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Pan-European police body plans road safety event

The Pan-European police body, Tispol, is planning a key road safety conference in Manchester. The event will be held on 1st and 2nd October 2013. To highlight the benefits to be gained from the presentations and discussions to potential attendees, TISPOL has compiled a short video on last year’s conference, which was held in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.
August 15, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The Pan-European police body, 4753 TISPOL, is planning a key road safety conference in Manchester. The event will be held on 1st and 2nd October 2013. To highlight the benefits to be gained from the presentations and discussions to potential attendees, TISPOL has compiled a short video on last year’s conference, which was held in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.

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