LK56 KJF An unusual use for green flashing lights is shown here on these two cars on the Crown Estate in Windsor. The wardens’ cars are a Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Astra. The Fiesta in the foreground also has two white spotlights on the roof.
14576 This Land Rover Defender is used by the Civil Defence service on the island of Guernsey. On the roof is an amber light bar, a green rotating beacon and a white searchlight. Green flashing beacons are permitted on Guernsey for all voluntary emergency services when responding to calls, including when travelling to their base for a call out.
53802 This car is believed to have been used for a multi-country ramshackle rally. It carries a blue light bar that has been covered up and ‘Mello Yello’ advertising.
The rear view of the Honda Legend showing ‘wild beaver patrol’ wording.
11785, 11784 In this action shot, two motorbikes are escorting a large load using red flashing lights. They are both Honda Deuvilles belonging to Guernsey Outriders (a division of St Peter Port Service Ltd) who have a contract with the Guernsey government to provide vehicle escort services.
A closer look at one of the escort motorbikes. The company operate three motorbikes and a marked-up van. All use red flashing lights all-round.
The rear view. The riders are all special constables, trained in the specific role they carry out only. This gives them the power to direct traffic on Guernsey narrow winding roads.
The pair of bikes ready to face another day’s service.
12452 A look at one of Guernsey Outriders’ Honda Deuvilles. Red flashing lights were chosen as the police weren’t keen on blues being used and ambers would not have the desired impact to stop oncoming traffic quickly. A change in law was implemented to make the front-facing red flashing lights legal.
The rear view, showing the high visibility jacket marked with ‘Special Constable’.
FJ61 NBX This is a dual-liveried Ecospin three-wheeled personal transportation vehicle. It is marked as police on one side and paramedic on the other to demonstrate its uses.
The rear view, showing the platform where the rider stands.
V12 COP This ex-US Ford Police Interceptor car has been converted into a publicity vehicle for the UK charity Care of Police Survivors (Cops). It has a blue-red light bar and a personalised registration plate.
The rear view of the car.
R945 TFJ This road-legal monkey bike is decked out in CHIMPS Highway Patrol livery. The badge on the side says it is ridden by Officer Jim Panzee! It is fitted with blue lights all round and is used as a publicity vehicle. CHIMPS is a play on words of CHiPs, the California Highway Patrol.
The rear view of the quirky bike.
This warden boat is used on Lake Windermere. It look similar to a police boat, being white with blue writing and a blue light bar.
The reverse view of this boat that is seen here undergoing maintenance.
This boat, Merlin, is used by the wardens on Lake Windermere to patrol and uphold the rules of the lake. It carries blue flashing lights and fire service-style battenburg markings of red and yellow.
The boat on patrol out on the lake.
This Hyster 2.50 fork lift truck has an unusual addition of a blue strobing beacon in addition to the traditional amber beacon. It carries no registration plate.
X583 LGV This is a Mercedes Sprinter conversion to a control vehicle used by the Sky Watch Civil Air Patrol organisation. This voluntary service uses aircraft to observe and report to assist the emergency services.
FX58 AVY This is a MEV Hummer HX. It is a scaled down version of a Hummer produced by a company called My Electric Vehicle. It is electric only and is comparable to a golf kart. A client commissioned this design and one of their dealers saw it and ordered another for promotional use.
A look at the front, showing the red and blue flashing light bar and white flashing lights in the grille. The car has a retail price in in excess of £10,000.
Another view of this two-seater electric car that is just 3m long. It has a 60 mile range and a 19 mph top speed.
GX05 OMK This Honda CR-V is used by the Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team. The team has been patrolling the cliffs at Beachy Head since 2004, looking for people in distress at this suicide hotspot. They carry our pro-active patrols and respond to sightings. They use search dogs and trained volunteers to provide 24/7 cover.
The rear view of the CR-V showing the eye-catching markings.
A look at the team’s CR-V with amber and red flashing lights showing outside of the HQ.
LD05 RZV This is a red Suzuki Jimny which is also with the Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team. This car is the oldest of the fleet and is due to be retired at the end of 2011.
