The patrol cars of the Greek Police are painted in the national colours and stand out for their white and blue colours, with the former dominating. They carry a beacon, of course, while each of them has its own license plates, while on the front doors we can also see the distinctive EL.AS badge.
The identification of the patrol cars by citizens continues with the insignia "Hellenic Police" stuck in capital letters on the front and rear windshields, while the picture is completed by the numbers that can be spotted on the roof of the EL.AΣ.
The last is the distinctive aerial identification number, different for each patrol car and is a feature that all conventional patrol cars of the Hellenic Police carry. This number is not "addressed" to those on the road but to the aerial vehicles of the police authorities. Thus a patrol car is immediately recognised by a helicopter and is distinguished from other vehicles that may be on the road at that time. The distinctive aerial identification number also indicates the crew of the patrol car at the time of recognition.
The distinctive aerial identification number made its appearance on the conventional cars of the Greek Police in the mid-90s, following a relevant EU directive. It is also applied to vehicles of other security forces.
The development of the air identification number has progressed over the years - not in Greece. There are patrol cars abroad that carry the so-called "thermal roof markngs", i.e. the number in question, which however can be "read" by a thermal camera.
At the same time, other modern geolocation systems carried by many patrol cars abroad have to some extent replaced the aerial identification number since thanks to them the authorities can know the position of the patrol cars at any time. However, the convenience of simply writing the number on the roof has not yet been surpassed, while indicating the presence of the patrol car to other aerial means that may be in the area, such as, for example, the helicopters of television stations.
Source: carandmotor.gr
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