Well this film took me back. I was a traffic officer during the 1970s and worked with some of the people in the film. Great shots of Oscar Control at Scotland Yard and West London Traffic Control centre. The Rover P6 with the 3.5 litre Buick engine and Borg Warner DG 3 speed automatic gearbox was one of the best police cars ever. There is no doubt that it was one of the best and most varied times I ever had in the police and I have done some different things I can tell you!
Imagine this being made today. There'd be half a dozen trigger warnings before it started, and a hotline to call 'If you've been affected by any of the images shown in this programme'.
Proper Police officers. Not a traffic womble or PCSO in sight. These guys were the ultimate professionals. Not like the pathetic dross we have nowadays.
The woman trying to use her breasts to impress the officer made me laugh. Doing 50 in a 30 across Blackheath. The actual point where she was stopped now has a speed camera and its 20 so she won't be trying that again lol!
The woman lying beside the overturned car is dead😢till the police show up she was given first aid a cup of PG Tips with sugar two fig rolls and a panadol she made a full recovery I know this as its my aunt dorreen she's 102 now and lives in a care home.
@Andrew Wilson It's such a shame that the SD1 suffered greatly in terms of build quality. If the quality control issues were sorted out (or better still, didn't exist in the first place), BL and Rover could've been on to a real winner! They had the right idea, but the execution was far short of what the SD1 deserved!
@@86501freightliner - As I understand it, the build issues with SD1s applied only to the earlier examples built at Solihull, which was the result of an unfortunate management decision - Solihull wasn't quite ready as a facility to build that kind of relatively advanced car reliably, though things did improve to some extent after a couple of years. Production switched to Cowley with the facelifted SD1 in the early '80s, and there were far fewer issues there.
We had a real problem too in Ireland with too many fire engines and too many fire fighting personnel arriving at accidents and then staying too long sweeping the roads etc. A lot of the firefighters were part time so were dependent on call out income so that was the reason. One of the guys (garda) I once worked with and a firefighter were killed when a speeding car ploughed into them while they were dealing with an accident one night.
And not social workers or there to arrest someone for what they said on line. Change of angle, but I miss the old nee-naw nee-naw sirens 🚨. I wonder why they went over to those shrill sounding, American style ones.
05:21 70.000 people killed or injured, OMG. Today , reported road collisions in Great Britain in 2022 there were an estimated: 1,695 fatalities, a decline of 3% compared to 2019. 29,795 killed or seriously injured ( KSI ) casualties, a decline of 3% compared to 2019.
For every road traffic accident that occurs, nowadays, they always seem to immediately send at least three fire appliances, whether they are actually needed or not.
When i was at Hendon we used to see the Traffic Officers going through their training on the skid pan. Back when the Job was the Job and we had officers who really wanted to do the job instead of doing interpretive dance on Tik Tok
@@seltaeb3302 Yes, owning a TV was a luxury back then. Now everything is on the smart phone lol. As for cars, Yes, if you had a car back then, it was seen as a luxury, as most people couldn't afford cars and there was less traffic on the road compared to today. Today, most (not all) have 2 or 3 cars parked in their driveways. Different times.
from memory they had high and low note horns and a relay to alternate them, the dynamos and alternators had enough trouble powering the blue lights and valve radio sets, once the BMW bikes came into being then electronic sirens were added
Early ones didn't and had limited blue lighting as well, through this period there was a gradual increase in provision of two tone sirens and better lights (see the 1980 GMP Motorbike wing video on here), through the 80's the standard provision of twin front blues, rear blue light on pole and two tones (later electronic sirens) with high viz markings became the norm - a notable exception being the Met's Special Escort Group who's bikes are far more subtly equipped and marked and who use whistles (it's not as crazy as it sounds, watch one of the various videos on here about them)
I see road rage isnt a new thing 😂😂yet we hear the older generation saying ,You never had that in my days 😂, Cant imagine someone with road rage being overtaken by horse an cart 😂
Watching this, I couldn't believe the ARROGANCE of those drivers who were either done for speeding or drink-driving - it was as if they couldn't give a fuck for other road users who might get injured or even killed because of their recklessness. In one scene, a well-busted woman is pulled over and flaunts her cleavage in an attempt to sway the noddy. For those who don't know, officers on foot patrol are supposed to salute whenever an inspector passes by but if they're on motorcycle patrol they can't fucking do that, so they nod in acknowledgement - hence the nickname noddy.Anyway, getting back to the busty speeder; well, flaunting her boobs at the noddy clearly didn't get her anywhere! Right at the beginning is close-up of a nasty facial injury so, if you're going to convert this to mp4, it might be an idea to miss that out altogether.
