SCOTLAND YARD'S NEW FLEET OF CARS
Scotland Yard has acquired two more fleets of cars for the police service. Certain inspectors are now to be provided with cars in connection with their duties, of which 2 7 were delivered recently. For the criminal investigation department a fleet of faster cars, Brooklands models, is being provided . These cars have a guaranteed speed of 70 m.p.h. Each carries a sign bearing the words " Metropolitan Police." This sign is not visible in the ordinary way, being carried under the hood, but it is dropped into a visible position by means of a lever. It can be illuminated at night. These cars also carry under- the bonnet a bell giving a distinctive note. When this bell is sounded and the sign is made visible it will give the police car the right of the road, as, for instance, when chasing suspects.
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Shannon News, 5 August 1927, Page 4
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147SCOTLAND YARD'S NEW FLEET OF CARS Shannon News, 5 August 1927, Page 4
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