How to select a surveillance vehicle in 2012
Posted by David Oldaker
April 29, 2012
How to select a surveillance vehicle in 2012 The past commonly selected vehicles: In The 1990’s the Australian investigator’s vehicle of choice was either a Holden Commodore sedan or its rival the Ford Falcon sedan, both of which would have been fitted with an LPG conversion to save on fuel costs. Then came the turn of the millennium and up went the fuels costs and thus many surveillance vehicles became small 4 cylinder vehicles like the Mazda 3 or the Hyundai 130. Now I can think of half a dozen investigators in Melbourne alone that are all using a grey Hyundai i30 and another 3 or 4 that are using a silver or grey Mazda 3. Yes these vehicles are great on fuel costs, especially if you have a diesel version, but even the silliest of insurance Subjects have wised up to this fact and know what to look for. These small sedans or hatchbacks do not provide very much room to manoeuvre from the front to the rear seats or even provide enough room to stretch those legs during a long surveillance period. The next most popular vehicles: I have been utilising a mid-sized SUV for all of my suburban and rural surveillance for the past 18 months and believe it is a perfect vehicle for surveillance in Australia in today’s way of life. I will never go back to a bulky larger sedan and definitely not back to a tiny hatchback. The different shift in the choice ...
