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[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@dog_gem @roadpoliceBCH Yes, Adrian, because recovery can just be magicked up out of nowhere!

And god forbid (obviously not here) they need to gather evidence to prosecute someone in a collision where somebody has been injured/died, and if there’s a fuel spill just leave it there to cause another RTC!

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@MedCasey @MPSNorthActon Regular entrants don’t get access to boots at all. Most forces require they buy their own - the Met included.

As trainee DCs they are not uniformed officers and aren’t issued a uniform. They just wear plain-er clothes on their little attachments to look a bit more professional.

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@tauntonreferee @dog_gem @roadpoliceBCH Concerning if you’re a blue light trainer & agree in whole with that ludicrous comment. You should know it’s perfectly permissible to pass on the wrong side of lights. And remember, a police officer can direct another road user through a red light lawfully-not always right though

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@Parrotbasher @EssexOSG Good thing you can rest assured knowing it’s actually MOT exempt - as are all police vehicles as they are maintained in approved workshops.

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@thekaiser999 @Suzymcdonnell2 No. All Specials are regarded as PCs. The Special rank structure is purely administrative and for specials only.

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@Yamahafj1188 @ldnparks @BucksCycle @maurice_1960 @MerPolTraffic Not quite, section 5 of the firearms act just happens to prohibit it. It falls under the listing of “any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing”

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@CakeLegislator @sgirescue Alternatively you can look at it from the policing purposes point of view - legit as as he’s contracted by some forces in the south to provide their underwater search function.

But as he came in as private for this, were the vehicles being used for a p.p.? I’d argue no.

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@CakeLegislator @sgirescue I believe the excuse is for mine rescue. However to comply with RVLR they must be owned by the (now defunct) British Coal Corporation.

How that claim also applies to his whole fleet-including a Tesla and obviously marked underwater search vehicles-I do not know.

Questionable.

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@BertieBusby @ScottCollings6 @InspGadgetBlogs So the police can just say no if a victim calls 999/101 and discloses a crime, and the fire service can let a house burn down with a family inside? The coastguard just sit back and let someone drown? All services have a duty of care. Referrals to other agencies can be made by all

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@BuckCllr @MetPoliceEvents The problem is it’s been ruled obstructing a road is lawful when exercising the right to protest. Officers attending need to give time to move on. They also aren’t going to move when asked, so when glued or up a motorway gantry specially trained officers (not many) must attend.

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@SharonPittuck1 @dinamo1990 @FirstEssex There is no ombudsman, taking them to court (why?) would be utterly pointless and the MD whose only prior experience in transport is ferries couldn't care less. You can try Bus Users UK, they will try and mediate between you and First but expect no result – there is no recourse.

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@kevinlagan6 @FirstEssex Schools+colleges aren't the sole need to use deckers... long (by Colchester standard), rural routes are where the current capacity on saloons is likely to be eaten right up by the end of the route is. You'd be moaning if somebody needed to get to a hospital appointment & couldn't

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@SonnyMilton5 @FirstEssex Shouldn't matter to you unless you're off on jollies across the county

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@Magiccarpetcou1 @arrivaessex @FirstEssex Instead of going round on Twitter trying to involve other companies (who couldn't care less, nor do First's social media team) maybe report it to the police if there's actually a case of sexual harassment? Get a grip and stop tweeting about it because that won't help anything

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@Filippos_Fa @FirstEssex Twitter marshalls for idiots who think a tweet will restore bus services. Tell the council if you want a route that isn't commercially viable subsidised by them (millions is wasted on council supported routes that run empty anyway, keep that in mind)

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@m0rgiana @josedriver6 If it's not a timing point the bus can leave at whatever time, so long as the timing points before and after are served on time. Stops in-between only have 'estimated' times advertised. A single minute (less - probably seconds) is hardly anything to quibble over anyway.

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@SonnyMilton5 @FirstEssex Worried that you won't be able to go off on jollies?

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@Alisonwagstaff3 For what? Hurt feelings? Not a crime, the police thankfully have better things to do.

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@Alisonwagstaff3 Oh no, First had better watch out. Twitter warrior out in force, here.

[Alpha East @AlphaEast1]

@SonnyMilton5 It's not there because it knows you're not doing essential travel