Sussex Police are taking a hard line on dangerous and anti-social drivers on the roads of Sussex.

In a bid to curb the increase in drivers who drive at excessive speeds and in a way which causes alarm and distress to other road users, Sussex Police have drafted in a number of different unmarked, high-performance vehicles that are able to deter a hardcore of motorists who insist on putting people’s lives at risks.

High performance vehicles such as the Mitsubishi Evolution, Mercedes C Class and Skoda Superb are amongst a diverse fleet of unmarked vehicles that are currently patrolling the Sussex road network.

Not only that, but due to an agreement with neighbouring forces such as Kent, Surrey and Hampshire it means that there’s an even larger fleet of vehicles of every type – so you really can’t guess if the vehicle behind has a police officer sat inside!

With some vehicles capable of achieving in the region of 152mph top speed, there really isn’t much that’s going to get away – and that’s the message Sussex Police want to get across.

At any one time there will be a number of unmarked vehicles patrolling a different part of the road network. They could be anywhere, but you can never tell exactly where, and forget about looking for large saloons with two aerials – these vehicles are much more sophisticated. They have all the kit to show that they mean business and you would be hard pushed to identify an unmarked police vehicle day or night.

Whilst some may think that it’s an expensive way to deter anti-social driving, it really is a small price to pay. For every fatal road traffic crash that happens in Sussex, it costs at least one life and the taxpayer £1,000,000.