This fun pedal-powered kart was made by GCSE students at Ringwood School and was to allow Hampshire Police to enter the British Pedal Car Grand Prix in July 2010. It is driven and partially built by PC Keith Waller and follows closely Hampshire’s standard livery. The top speed is 20 mph.
This is one of the few quad response vehicles in the UK. This is not owned by a company but belongs to Chris Lee who is the Divisional Superintendent of one of the St John Ambulance brigades in Cornwall. The quad can be called upon by the local community or the emergency services.
MK08 FYY Oldham Council operates this Mitsubishi Shogun as part of thier First Response Team. It carries a dark brown and yellow battenburg pattern, very similar to Highways Agency Traffic Officers. This is one of six 4×4 response vehicles they operate.
The Mitsubishi being used to reach snow-bound residents around Oldham. Photo courtesy of Oldham Council.
DX03 LML This Ford Mondeo estate is marked as an emergency vehicle. It also has Parks Patrol and Dog Section wording. It is operated by Emergency Services Support, a private security company.
Here is the same Mondeo in its previous life as a Staffordshire police car.
This VW Caddy is used as a bee response unit by an organisation called the Bee Operational Guidance United Society. This newly united society responds to swarms of bees to protect the public and to protect the bees as they are in decline. Manned by two beekeepers, the van is fitted with a personalised registration plate which reads “buzz off”. An appropriate black and yellow colourscheme has been adopted.
The VW is fitted with blue flashing lights after a special dispensation was allowed as the team often travel long distances across the country chasing bees.
The rear view, including one of the crew. Both crew members wear the suits at all times, including when in the vehicle. In the rear is emergency bee equipment including more protective suits, warning signs and honey pots.
In the official press release, chairwoman April Fursed said “Since we were endorsed by the Queen and Sting, we’ve been buzzing. Before getting this van, workers were bumbling along responding on the fly. We’ve now hived together enough funds to take the sting out of buying it.”.
This vehicle was an April Fool!
X999 SPS This luminous orange Vauxhall Vivaro is used by the medical supplies company SP Services.
WA04 AEN This Honda ST1300 is decked out in bright yellow with red checker markings. It has Motorola logos on all sides and the rider’s jacket. Written in very small letters on the front is “ambulance service first responder” and the bike is fitted with blue flashing lights all round.
S161 AFM This Vauxhall Vectra is a demonstration car for Jake’s Emergency Lights. It is decked out in ambulance-style battenburg markings and is fitted with a range of flashing lights.
The front view with some minor revisions.
This Audi-based rapid response ambulance car was custom-built by a Second Life user.
RF58 TDZ This Fiat Doblo is used by park rangers in the Lambeth borough of London. It is fitted with a floodlight on the roof and a small multi-directional amber flashing light.
Another view of the same Fiat Doblo. It carries police-style battenburg markings and ‘park ranger’ wording written in two different sizes. It carries the council’s logo on the front and rear.
BK56 UZW This is a Ford Ranger XLT Thunder. It is owned and operated by Birmingham’s NEC Group to police the private roads around the National Exhibition Centre. It is decked out in police style battenburg markings and has blue lights fitted.
The rear view of the Ford Ranger. The open back of the double-cabbed truck is useful for transporting cones and barriers.
BK56 UYF This is another Ford Ranger with the NEC’s Traffic section. This example has the rear cover in place over the pick-up’s rear storage section.
BJ56 ONP This is a Mitsubishi Shogun that is used by Birmingham NEC’s security guards. It is fitted with blue flashing lights and police-style markings and is used solely on the private roads of the large exhibition centre.
The rear view of the security team’s Shogun.
GJ52 CZY This is Iveco van is used by the Salvation Army as an Emergency Response Unit. It is used to provide refreshments at major incidents. The vehicle does not carry any blue lights.
BU07 FFN This is Iveco truck used by the National Grid as a Mobile Command Unit. The vehicle is used to provide communication an co-ordination during a major power cut.
A second view of the truck. It is deployed to major power outages and is fitted with floodlights and a satellite dish. It has amber flashing lights all round.