Inspector Knacker

English Etymology Coined by Private Eye as "Knacker of the Yard", a pun on en knacker's yard and the practice of referring to Scotland Yard as the Yard. Noun Inspector Knacker en UK countable or uncountable A generic police officer, or the police in general. en You won't be smiling when Inspector Knacker pays you a visit. en 2003 June 18 349 Official Report of the Grand Committee on the Extradition Bill Lord Goodhart However, just before he is discharged, the French ring up Inspector Knacker and say, "Look, I'm sorry we haven't made it in time, but we absolutely promise you that we will get it to you in another 48 hours, so please arrest this man again, as soon as he is discharged". http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200203/ldhansrd/vo030618/text/30618-29.htm House of Lords en The Mirror 2007-01-24 Secretary for Public Safety http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/secretary-for-public-safety-448245 the Editor Reid wants to be top of the cops, issuing orders to Inspector Knackers and James Bonds with criminals and terrorists in his sights. https://web.archive.org/web/20250306100349/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/secretary-for-public-safety-448245 6 March 2025 en 2008 Please note: Inspector Knacker has been known to query applications by phone in the early hours NZ time, so forewarn your family, friends and flatmates that you are not the subject of an Interpol inquiry. Working and Living in New Zealand Georgina Pallfey 129 en 2012 But, on this occasion, caution wisely stayed his hand and he confined himself to poisoning the Birdas coffee only, reasoning that wiping out an entire Conservative Party Association branch, while desirable from the point of view of most decent folk, might, unfortunately, have the countervailing disadvantage of attracting the attention of Inspector Knacker. Erased! Chris Payne 123 See also en Officer Friendly en Law enforcement People Private Eye en placeholder terms