Waregem is A fast interventievoertuig they call in the police zone Mira in their brand new Skoda RS with 245 horsepower under the hood. The black car is not only meant to be unobtrusive to patrol, but also to quickly intervene where necessary. “But only those employees with a special training, you can take the job on,” says spokesman Michael Vanden Heede.
It costs about the same as a traditional estate, but the Skoda RS is of course a totally different vehicle. “The car has a powerful engine, armored doors, and features two ANPR cameras,” says Michael Vanden Heede. “Such a camera for automatic number plate recognition we have been on a anonymous car, a Volvo, where the camera is incorporated in the radiator grille. The Skoda is different in that respect. The cameras are placed on the roof and clearly visible. They are mounted at the height of the lightbar. Furthermore, only the inscription ‘police Mira ” on the side doors at the front a police car. It will allow us to have free discreet patrol, from far looks like the lightbar on a roof rack – but at the same time also to quickly and efficiently intervene where necessary.”