@@neilpower60 that is quite true - cars weren't that advanced, computerised fuel management as one example Conversely not as safe - seat belts were fitted but not legally obliged to be worn, and airbags were all in the future
Had to be staged because the legal logistics and permissions needed to broadcast real accidents would just be unworkable even by the standards applied back then.
@@bonkeydollocks1879 what seemed a big bike when you’re 18 is very small and light by the time you’re fifty! 1200 gs now after guzzisand fj11sDon’t regret passing it on it I shouldn’t have sold my 48 bsa500! The saint went to a guy in south London who has about 25 ex met tr6ps. Mainly ela xxx j. Bit fucking ocd I thought!
Why didn't you stop at that give way sign? As you can see officer,I'm driving a morris1000, the brakes are shit But you can't arrest me ,I'm driving a Rover!
I still have my classic 1972 Rover P6 3500 V8 manual with all the extras ET headrests front and back and that lush deep pleated cream leather just wonderful. So I was enjoying all the P6's in this video and the other police cars. I was a cop (Garda) in Ireland for 31 years - started in 1983 - a lot of it on the Garda motorbikes. Retired as a sergeant 10 years ago. We never had nice police cars - cortina Mk 4's, Sierra's, a few Montegos, Ford Mondeo's and Focuses. Now they use mainly Hyundai's - thank god I was gone when they came in. The traffic corps had Vauxhall Victors in the 70's and 2.0GL cortina's in the early 80's. The crime task force had 2.8 Mk II Granada's in the 80's - it was downhill all the way after that.
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Well this film took me back. I was a traffic officer during the 1970s and worked with some of the people in the film. Great shots of Oscar Control at Scotland Yard and West London Traffic Control centre. The Rover P6 with the 3.5 litre Buick engine and Borg Warner DG 3 speed automatic gearbox was one of the best police cars ever. There is no doubt that it was one of the best and most varied times I ever had in the police and I have done some different things I can tell you!
Imagine this being made today. There'd be half a dozen trigger warnings before it started, and a hotline to call 'If you've been affected by any of the images shown in this programme'.
you nailed it there
Yes, everyone's gone soft since those days.
My Dad is in this video driving his Triumph 2000
Shame he wasnt driving to the airport to board his flight for a Hollywood career
You sure he wasn't driving the mini in his "long hair and groovy gear?"
My Dad wasn’t in this video driving a Triumph 2000
@@trafalgarssn I wasn't in this video either. I wasn't born.
Proper Police officers. Not a traffic womble or PCSO in sight. These guys were the ultimate professionals. Not like the pathetic dross we have nowadays.
Love these old police videos, thank you
Fascinating video! I love watching these old Met police documentaries. Thank you for posting this
The woman trying to use her breasts to impress the officer made me laugh. Doing 50 in a 30 across Blackheath. The actual point where she was stopped now has a speed camera and its 20 so she won't be trying that again lol!
If she is alive, she'd by in her 70s
Yes, and that rack would be down to her knees 😂@@spidyman8853
The woman lying beside the overturned car is dead😢till the police show up she was given first aid a cup of PG Tips with sugar two fig rolls and a panadol she made a full recovery I know this as its my aunt dorreen she's 102 now and lives in a care home.
20:30 LOL...."don't start picking on me bcoz i got long hair and groovy gear" brilliant
No wooden tops were harmed during the making of this film.
These are the most polite police I have ever seen.
That bird at 00:10:52 onwards was putting it on thick; you might even say she had a lot of front.😅
😂😂
The old Met NW traffic garage North finchley long gone flats there now
Having watched this clip again, not much could match the old rover 3500, powerful old beast
@Andrew Wilson and if maintained properly, fuel consumption wasn't too drastic either
@Andrew Wilson It's such a shame that the SD1 suffered greatly in terms of build quality. If the quality control issues were sorted out (or better still, didn't exist in the first place), BL and Rover could've been on to a real winner!
They had the right idea, but the execution was far short of what the SD1 deserved!
@@86501freightliner - As I understand it, the build issues with SD1s applied only to the earlier examples built at Solihull, which was the result of an unfortunate management decision - Solihull wasn't quite ready as a facility to build that kind of relatively advanced car reliably, though things did improve to some extent after a couple of years. Production switched to Cowley with the facelifted SD1 in the early '80s, and there were far fewer issues there.
