The eDrive app is still available for download in Google Play and Apple’s App Store. The description says that eDrive can show images from ITIS’ CCTV and provide details about available parking spaces. The user can also contribute information back such as traffic accidents, driving hazards, or call the hotline number with a single button click.

The app was last updated very recently on 2 June 2017.

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These are the world’s best police cars

topgear — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 05:46:58 +0000

These are the world’s best police cars

Italian State Police Lamborghini Huracan
If you’re an Italian traffic cop, today is a very good day, for Lamborghini has just donated a second Huracan to the country’s Highway Patrol. Like the first, it will be used for “normal police operations”, as well as the urgent transport of blood and organs. Naturally, it isn’t entirely standard. There’s the same 610bhp N/A V10 and all-wheel drive system, sure, and all the normal stuff you’ll find in any regular police car. Lights, sirens, radios, a video camera and gun rack – it’s all there. The tyres even have special blue sidewalls to match the ‘Police Medium Blue’ bodywork.

It is very cool, certainly, but the Italians aren’t the only ones with flash police cars. Have a flick through the gallery for some of our faves…

UK Police Ford Mustang V8
This is a picture of a Ford Mustang decked out in police livery. You’ll agree, it looks fantastic.

It is – apparently – a pre-production model, displayed at the National Association of Police Fleet Managers trade show. So it’s a bit off policing the streets of the UK.

But, as cop cars go, it’s certainly up there amongst the coolest around. Or is it?

Carabinieri Alfa Giulia QV
Italy’s smart-suited Carabinieri – the harder, military arm of the Italian police – had some amazing company cars.

Being suave, sophisticated types, they didn’t just slap some stickers and two-tones on a bunch of Fiat 500s. Oh no. See, the Carabinieri have form when selecting patrol cars. Previous fleets include Lamborghini Gallardos, Huracans and Lotus Evoras. But this time they stayed on home turf and went for Alfa’s new M3-rivaling saloon, the 503bhp Giulia QV.

Dubai Police BMW i8
The quote is brief, but clarifies what we’ve wanted to know: that Dubai’s police fleet is the coolest police fleet in the world. “The Dubai Police Force has always sought, through the introduction of sports leagues within its vehicle fleet, to enhance the security presence for the police, and to keep up with the highest international standards of technical and scientific developments.”

They’ve got a Lamborghini, a Bentley, an Aston Martin, a Ferrari, a McLaren and others, but now they’ve just added Top Gear magazine’s 2014 Car of the Year to the garage: a BMW i8.

Watch: Dubai’s police cars play F&F

Yep, the petrol-electric hybrid with looks straight out of a science fiction comic has landed in the Middle East, and has added yet another astonishing motor to a collection of cars that is fast becoming, well, fast.

Dubai police Ferrari FF
Announced on Twitter, Dubai’s police force admitted that yes, they had bought a V12-engined pursuit vehicle in the shape of the four-seat Ferrari FF. The four-wheel drive will doubtless prove vital for all those snow-and-ice police chases across the UAE.

Dubai police Lamborghini Aventador
That FF was preceded by a Lamborghini Aventador cop car, handy for pursuing criminals driving Lamborghini Aventadors.

Carabineri Lotus Evora S
Ah yes, the Evora S. Though this time, used by the Carabinieri - surely the world’s hardest and most scariest police force (they’re trained as soldiers for crying out loud) - for expediting the transfer of essential human organs. They’re even equipped with fridges to keep said organs fresh. Don’t get on the wrong side of the Italian rozzers, mind, or you’ll find your own offal-parts in there too…

UK police Caparo T1
Another ‘safety-message’ stunt saw this Caparo T1 liveried up as a police car. But just imagine if it really was a police pursuit vehicle.

Italian police Lamborghini Gallardo
327kph, 0-100kph in 3.7 seconds, 560bhp and four-wheel-drive: this is how the Italians do law enforcement. Well, did anyway. Though replaced by the new Huracan, this Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 was donated by Lambo to the Italian State Police to help ‘accident and crime prevention and sustain security on Italian roads’. Yikes.

US police Chevrolet Corvette
Not a Real Thing, unfortunately, instead drawn by former GM man Bob Lutz as a flight of fancy. Quite a good flight of fancy.

