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Vehicle Bonnet codes ( Call Signs )

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MarkingLocal Area CommandMarkingSpecialist Commands / Groups
ABAlburyCENCentral North
ACDAcademyCEWCentral West
ASAshfieldGWSGreater Western Sydney
BABarwonCIUCrash Investigation Unit
BATBathurstCLGNSW Police College
BBBotany BayCLMCentral Metropolitan Region
BCCMBCumberland
BEKBellbrookCMRCentral Metropolitan Region
BKBankstownDOGDog Squad
BLBlue MountainsICVIn Car Video Trial
BNBlacktownFLTFleet trial vehicle
BRBarrierFMSFleet Management Services
BUBurwoodFSGForensic Services Group
BWBrisbane WatersMDTMobile Data Terminal trial vehicle
CACampsiePTCPolice Transport Command
CANCanowindraMEOMiddle East Organised Crimes Squad
CAOCandeloMTDMounted Police
CAPCaperteeNTHNorth Region
CASCasinoNWMNorth West Metropolitan Region
CBCanobolasODNStrike Force Odin
CBECoonambleOSGPublic Order Operational Support Group
CBNCoonabarabranPDTPolice Driver Training
CCCoffs / ClarencePolAirPolice Air Wing
CCNCulcairnPORSPublic Order & Riot Squad
CECity EastRAPStrike Force Raptor
CEHCentral HunterRES or RRescue & Bomb Disposal Squad
CFChifleySLPSchool Liaison Police
CHRCoffs HarbourSTHSouth Region
CKCessnockSWMSouth West Metropolitan Region
CKICorakiTOUTactical Operations Unit
CLHCoolahTRFTraffic & Highway Patrol Command
CLTClarence TownWTNWestern Region
CMCabramattaWPWater Police
CMACoomaYTHYouth Command
CMBCumberland
CMHCopmanhurst
CMNCoolamon
CNCamden
COBCobargo
COLCollarenebri
COMComboyne
CONCondobolin
COWCowra
CSCastlereagh
CSOCity South
CTCampbelltown
CUCootamundra
CUDCudal
CULCulburra
DBDubbo
DLDarling River
DMDarling Mills
DQDeniliquin
EBEastern Beaches
ESEastern Suburbs
EWEastwood
FAFairfield
FLFlemington
FSFar South Coast
FSGForensic Services Group
GFGriffith
GFTGrafton
GLGladesville
GNGoulburn ( changed to HUME in 2023 )
GRGeorges River
GTGladstone
GUNGunning
GVGreen Valley
HBHawkesbury
HIThe Hills
HRHolroyd
HSHaqrbourside
HUHurstville
HUMEHume
HVHunter Valley
KRUKaruah
KUKu-Ring-Gai
KXKings Cross
LELeichhardt
LILake Illawarra
LITLithgow
LLLachlan
LMLake Macquarie
MARMarulan
MEMudgee
MGManning / Great Lakes
MIMiranda
MLManly
MNMonaro
MRMarrickville
MUBMurrumbidgee
NBNorthern Beaches
NCCNewcastle City
NDNew England
NEPNepean
NSNorth Shore
NTNewtown
NVNimbin Valley
OROrana
OXOxley
PAParramatta
PEPenrith
PELPeel
PRParkes
PTSPort Stephens
PW
QHQuakers Hill
RBRose Bay
RFRedfern
RHRosehill
RMRichmond
RLRylstone
SCSydney City
SGSt George
SHSurry Hills
SMSt Marys
SSYSouth Sydney
STHWollongong HWP ( South Region )
SUSutherland
SVShoalhaven
TA
TARTarago
TBTweed / Byron
TFTenterfield
TLTuggerah Lakes
TMTTumut
TUTuena
TWTamworth
WALWallsend ( closed )
WEEWee Waa
WEP
WGWollongong
WNGWallerawang
WOLWollombi
WWWagga Wagga

 

 

146 thoughts on “Vehicle Bonnet codes ( Call Signs )

  • Saw a car today with SHL and am curious as to what that stands for, doesn’t seem to fit with any of the local towns

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  • ES confirm Eastern Suburbs or Forensics?

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  • Kimberley Hevers

    YTH in Ballina NSW

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  • Wondering what is WEE29 located in orange nsw please

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  • Hey just bought ex highway with PW on the bonnet, where is that from?, car was originally from Weatherill park

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  • There is an ad on TV. Barry got a ? Car…. Police car in the ad had RC (i think) on the bonnet… Any ideas????

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  • Here is what I was able to find on all bonnet codes starting with C. Let me know if any are inaccurate.

    Cronulla – unknown
    Castle Hill – HI
    Chatswood – NS
    Cabramatta – CM
    Camden – CN
    Campbelltown – CT
    Campsie – CA
    Cumberland – CMB
    Casino – CAS
    Cassilis – unknown
    Cessnock – CK
    Charlestown – CLT
    Coffs-Clarence – CC
    Coffs Harbour – CHR
    Comboyne – COM
    Copmanhurst – CMH
    Coraki – CKI
    Coramba – unknown
    Candelo – CAO
    Captains Flat – unknown
    Caragabal – unknown
    Cobargo – COB
    Coleambally – unknown
    Collector – unknown
    Coolamon – CMN
    Cooma – CMA
    Cootamundra – CU
    Corowa – unknown
    Corrimal – unknown
    Crookwell – unknown
    Culburra – CUL
    Culcairn – CCN
    Canowindra – CAN
    Capertee – CAP
    Carcoar – unknown
    Carinda – unknown
    Central North – CEN
    Central West – CEW
    Chifley – CF
    Cobar – unknown
    Collarenebri – COL
    Condobolin – CON
    Coolah – CLH
    Coonabarabran – CBN
    Coonamble – CBE
    Cowra – COW
    Cudal – CUD
    Cumnock – unknown
    Curlewis – unknown
    Central Hunter – CEH
    City South – CSO
    Crash Investigation Unit – CIU
    NSW Police College – CLG
    Central Metropolitan Region – CLM
    Unknown – CCR
    Unknown – CE

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    • Cronulla doesn’t have cars it’s only a shop front police station it uses cars from Sutherland and/or Miranda mostly Miranda. The only car that is their mostly is PTC Number unknown. It is Hyundai iload

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  • What does HIA on the bonnet of the sportages stand for?