I like how how the police had sideburns because they weren't allowed to grow their hair long
15 million vehicles demanding the right of way on roads designed for horses - and that was then, makes you realise when its put like that
We have come a long way...or have we? It was almost half a century ago
We had a real problem too in Ireland with too many fire engines and too many fire fighting personnel arriving at accidents and then staying too long sweeping the roads etc. A lot of the firefighters were part time so were dependent on call out income so that was the reason. One of the guys (garda) I once worked with and a firefighter were killed when a speeding car ploughed into them while they were dealing with an accident one night.
The picture at the start before you click play was where I grew up. The black and white flats are right opposite the war museum in Kennington lambeth
Great to here the bells on those Rover P6s. Or "gongs" as the Met called them.
I thought they were all two-tone air-horns by then
@@86501freightliner The Met used bells on some vehicles including vans and dog vans into the 90s.
@@timwingham8952 Interesting!
What's that song that played in the Black Mini Cooper? THAT song's GROOVY!
That song was called ' Sniff my fingers, it's Tuesday ' by Dinky Flange. ✌️😅🤘
When the Police were " The Police"
Yep and when British Airways was "British Airways" and not European airline like Easyjet Low Cost carrier
And not social workers or there to arrest someone for what they said on line.
Change of angle, but I miss the old nee-naw nee-naw sirens 🚨. I wonder why they went over to those shrill sounding, American style ones.
I like it when they used to call them “panda cars.”
Nice chrome on that Police bike
The man who was breathalyzed looks like Wilhelm Keitel!
These are most british and polite insults i have ever heard
18:25 That was always my excuse back in the day. The police must have got fed up with hearing that line all the time.
I dread those old bikes running on contact points instead of electronic ignition🙀
Proper cars proper drivers
Not like today
Amazing stuff
When cars were worth having. I had two Triumph 2000s and really miss them.
05:21 70.000 people killed or injured, OMG. Today , reported road collisions in Great Britain in 2022 there were an estimated: 1,695 fatalities, a decline of 3% compared to 2019. 29,795 killed or seriously injured ( KSI ) casualties, a decline of 3% compared to 2019.
It's down to better learner driver training and technological advances in vehicle safety features.
For every road traffic accident that occurs, nowadays, they always seem to immediately send at least three fire appliances, whether they are actually needed or not.
Working like clockwork and not an enricher in sight.
When i was at Hendon we used to see the Traffic Officers going through their training on the skid pan. Back when the Job was the Job and we had officers who really wanted to do the job instead of doing interpretive dance on Tik Tok
Good film
17:05: Middle Class Entitlement at it's best!
It's not alright for them to do it but it's essential for me!
The days when the roads were better looking than some of the cars
Your car then was a family member, ditto telly, & a pride & joy. Now they are just a transport unit, as TV is a viewing unit.
Only new, and haven't been upgraded since
And cleaner roads compared to the cleaning budget cuts of today
@@seltaeb3302
Yes, owning a TV was a luxury back then. Now everything is on the smart phone lol.
As for cars, Yes, if you had a car back then, it was seen as a luxury, as most people couldn't afford cars and there was less traffic on the road compared to today.
Today, most (not all) have 2 or 3 cars parked in their driveways. Different times.
Now that's wot I call "groovy"!
Different people, different times, but people still react the same and say the same things nowadays
The wee mini cooper fast back in the day even a hippy can afford to buy one smoke weed be happy and slow down 😂
nowts changed
You can tell it's the early 70's. All that décolletage and that mustache and no porn-star action :D
Look at them badass Rovers !
Ahh, the old Winkworth bell on the P6…
Hey does anyone know if old police bikes had sirens or anything
from memory they had high and low note horns and a relay to alternate them, the dynamos and alternators had enough trouble powering the blue lights and valve radio sets, once the BMW bikes came into being then electronic sirens were added
Early ones didn't and had limited blue lighting as well, through this period there was a gradual increase in provision of two tone sirens and better lights (see the 1980 GMP Motorbike wing video on here), through the 80's the standard provision of twin front blues, rear blue light on pole and two tones (later electronic sirens) with high viz markings became the norm - a notable exception being the Met's Special Escort Group who's bikes are far more subtly equipped and marked and who use whistles (it's not as crazy as it sounds, watch one of the various videos on here about them)
I see road rage isnt a new thing 😂😂yet we hear the older generation saying ,You never had that in my days 😂, Cant imagine someone with road rage being overtaken by horse an cart 😂
Brake testing wasn't a thing then
Watching this, I couldn't believe the ARROGANCE of those drivers who were either done for speeding or drink-driving - it was as if they couldn't give a fuck for other road users who might get injured or even killed because of their recklessness. In one scene, a well-busted woman is pulled over and flaunts her cleavage in an attempt to sway the noddy. For those who don't know, officers on foot patrol are supposed to salute whenever an inspector passes by but if they're on motorcycle patrol they can't fucking do that, so they nod in acknowledgement - hence the nickname noddy.Anyway, getting back to the busty speeder; well, flaunting her boobs at the noddy clearly didn't get her anywhere! Right at the beginning is close-up of a nasty facial injury so, if you're going to convert this to mp4, it might be an idea to miss that out altogether.