Dubai police Brabus G63 AMG
This 690bhp ‘Widestar’ can accelerate from 0-100kph in 4.9 seconds and on to an official top speed of 240kph. Unofficially, you’d have to be clinically bonkers to attempt to outrun any police force that ultimately decides on a four-wheel-drive, modified off-roader as a suitable police vehicle.

Humberside Police Lexus IS-F
Yes please. You can keep your Astras and Insignias and Hyundais thanks; we’d much rather see UK cops behind the wheel of a 416bhp Lexus IS-F. Although mainly used as a deterrent, it could be used to chase crims on the run: the IS-F packed an onboard computer to allow officers to access the national police database while on the move.

Dubai police Aston Martin One-77
Oh dear god, they just won’t stop, will they? Not content with stickering up an Aventador, FF and G63 to police duty, Dubai’s offices pressed one of the world’s most beautiful, rarest and fastest cars into service: the Aston Martin One-77. For the love of all that’s sacred in your life, please, do not speed in Dubai.

German Police Brabus CLS V12 S 'Rocket'
Be very thankful that this isn’t actually a real life, working-dog police car. It was built way back in 2006 to promote safe tuning in Germany, though there’s nothing safe inside here. Underneath sits a twin-turbo V12 produced 730bhp, enough to haul the CLS ‘Rocket’ to a top speed of 362kph. Schnell!

US police Dodge Charger
Replacing the ageing Crown Vic, this Charger was built with feedback from actual police officers in the States, and is a working, badge-holding, real-life police car. In fact, Chrysler claims it to be the fastest American police car in the history of ever: the RWD version clocked the fastest lap time ever recorded for a cop car around Michigan State Police’s Vehicle Evaluation Race.

Australian police HSV GTS
This HSV is a tyre-shredding, police-liveried loon, delivered to the officers of the New South Wales police department, and funded by the NSW Centre for Road Safety. Though - as with many of the cars on this list - it’s more of a ‘message car’ than an actual highway patrol/pursuit vehicle. Though if you see it on the road, don’t be mistaken: there are still REAL POLICE OFFICERS hiding it inside, who won’t hesitate to floor it if you break the law…

UK Police Lotus Evora S
You’re looking at a police-liveried Evora S, donated by the fine chaps over at Lotus to officers from Norfolk, Sussex, Essex, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, to help spread the message that speeding, drink driving, not wearing a seatbelt, or driving while using a mobile phone simply isn’t cricket.

The idea is that an Evora S will engage younger drivers better than, say a diesel Astra, thus allowing the rozzers to deliver their important safety messages. And also look well cool, innit.

US police undercover Nissan GT-R
Years back, EVI – run by a former secret service agent – told TG.com that it had been tasked with building a police car for an undisclosed US police department for undercover duty. Based on a Nissan GT-R. Judging by the picture above, it is possibly the most terrifying thing we have ever seen.

UK police McLaren 12C
Those planning a retirement holiday in Marbella after that ‘one last job’ should probably thank the heavens that the image above is not representative of an actual police car. It is a McLaren 12C Spider dressed up as a police car.

The 12C Spider was loaned by McLaren to the West Midlands Police for the Autosport International show at Birmingham’s NEC as a demonstrator. BMW also got in on the act and offered up an i3 too, free of charge, for display purposes only.

No doubt it’s to encourage a greater discourse between police and motorists, but you have to admit, a 12C Spider in police livery looks quite cool. And a bit scary, not least because underneath the stripes sits a twin-turbo 3.8-litre V8 with 616bhp, and the ability to accelerate from 0-100kph in 3.1 seconds (the same as the coupe) and top out at 328kph. So, bloody fast, then.

Australian police Volvo S60 Polestar
If you are a criminal in Australia, you may want to reconsider your life choices. Because the NSW Police’s Rose Bay local area command have been given a Volvo S60 Polestar as a squad car.

It’s quite a thing, too. Underneath the blue hue sits a turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 engine producing 350bhp, a six-speed paddleshift automatic gearbox and Haldex four-wheel-drive. 0-100kph takes just 4.9 seconds, it’ll hit 200kph less than 13 seconds after, and top out at 250kph.

