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We were out round Ladybower last week and as we appraoched a gate a group of Mxers were coming through from the other side. They were very polite and held the gate open for for us and we came through. As we were passing I noticed they had jackets on saying police but the jacket was the only thing they were wearing that was 'policey' - also one of the lads bikes had blue flashing lights on, they weren't in a hurry to be anywhere so the flashing lights was a bit odd. (two blue flashing squares on a top box) They were all about in their 50s maybe a little older, I thought maybe likely they could be retired coppers.
Anyone else come across them? do you reckon they were coppers. Seems a bit odd to be impersonating coppers as a group, on Mx bikes in the middle of nowhere in the Peak District.
I know a few of the rural Derbyshire police have 'MX' type bikes for getting around on instead of the usual Pan-European's, so it's entirely likely. They used to have those big Honda XR500's.
Easiest way to catch badly behaved motorbikes is on a motorbike.
Did it definitely say POLICE and not POLITE? I've seen plenty of horse riders and I'm sure the odd MXer with stuff on that looks like a police tabard.
There's a huge problem with MXers in the Pennines so I expect they were an elite Police squad [s]out for a ride[/s] out on patrol.
ahh yes Dan, it did say Police. I am aware of that little trick as I've seen it on horsey women before so I did make sure and it did say Police. It did seem like they were just out for a leisure ride.
Just chased someone across the boarder and taking a leisurely trip back to base?
They've been introducing Police MX teams around Sheffield to combat the chavs on crossers.....
Yep, it's Police. We were looking at them suspiciously and thinking "POLITE" jerseys but one of them stopped and explained who they were. They wear 'civies' to get as close as they can to (and I quote) the "scrotes". Nice guy. This was in some woods near Chapeltown so I can well imagine they may get out into the Peak sometimes - He did say it was a collaboration between several forces.
Sounds like a great job! Get to razz about the Peak on an MX AND chase scrotes, where do i sign up?
Once they've cleaned up the Peak are they going to move to London, change the tyres to something more streetish and get to grips with the scooter gangs?
Once they've cleaned up the Peak are they going to move to London, change the tyres to something more streetish and get to grips with the scooter gangs?
Probably not, the "scrotes" that upset the landed gentry are a more important target.
Scooter gangs only target commoners.
They have already swapped bikes to chase in London for the scooter scrotes, that along with lots of undercover work and helicopter flight time too. A large operation and it's been successful.
I wish they'd come to our street, there are a couple of arseholes who live down the bottom that ride crossers illegally around here.
edit- but yes, good work those plod.
They had similar Police teams here in S.Wales using Honda Xr250's. They actually tried chasing people, it got dropped in the end when the police injury list got to long.
Bro in law used to do it for West Mids Police in Sandwell Valley.