Tactical Vehicle Crime Unit

Tactical Vehicle Intercept Unit (abbreviated as TVCU[1]) was a unit that existed between 2010 and 2016. It was 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.[2] 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.

Main article: Road Policing Unit

The TVIU featured on the BBC One documentary "X Cars" in the 1990s and later "Car Wars" in 2006 and early 2007.

References
  1. Wollaston, Sam (26 October 2005). "Last night's TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. "Police blockade crime hotspots". Manchester Evening News. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2021.


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