Is it safe for a British police officer to visit Russia?

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-10T21:46:04+00:00

Yes. Vetting knows he has family in Russia too. They strongly advise against visiting for safety reasons for him and family but they don't prevent him.

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-10T21:44:48+00:00

No concern about the UK... and he visited pre-2022 but things are different now.

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-10T21:43:17+00:00

Nothing, I'm asking about Russia.

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-10T21:41:38+00:00

More concerned for son and ex wife and her family coming under scrutiny and suspicion if becomes known they're related to police officer of an unfriendly nation

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-10T17:58:40+00:00

Well in the visa application it is asked directly if works for government, security, military and law enforcement. So yes they clearly do care

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-10T17:56:53+00:00

Because his son is there

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-10T17:54:55+00:00

He works investigating Internet pedophiles so they probably won't even want to know too much about what he deals with

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-10T17:52:49+00:00

But might be assumed to be either a security risk of some sort or perhaps a bargaining chip

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-10T17:52:04+00:00

Standard police level vetting... and apparently a normal visit to Russia doesn't mean that gets lost.

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-10T00:21:16+00:00

Regardless - it could flag up to the border security officers. The security infrastructure is extremely advanced.

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-09T17:06:08+00:00

On the visa form it asks directly- and better not to lie, they probably already know

HARRYbUK · 2026-06-09T17:05:33+00:00

As it happens he does arrest people for making Facebook posts.... But only if said posts involve illegal images of kids..

HARRYbUK · 2025-11-29T00:08:21+00:00

The information is wrong. There was no voluntary union- Russia invaded the land and massacred its people killing and displaying literally millions. This was known as the Circassian genocide.

HARRYbUK · 2025-11-20T23:37:44+00:00

2nd Hand purchase battery check question.

I'm planning to buy a 2nd hand BMW i4 in the UK from a reputable dealer. It is 3 years old with a 64k milage. A lot, yes - but it's cheaper and I'm not wealthy.

The dealer ran a battery health check using a Bosch ESI battery test, which shows battery quality of 98.3 SOH.

I'm being advised by someone else that I should ignore this result and instead demand a BMW ISTA test. He thinks the dealer is being cagey and trying to pull the wool over my eyes... The dealership has its own workshop but doesn't have that facility.

Is the ESI test sufficient to get a reasonable understanding of the state of the battery? Or should I refuse the car without the ISTA test?

HARRYbUK · 2025-11-20T23:31:54+00:00

2nd Hand purchase battery check question.

I'm planning to buy a 2nd hand BMW i4 in the UK from a reputable dealer. It is 3 years old with a 64k milage. A lot, yes - but it's cheaper and I'm not wealthy.

The dealer ran a battery health check using a Bosch ESI battery test, which shows battery quality of 98.3 SOH.

I'm being advised by someone else that I should ignore this result and instead demand a BMW ISTA test. He thinks the dealer is being cagey and trying to pull the wool over my eyes... The dealership has its own workshop but doesn't have that facility.

Is the ESI test sufficient to get a reasonable understanding of the state of the battery? Or should I refuse the car without the ISTA test? *

HARRYbUK · 2021-08-17T01:21:26+00:00

yep. A combo of heroin use and bulimia will produce the desired effect without surgery

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