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New Astra prepared for crime fighting

This is the new Vauxhall Astra police car, which has bene prepared by GM UK Special Vehicles to go on sale this winter.

Police forces will be able to choose from three high-visibility options – half, three-quarter or full. Standard equipment includes LED running lights and a steering wheel with all the push-to-talk (PTT) and at-scene functions required for police use.

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Should they spec it, the sat-nav screen has also been tinkered with to include a mobile data terminal to provide police with any information they need while on duty.

It usually takes six months for GM UK Special Vehicles to bring a car like this to market, but the engineers were able to accelerate development as the Astra is being manufactured in the UK.

Last year, Vauxhall sold more than 900 Astras to the police.

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