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This Vauxhall is run by Hammersmith and Fulham…



This Vauxhall is run by Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary. It has non-police looking red and white checker markings and an amber light bar on the roof. Small writing tells you that they are working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police.

LX55 FFV This silver Vauxhall Zafira DTI is operated…



LX55 FFV This silver Vauxhall Zafira DTI is operated by the Metropolitan Police’s Royal Parks OCU. With the abolition of the Royal Parks Constabulary, the Met have taken over this role. The Vauxhall carries the same livery as regular Met cars, but with the addition of a roof-mounted flood light.



The rear view of two of the Zafiras in the Royal Park’s fleet. The Royal Parks Constabulary was abolished as part of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.

YN54 DLU This Mercedes Vito was new to Wandsworth…



YN54 DLU This Mercedes Vito was new to Wandsworth Parks Police in January 2006. Prior to this it was a police demonstrator with Mercedes. It proved successful in increasing police orders of the vehicle, and so was sold off when it was one year old.



The side view of the same Vito, showing its smart single waistband of battenburg marks. All the ‘parks police’ signs are magnetic until it gets its permanent livery.



The rear view of the van showing the prisoner cage.



The same Mercedes Vito at night.

KE53 JDX This silver Nissan X-trail is the only…



KE53 JDX This silver Nissan X-trail is the only vehicle run by Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police. It is fitted with a full-width roof light bar and additional blue flashing lights behind the front grille and on the front wings. Up the sides are a single tall band of battenburg markings.



The rear view of the same Nissan. The car is equipped with a video surveillance camera to the front and an LPG conversion. It is used to drive around and between parks in the London borough.

WV51 AXS is a Vauxhall Astra estate used by the…



WV51 AXS is a Vauxhall Astra estate used by the Royal Parks Police in London. Notice how the front number plate has been moved to accommodate the dot matrix sign.



The rear view of the same car. It is powered by a 1.6 litre petrol engine, but can also been run on LPG.

CYO 215V This Honda CB400N belonged to the Royal…



CYO 215V This Honda CB400N belonged to the Royal Parks Constabulary when this photo was taken in 1984. It is at Regent’s Park, but the motorbike was used at Greenwich Park from 1983-6. A further blast from the past is the Transit van in the background.

V215 ELC This is a Renault Megane from Wandsworth…



V215 ELC This is a Renault Megane from Wandsworth Parks Police. It’s green livery comes from the traditional Park colour, but due to occasional confusion with an ambulance vehicle this livery is being phased out.



The rear view of the same car.

This is a very rare police cycle from the Royal Parks…



This is a very rare police cycle from the Royal Parks Constabulary (London). It is a hybrid pedal / electric cycle called an Eco-Bike Enforcer. It is fitted with blue lights, a siren and decked out in black and white checker markings. Ideal for upholding the law in Hyde Park, this cycle has the unusual features of an ignition and battery gauge. It has a 200 watt motor, goes 15 mph unaided and has 21 gears.

PX51 DDF This is a CNC Ford Focus. It has had a…



PX51 DDF This is a CNC Ford Focus. It has had a slight livery change to reflect the change over from UKAEAC to CNC. It now carries the CNC force badge on the front doors and the website address on the bonnet and rearmost side windows.



The rear view of the same Focus. Notice how the blue light bar has a directional spotlight sprouting from it. The light bar is also attached via the roof rails to avoid damaging the roof and therefore improving the car’s residual value. This example was photographed (with permission) at British Nuclear Fuel’s Sellafield site on the Cumbrian coast.

This camouflage coloured Land Rover Defender is used…



This camouflage coloured Land Rover Defender is used by the Royal Military Police. It has two rotating blue lights on the roof and two-tone horns. It also carries a ‘Military Police’ plaque and Union Jack flag on the front.



The rear view. It is used by the RMP when on operations are is know as a Land Rover FFR (Fitted For Radio). The registration plates have been hidden for operational reasons.



Another camouflaged Land Rover is shown here. It is fitted with a full width light bar and you can also see a telescopic communications antenna on the side.

HK02 MZF This Military Police Honda ST1100 has…



HK02 MZF This Military Police Honda ST1100 has a yellow stripe up the sides and hatch markings on the rear of the panniers. The wind shield has hard-to-read ‘military police’ wording, and on the sides is the RMP crest.



The rear view of the same bike (which carries a fire extinguisher).

SW02 EWN A RMP 2003 Vauxhall Vectra. This Scottish…



SW02 EWN A RMP 2003 Vauxhall Vectra. This Scottish-registered vehicle is one of a large fleet from Vauxhall’s special vehicle operations. Military police vehicles that are mainly used off-base tend to have civilian registrations and those mainly used on-base carry military registration plates (see cars below).



Similar Vectra’s were a common site in 2002 and 2003 as Vauxhall supplied many forces with 6-month demonstrators. This ‘police specification’ Vectra has some differences to the public version These include a strengthened roof, gaps for police radios in the dashboard and electro-magnetic shielding to help prevent interference with the internal comms.

PA 30 AA A Royal Military Police Ford Mondeo. Notice…



PA 30 AA A Royal Military Police Ford Mondeo. Notice the military registration and the red berets of the officers. Military police vehicles usually carry the same colour livery as the police county they are based in.



The rear view. Notice that they have opted for the rarer saloon version of the Mondeo. This mark ran from 1996 to 2000. It has an ‘aspen’ trim level (the lowest) and a 1.8 turbo diesel engine.



The overhead view. The ‘RMP’ marking is to let a helicopter know this is a Royal Military Police vehicle.