BBC finds police BMWs at risk of exploding still on the roads
2023年7月28日 · A BBC camera crew captured the moment a Devon and Cornwall police car, external, already on fire, exploded. An investigation is launched after a Lancashire police car, external ignites on...
Norfolk: BMW stop supplying police cars following A11 fire
2023年1月16日 · BMW has said it will no longer be supplying police cars a year after forces were instructed not to use patrol cars fitted with the brand’s N57 engine in any high-speed pursuits due to...
BMW Cop Cars Are Bursting Into Flames In The UK - Jalopnik
2022年2月15日 · Whatever the reason for the combustions, it seems that a worrying number of BMW police cars have begun igniting on forces in the UK. Specifically, cars operated by police forces that use...
Police Ordered Not To Use Some BMWs For High-Speed Pursuits …
2022年2月15日 · Some police forces in the UK have been ordered not to use BMW X5 models with N57 diesel engines for high-speed pursuits due to safety concerns. The issue follows the death of a police officer...
Why The UK's Police Cars Keep Catching Fire (BMW N57 Engine)
Why Do UK Police Cars Keep Exploding?Detailed explanation of the Ex-Police Car Auctions:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEryJeBcg-8Nick Dumphreys was a polic...
Some U.K. BMW Police Cars Won't Do High-Speed Pursuit Anymore
2022年2月12日 · Some police BMWs powered by the older N57 diesel engine have been restricted to less stressful use after a series of engine fires, although BMW says there's no danger to civilians who own these...
Police fleets still using ‘faulty’ BMWs three years after PC’s death
2023年8月1日 · Despite a PC being killed in a crash on the M6 following an engine failure in his BMW patrol car, 32 of England's 39 police forces are still using vehicles with the same engine. PC Nick...
Police put brakes on use of BMWs after engine fire led to officer’s …
2022年1月26日 · It comes after the death of PC Nick Dumphreys, 47, whose engine burst into flames on the M6 in January 2020 when he was responding to a 999 call. BMW said on Wednesday that the “technical matter”...
Police vehicles in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
Learn about the types and uses of police vehicles in the UK, including cars, motorcycles, vans, boats and aircraft. See examples of different models and brands of police cars, such as Vauxhall Astra, BMW X5 and Volvo 121.
PC Nick Dumphreys: Faulty police car decision too late, widow …
2023年1月15日 · PC Nick Dumphreys, 47, died while responding to an emergency call on the M6 near Carlisle in 2020. BMW is closing its division selling to UK forces after many restricted the use of its cars...