OK, so it’s not the fire-spitting, 501bhp concept Polestar S60, but remains plenty quick for… well, community fetes, actually. We’re told that although it won’t be a first response type vehicle, it will be used as a support car and as a festival Thing to show off at events such as the Australian Open (Volvo is a major partner).

Polestar Racing drivers Scott McLaughlin and Robert Dahlgren handed over the S60 to NSW Police, the second high-performance Volvo to be used by the force – they got an S60 T5 previously too.

US Police Dodge Charger
This is the 2015 Dodge Charger police car, and you have the right to remain silent.

Not only does it look properly terrifying - monster front bull-bars, sinister projector-beam headlights and a streamlined silhouette - but, as a true American cop car should, it comes with a socking great V8.

You can, of course, get the Charger police car with the ‘Pentastar’ V6 (292bhp, 353Nm of torque), but any self-respecting US police force will want the V8 version. Specifically the 5.7-litre, HEMI-engined V8 with 370bhp, 529Nm of torque and a 0-97kph time of less than six seconds.

Fast enough to give the majority of road-bound crims food for thought. Then there’s the reinforced RWD chassis, featuring performance suspension, load-levelling shocks, heavy duty brakes, stabiliser bars all round, 18-inch performance tyres, and – officially the Best Thing Ever – steel wheels.

Inside you get, officer, a new seven-inch full-colour (sorry, color) instrument cluster, police-spec front seats (to better hold officers’ belt-mounted gear and felon-absorbing waistlines) and the ability to customise your ride with the help of Mopar.

Sadly customisations don’t include multi-coloured grenade racks or machine guns in the headlights or oil slicks on the rear or revolving numberplates. Partly because it’s not 1964, and partly because Mopar isn’t run by five-year olds or Top Gear.

Rather, you get the option of bolstering the electrical performance of the car, add new graphics, ballistic door panels for the driver and passenger, and steel seat back inserts for the driver in case perps in the back become… agitated.

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Almost 4,500 traffic offenders blacklisted by RTD

ahmadzulizwan — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 22:19:33 +0000

Almost 4,500 traffic offenders blacklisted by RTD

The KL City Hall (Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, or DBKL) revealed that 4,459 traffic offenders have been blacklisted by the Road Transport Department (RTD) because they failed to settle compounds issued by the city.

According to DBKL Corporate Planning Department director, Khalid Zakaria, this is despite a special traffic compound discount that was offered beginning 3 December 2016 to 28 February 2017.

He added that since 2007 until 28 Feb 2017, there are still 3,198,553 compound notices which are outstanding. On the other hand, 2,095,683 notices have been paid which generated an income for DBKL totalling RM75,892,290.

Source: Bernama
Pic: Sham Hardy

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Can unpaid parking summonses block road tax renewals? No, says minister

ahmadzulizwan — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 09:01:44 +0000

Can unpaid parking summonses block road tax renewals? No, says minister

There is a belief that the local authorities can have your name blacklisted in the Road Transport Department’s (RTD/JPJ) database under the condition that there are unpaid summonses issued by the former. With that, the offender will not be able to renew their road tax.

Apparently, this is not entirely true.

A report by theSundaily indicates that Deputy Transport Minister, Datuk Aziz Kaprawi himself has cleared the air over the confusion. First, at this moment only three local governments have integrated with the RTD database, which then are able to blacklist vehicles with outstanding traffic summonses.

The three authorities are Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) and Shah Alam City Council (MBSA).

Here’s the most interesting bit – even then, vehicles can only be blacklisted if the unpaid summonses are for traffic offences. According to Aziz, such acts include parking at bus stops or fire hydrants and parking on yellow lines.

Parking related summonses, on the other hand, are under local government by-laws namely the Road Traffic Order (Metered Car Park) and Road Traffic Order (Provision Regarding Car Parks). As such, the best the local governments can do is to haul offenders to court for unpaid parking compounds. Blacklisting by RTD is not applicable.

The report also said that 125 local councils have applied to link with the RTD database in order to trace the address of vehicle owners.

"This is just for data sharing with local councils for them to send out reminders to car owners to settle unpaid fines and not for the purpose of blacklisting," said the minister.

Back in 2012, the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) announced that they will link their system with the RTD reportedly ‘to blacklist vehicles with outstanding summons’.

Picture: reinventingparking

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