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January 25th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Firefighters rescued officer after he skidded at roundabout and lost control of £40,000 vehicle
- Greater Manchester Police suspend officer from driving duties and will review its policy of using public roads to test-drive cars
By
Anthony Bond
Last updated at 1:19 PM on 25th January 2012
When Volkswagen loaned out one of its top-of-the-range supercars to a UK police force, the firm must have been fairly confident the vehicle was in safe hands.
But as these pictures show, the car wasn’t exactly returned in the same immaculate condition in which it arrived.
A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer was taking the Volkswagen Golf R – which has a top speed of 155mph – for a test drive on a public road at 2am.
Destroyed: This is all that remains of a £40,000 top of the range Volkswagen which was loaned to Greater Manchester Police for a test drive
GMP had borrowed the vehicle for two days so its officers could get a feel for it before the force decided whether to buy some of the cars.
But, after skidding at a roundabout in Wharfside Way, Trafford Park, the unfortunate officer lost control of the £40,000 supercar.
The top-of-the-range vehicle was written off and the policeman, in his 40s, had to be rescued by firefighters.
The officer, who is from the automatic number plate recognition intercept unit which patrols car crime hotspots, suffered spinal injuries and was taken to hospital, although he has since been discharged.
It is not known how fast he was travelling when the accident happened. The force has now suspended him from driving duties.
The car is the most powerful and fastest-accelerating Golf ever produced. It can accelerate from 0 to 62mph in just 5.7 seconds.
Top condition: How the £40,000 Volkswagen Golf R should look
A senior source said: ‘The car was being tested and it went horribly wrong.
‘Police do use public roads to test vehicles – the risk is reduced by the location and the time when this is done.
‘Another officer in a powerful Audi had gone out on patrol with him at the same time – but was patrolling elsewhere when the accident happened.
‘The Audi driver went to the scene immediately after the crash to help. The VW was on loan as the company are trying to sell them to the force.
Time to think: Greater Manchester Police is to review its policy of using public roads to test-drive cars following the crash
‘It would appear there were icy conditions on the night it happened.
‘It was being tested in the early hours and the car had been with the force for a couple of days.
‘The idea was to get a few officers to get a feel for it – get a reasonable sample before deciding whether to buy them.’
Now the force, which had insured the car, is to review its policy of using public roads to test-drive cars.
No decision has yet been made by the force on whether to buy any Golf R.
In a statement GMP said: ‘As a result of this incident Greater Manchester Police is currently reviewing its policy on officers test driving demonstration cars on public roads.
‘That review is ongoing and it would be inappropriate to make any further comment.’
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The number of police cars,wrecked by police officers is quite alarming,as we are talking about well over a thousand cars,and all at a great cost to taxpayers.
Perhaps these cops should go on a special driving course,as it is obvious that their standards of driving is very suspect
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40 grand, yes, top of the range with all options, 40 grand, for………………..a GOLF…………..The mind boggles, closely followed by…………….LMAO!!!!!
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It.. er… fell down some stairs, Sir?
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Hmm . . . how many points for driving without due care and attention?!
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‘It would appear there were icy conditions on the night it happened”
It’s been 35 years since I obtained my advanced driving accreditation during my Police career but the overriding message then (and now as a civilian) is ‘drive to the conditions’
The officer was in his 40’s and should have left his ‘cowboy’ tendencies behind some while ago.
Does he understand how much damage these incidents can do the credibility of the Police force or how it dilutes the message the Police are trying to send to the (mostly) male teenage population that speed and inexperience actually does kill? He shouldn’t be suspended from driving duties, he should be dismissed. I assume that the U.K. taxpayer has to pay the insurance bill and the cost of the rescue.
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There is no need for the police to own or test drive such vehicles, if they are following anything that can’t be kept in sight by a normal Mondeo or Insignia ie 99.9% of pursuits then use the helicopter. Statistics show they won’t get anywhere any faster in these cars in 99% of cases due to traffic. These are times of austarity and cuts, the days of police interceptors their “Evos”, “Scoobys” and the idiotic culture that caused the wrecking of a £30k plus loan vehicle by an ill trained buffoon should be long gone. Have someone look into it Dave.
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back on The Beat Monday then..?……- uglytroll, notts, 25/1/2012 11:52…………….ugly as a retired copper I always preferred to walk. This guy will find points on HIS licence. HIS insurance company impose an excess as he has had an accident, if he was injured HE may lose his job as disable coppers aren’t employed, if HE injured anyone HE will face jail and will certainly lose his job. So would you rather drive or walk? And by driving you get to calls when they are still using knives, it takes an hour if you walk slowly.
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As we are told time over. The public road is not a race track regardless of what time of day. No emergency = prosecuted as a normal member of the public! Its disgusting that these “trained” drivers are allowed to do this.
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The Focus RS is a much better car and more forgiving for the not so capable high speed pursuit drivers. Probably cheaper too – Keith Jones, Wigan, UK, 25/1/2012 11:59
I would guess the last sentence explains why it’s not being considered by GMP.
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A Golf R is not a supercar DM, get it right!!
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