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  • Thunder ⚡️

    What’s CE (CE202, CE207, CE210) spotted on a Grey Highway patrol car and a White Highway patrol car.

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  • What station is WAL police ? Spotted cootamundra NSW

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    • AYDIN NASILSIN

      WAL (was} WALLSEND in the NEWCASTLE POLICE district
      Wallsend POLICE station is now Permanently closed
      It is possible that the vehicle was reassigned to a new region
      and the CODE has not yet been changed – until the formal
      vehicle transfer has been completed

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  • Tabitha Hobbins

    I’m sitting next to PEL216 in Gunnedah right now. PEL for PEEL? I’m guessing they didn’t want police cars labelled “PEE”..?? LOL!

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  • There were about 15 cop cars and Pol Air at Taree today. One was a 4wd with COM would that be Comboyne I’m guessing? Also the local general duties cars are

    Taree 15
    Taree 16
    Wingham 17
    Coopernook 18
    Forster 19
    Forster 20
    Nabiac 21
    Bulahdelah 22
    Gloucester 23
    Stroud 24

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  • How are the number in unit callsigns organised? Like which ranges are used for each division

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    • AFAIK
      1XX = Unmarked detective.
      2XX = HWP
      3XX = TRF
      3X = General duties

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  • Heya what’s the “TW” area for police vehicle??

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  • Michael Ferguson-ashcroft

    What’s wep saw
    In near Euston?

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  • GWS = Great Western Sydney

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  • Courtney Tuckwell

    What does DM209 stand for

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  • Saw one not on the list recently.

    What does YTH stand for?

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    • What is CEW6 on a police car?

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      • Yeah I’ve seen CEW7 in Orange NSW

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        • Central West 7
          Usually duty Sgt or Inspector will drive this car

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      • AYDIN NASILSIN

        CEW CENTRAL WEST

        6 is obviously vehicle number 6 within that fleet

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  • what does cso stand for on highway patrol

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  • Daniel Maitland

    What does RAP stand for?

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  • What does PEL mean on Narrabri highway patrol car

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    • aaron adams

      if it is a silver Chrysler HWP it will be PEL233 from tamworth. PEL stands for Peel.

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  • What does NV stand for? Was on a Ford Ranger

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    • Nimbin Valley I do believe it is

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  • A few from my local area,

    CAP – Capertee
    LIT – Lithgow
    WNG – Wallerawang
    BAT – Bathurst
    DB – Dubbo

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  • Sharelle Pearce

    What does PR stand for on the bonnet of a 4WD (police car)
    Pretty sure it’s PARKES …???…

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  • What does CK on a gd numberless car at Cessnock mean?

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  • What’s ldn-A (blue Mountains) Ford raptor I didn’t know they used them

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  • does anyone know what ‘tmt’ is

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  • Passed a NSW POLICE car today on the Newell Highway it’s code was MUB10 any idea where it’s from

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  • What would GT on 4×4 paddy wagon South west rocks signify

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  • I have aso wondered what bek is all about??

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      • How come brisbane police cars are at Erina nsw haha

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        • Brisbane Waters is the Area Command for part of the central Coast

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    • Brisbane Waters area ( Central Coast)

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  • what does bt stand for at hazelbrook

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  • vanessa brennan

    What would tr mean on police car 4×4

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    • Can you confirm what GR is on a highway patrol vehicle.

      Seen them in the Canterbury-Bankstown area and one popped on the news recently as GR210 on the BMW HWP car. (

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  • What does R L stand for on the bonnet. Was parked in the main street of Lithgow 2790 this evening.

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  • Elani Edwards

    What does KRU mean on police car around Hawks nest area

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  • What does P10 mean on the bonnet?& which area would this be part of

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    • P10 is Victoria Not NSW

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  • Ellen McLean

    What does ye or yn mean on the bonnet?

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    • it would be a Town that has a major police station

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  • What does RM on the bonnet mean?

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  • What does GFT on a cop car stand for?

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  • What does WOL on the bonnet mean?

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  • Saw highway patrol in the Illawarra (Warrawong) number STH209. Any ideas what STH is??

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    • STH simply refers to HWP vehicles from the Southern Region. Illawarra, Goulburn, Yass etc.

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    • Southern Highway Patrol

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    • HWP Southern Region – This includes these Police Districts:
       

      • Murray River Police District
      • South Coast Police District
      • The Hume Police District
      • Murrumbidgee Police District
      • Lake Illawarra Police District
      • Monaro Police District
      • Riverina Police District
      • Wollongong Police District
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    • Souther Region I belive bro

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  • What about ODN seen on 2 LandCruisers?

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    • Strikeforce Odin vehicle, also known as Central Metro Region Enforcement Squad (OSG)

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      • Bomb squad or public order and riot squad

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  • I just saw CLT code in Newcastle. Any ideas?

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  • Debra Harris

    So what is BEK on a police bonnet in the great lakes nsw

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  • What does GUN on police bonnet signify?

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  • What does cmb stand for on a police cars bonnet

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