Tactical Vehicle Crime Unit
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Tactical Vehicle Crime Unit is a unit set up as part of Greater Manchester Police
's Road Policing Unit
(RPU) to combat vehicle crime in the metropolitan county
of Greater Manchester
in North West England
. The unit uses high powered, unmarked vehicles, including Subaru Impreza rally cars with hi- tech equipment including the ProVIDA
camera system and audio/ visual warning systems.
The TVCU featured on the BBC One
documentary "X Cars" in the 1990s and later "Car Wars" in 2006 and early 2007. The producer of X Cars later made a similar set of shows following Thames Valley Police
's "Pro- Active Team", and, recently, an elite unit within Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
in the Sky series Road Wars.
Greater Manchester Police
Greater Manchester Police is the police force responsible for law enforcement within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in North West England...
's Road Policing Unit
Road Policing Unit
The Road Policing Unit is the term for the Highway patrol within the majority of British police forces.-Responsibilities:RPUs work with the National Roads Policing Strategy, which has five strands:* Casualty reduction.* Counter-terrorism....
(RPU) to combat vehicle crime in the metropolitan county
Metropolitan county
The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level administrative division of England. There are six metropolitan counties, which each cover large urban areas, typically with populations of 1.2 to 2.8 million...
of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
in North West England
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
. The unit uses high powered, unmarked vehicles, including Subaru Impreza rally cars with hi- tech equipment including the ProVIDA
ProViDa
ProVida is the world's leading mobile surveillance and speed enforcement brand, actively in use in 70% of UK police forces and stretching across 20 countries worldwide. The system has also been translated into more than 10 different languages....
camera system and audio/ visual warning systems.
The TVCU featured on the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
documentary "X Cars" in the 1990s and later "Car Wars" in 2006 and early 2007. The producer of X Cars later made a similar set of shows following Thames Valley Police
Thames Valley Police
Thames Valley Police, formerly known as Thames Valley Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the Thames Valley area covered by the ceremonial counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire....
's "Pro- Active Team", and, recently, an elite unit within Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
Devon and Cornwall Police, formerly Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England and the unitary authorities of Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly....
in the Sky series Road Wars.