The text is a transcript of a Spiegel TV episode about a special police commission in Hamburg that targets car posers, drivers who modify their vehicles to make them louder and faster. The summary is:
The episode follows police chief inspector Tobias Hentsch and his partner Janina von Cassinga as they patrol the streets of Hamburg and stop car posers who cause unnecessary noise and endanger others. They use a special device to measure the decibel level of the cars and check for illegal modifications. They encounter various drivers, such as a young man who drives his mother's Mercedes, a Bulgarian family with a foreign Audi, and a restaurateur with a Bentley. Depending on the severity of the offense, the police either issue a fine or confiscate the vehicle and send it to an appraiser. The episode shows the different reactions of the drivers, some of whom are defiant, others apologetic, and others clueless. The episode ends with some statistics on the number of vehicles seized by the commission and a farewell message from the host.
Here are some key facts extracted from the text:
1. The text is a transcript of a Spiegel TV episode about the special commission Auto Poser, a police unit that targets illegal engine tuners in Hamburg, Germany.
2. The police officers of the special commission are Tobias Hentsch and Janina von Cassinga, who have been trained in tuning and technology to identify suspicious cars.
3. The episode shows several examples of car posers who were stopped and fined by the police for driving too loudly, causing unnecessary noise and endangering other people.
4. Some of the cars that were stopped include an Audi A8, a Mercedes convertible, a Bentley New Continental and an Audi convertible with a foreign license plate.
5. The police officers use a device called a press system to measure the noise level of the cars and compare it to the permitted number for each vehicle model.
6. The cars that exceed the noise limit have their operating license expired and are towed away to the police yard, where they have to be inspected by an appraiser and converted according to regulations before they can be returned to their owners.
7. The owners of the cars have to pay fines, towing fees and appraisal costs, which can amount to hundreds or thousands of euros.
8. The episode also explores the motivations and attitudes of the car posers, who claim that they like loud cars for themselves, not to show off, or that they need them for their business or status.
9. The special commission Auto Poser was founded in September 2017 and has temporarily shut down 230 vehicles since then, reducing the noise pollution in the city center.