Failing to hide
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Not only is this a bright red car (its a Diplomatic Protection Group car, and the dots at the top of the windscreen signify that they’re armed! I caught a moving one more recently) it’s also not brilliant at hiding behind the fence is it with it’s lights on… On the plus side they didn’t arrest me for taking a photograph of them. You can see this car in action here and here
Can you tell a theme at the moment? Yep I’m trying to debunk the myth of the UK war on photography that frankly doesn’t exist.
I’m also back on one post a day after the chunk of London PhotoWalk shots from the weekend.
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That’s a sick car dude!
Your debunking of the UK war on photography should be an interesting one to follow. I guess we’ll know what happened if you stop posting for a couple days ;)
Due to the lack of driver and what seems to be a passenger i’m inclined to think it’s coffee break time.
Yesterday I took photos of a number of Metropolitan police vehicles right outside Territorial Support on the embankment three of which were Range Rover Bomb Squad vehicles at no time was I approached by any police officers, I even had two armed officers walk past me who were not in the least interested in me.
Take a look at my pics.
>> I’m trying to debunk the myth of the UK war on photography that frankly doesn’t exist<<
A Bold assertion, especially for those of us who have been stopped.
Got stopped from Taking Pictures in Docklands. But go on any message board for a General Photography Group on Flickr and you’ll find hundreds if not thousands of people who have gone through the same thing. It might not be a war on Photographers but taking pictures in London ‘ain’t’ what it used to be! Have you seen the Scotland Yard Campaign urging people to report photographers acting suspiciously complete with a poster highlighting a camera as a terrorist weapon? I could go on…
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Police vehicles in london, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Armed police in london, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Metropolitan police diplomatic protection group, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called BMW Police Cars, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
lol my sister took a picture of the same type of BMW on a trip to london. i will upload soon
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called UK BMW Police Vehicles, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
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