Page Forty Four - Operator's Duties (Copcast #159)

From Tales From George's Pocketbook

November 21, 2025

About this episode

The episode discusses the responsibilities and qualifications of the crew operating the Radio Telephone Car in a police borough.

The Radio Telephone or R/T Car tends to be the flagship on a Borough and the crew of the car are therefore looked upon to provide the lead in pretty much any day to day incidents that don’t need a supervisor. The driver of the R/T Car is also the most highly qualified driver on the Borough having attended and passed the four week Advanced Driving Course including pursuit management. As such, the ‘Driver’ is usually the oldest and most experienced PC on the team. Obviously this means that it is an honour, no a privilege for a lowly probationary constable to be allowed to act as the Radio Operator on the R/T Car. There is however a price to be paid for such a privilege. The Operator must ensure that the car is cleaned both inside and out, fit to be seen in public. The Operator must carry out the car’s Daily Inspection, making sure that all the fluids are correctly filled, the wipers work, the warning equipment including blue lights and sirens work, the tyres must be inflated to the correct pressure and have no damage or visible sign of wear. The headlights, sidelights, tail-lights, brake-lights, reversing lights and indicator lights must all be working and bulbs replaced if needs…

People in this episode

Host: George

Topics covered

  • Radio Telephone
  • R/T Car
  • police duties
  • advanced driving
  • probationary constable

Keywords

  • operator duties
  • police car
  • cleaning duties
  • advanced driving course

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Radio Telephone, R/T Car, the R/T Car, R/T, the Big Car

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