They didn't then and don't now.
Why 'miss that part out'? It's called 'being faced with reality'.
You do know all the scenes where staged?
.......where are the cellphones???
20:30 I wonder when officers heard this sort of excuse last time?
Blinder, watch it with the subtitles on funny as
what's so fucking funny about this film, then? sick fuckwit!
'We've stuffed your husband because we believe he's had too much too drink'
Why have they all got such squeaky voices
One thing that strikes me is that drivers in the 1970s were more reckless than what they are today
They had less technology to rely on, no driving aids, the culture was different I guess
@@neilpower60 that is quite true - cars weren't that advanced, computerised fuel management as one example
Conversely not as safe - seat belts were fitted but not legally obliged to be worn, and airbags were all in the future
@@Keithbarber I know, it wasnt until the late 80s until mandatory seatbelts
@@neilpower60 seat belts were a bit earlier, 1983
Drivers are just as wreckless today, they just happen to be lucky enough to be sitting in much safer bubbles.
I want to produce my documents at Lands End Police station......
Pip Pip Cheerio
Bob’s your Uncle
Had to be staged because the legal logistics and permissions needed to broadcast real accidents would just be unworkable even by the standards applied back then.
'saint' triumph trophy police bikes
ELA161J. Had that for thirty years. TR6P Saint. Pre oil in frame. There were loads of ELAxxxJs in London sold out of service.
@@highdownmartin that is brilliant to hear, well maintained bikes too, how come you sold it
@@bonkeydollocks1879 what seemed a big bike when you’re 18 is very small and light by the time you’re fifty! 1200 gs now after guzzisand fj11sDon’t regret passing it on it I shouldn’t have sold my 48 bsa500! The saint went to a guy in south London who has about 25 ex met tr6ps. Mainly ela xxx j. Bit fucking ocd I thought!
@@highdownmartin yea true see what you mean, at least it went to a good home I guess, I bet its sitting in some heated shed polished to death 😁
@@highdownmartin I remember a motorcycle shop on the south circular heading towards peckham, they had rows of them outside
Pretty sure this was out of Finchley @2:01
11:00 - you can see him having a sneaky peek. Difficult not to.
Cheeky fuzz
I thought for a moment I was watching a scene from a Robin Askwith film
@@mrglide7078 Looks like it doesn't it?
@@mrglide7078 Confessions of a traffic cop.
@@Nooziterp1 Phwooaar. Not Half!
Why didn't you stop at that give way sign?
As you can see officer,I'm driving a morris1000, the brakes are shit
But you can't arrest me ,I'm driving a Rover!
Haha 75mph on the overpass,....... if only,probably more like 7mph now
Was that real ? Most gross opening 10 seconds I ever seen ! 🤮
Shame all these cars were not still on the road.....They would be ULEZ excempt
I still have my classic 1972 Rover P6 3500 V8 manual with all the extras ET headrests front and back and that lush deep pleated cream leather just wonderful. So I was enjoying all the P6's in this video and the other police cars. I was a cop (Garda) in Ireland for 31 years - started in 1983 - a lot of it on the Garda motorbikes. Retired as a sergeant 10 years ago. We never had nice police cars - cortina Mk 4's, Sierra's, a few Montegos, Ford Mondeo's and Focuses. Now they use mainly Hyundai's - thank god I was gone when they came in. The traffic corps had Vauxhall Victors in the 70's and 2.0GL cortina's in the early 80's. The crime task force had 2.8 Mk II Granada's in the 80's - it was downhill all the way after that.
Are these real accidents wow, think most people do drive more carefully these days
I wasn't too sure - esp the one at 3:28 but the other ones looked real.
12:54 steptoe and son
All corporations now policy enforcement for profit
All of this is staged