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General Slang
jam sandwich
· noun · police
UK traffic patrol car with a red stripe down a white body.
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A British police traffic car painted white with a bold red stripe running along the side. Old-school nickname that stuck even after the livery changed in most forces.
“Slow it down, jam sandwich parked up on the hard shoulder.”
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jam sandwich In A Sentence
Slow it down, jam sandwich parked up on the hard shoulder.
Origin & Usage
British nickname from the 1970s onward, when Traffic Division cars were white with a thick red (or red-and-yellow) horizontal stripe — visually identical to a slice of jam between two pieces of bread.
Variants
jam butty
People Also Ask
What does jam sandwich mean in the UK?
It's slang for a police traffic patrol car — a white vehicle with a red stripe down the side.
How do you use jam sandwich in a sentence?
"Slow down, there's a jam sandwich parked up on the hard shoulder."
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