I dont know if Derek Nazer had a batman, but when he left EDUR on final retirement he bought himself a flash sports car, presumably with a gold medallion, a chest rug, and a pair of raybans thrown in.
When the Met Office was first equipped with MIST [a met data system] and it was down, he referred to his team as "blank faces glued to blank screens".
Bruggen was where Pete Tweed was shafted after he went on a jolly leaving his Merc in SMetOs sacred slot for a fortnight.
On returning late, said car was INSIDE the fenced Met enclosure.
He never ever mentioned the incident afterwards, but I told it at his Memorial Service. I don't think he larfed even then.