Category: Police (General)

Y697 HWY A Peugeot 306 panda car from NYP…



Y697 HWY A Peugeot 306 panda car from NYP. Those battenburg marking get another vehicle side to fill! There are guidelines out that say any police vehicle that will be used on a motorway must carry battenburg markings. Maybe in a few years time they will change their minds again…



The opposing view.

T57 SUG Two views of a West Yorkshire Police…



T57 SUG Two views of a West Yorkshire Police Vauxhall Omega estate . In addition to the roof lights, it has two small blue flashing lights sitting next to the front fog lights. It is being used to block the road on the approach to a major accident.



The front view.

X272 CWP is a Vauxhall Astra police car. With…



X272 CWP is a Vauxhall Astra police car. With the recent rise of more colourful liveries, it seem odd to have such a minimally marked car. This car is actually a demonstrator given to the force by Vauxhall. They don’t have any crests etc. as they move from force to force. Notice that the lights are mounted on a separate platform to avoid damaging the paintwork, as it would only be used as a general purpose car there are no real requirements with regard to markings. Once they have served their purpose they can be sold to the general public as ex-demo’s through the dealer network.

X784 NWR Here are two views of a Volvo…



X784 NWR Here are two views of a Volvo V70 T5. Notice the arrangement of the roof lights, with a row of red lights below the main bar facing rearwards. North Yorks Police added the Crimestoppers name and phone number to the back of their vehicles in May 2001. If you have any information about a crime, this local rate number can be used in the UK. You do not have to give your name and you may receive a cash reward.



The rear of the T5.

Here is a pair of Volvo S70 T5’s…



Here is a pair of Volvo S70 T5’s S772 OFT and V474 ECN on the A1, South of Newcastle upon Tyne. They were the last of the ‘jam sandwich’ style for patrol cars is being replaced by the high visibility ‘battenburg’ markings.



This shows two Volvo traffic police cars as a helicopter would see them.



Two Volvo’s on the A1 again, Bottom right: a police outrider from above, Bottom far right: the flashing red lights on the rear of a Volvo. All of the above photographs were taken when the Police were escorting 200 Heavy Goods Vehicles, on a go-slow protest, during the UK Fuel Protests of September 2000.

This next picture shows the changing livery of…



This next picture shows the changing livery of Northumbria Police again. Even Panda cars (in this case Ford Fiestas) were being changed to carry battenburg markings. Clearly the older car on the right R673 PNL has the older markings, and the newer one on the left V866 DCN, the newer markings.

AJ1 This is a special Police Volvo 850…



AJ1 This is a special Police Volvo 850 T-5 used by the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire. When the car is changed, the registration is transferred to the new vehicle. There are two hidden strobe lights behind the front grille. One of its uses is escorting VIPs. Right inset: talking to one of the four escorting police outriders. Left inset: The VIP being escorted: HRH Prince Charles.

This is the very fast and agile Subaru…



This is the very fast and agile Subaru Impreza. This one is from North Yorkshire’s Western Area Road Policing (WARP) Unit.



The side view of the Impreza.



Below is an interior view of the Impreza, showing the various police equipment, including fold-down video monitor.



Here the Impreza is joined by a Ford Focus to answer a call.