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AU04
HNL This blue Lotus Elise Norfolk police car is
liveried as a 'cruise liaison' vehicle. It is used to bridge the gap
between cruisers and the police by bring them together on a common
interest. |
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YJ04
CFG This is Citroen Dispatch from North Yorkshire
Police. Notice the repeater lights mounted to the large black grille. |
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The side view of the same vehicle. Apart from minor
cosmetic changes, the Citroen Dispatch is the same vehicle as the Peugeot
Expert and the Fiat Scudo. |
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VX04
NBY This battenburg-marked Vauxhall Corsa is for
community support officers in West Mercia. |
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X61
AHL A South Yorkshire Police Peugeot dog van. |
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YJ04
CDZ A North Yorkshire Ford Focus. Notice the lack of
roof markings and the apparently temporarily attached blue light bar. |
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YJ04
CEK is a North Yorkshire mobile police station. Its
full battenburg markings on the sides make it difficult to miss. It is
used in rural areas around Harrogate that do not have police stations. |
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T560
DUB A West Yorkshire Police Mercedes flat-bed truck. It
is fitted with amber flashing beacons and is used for vehicle transportation. |
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LX03
KMG A Honda Deauville police motorbike demonstrator.
Notice the small screen placed on top of the body that is replaying images
captured from the on-board camera. It is housed in a pannier when the bike
is in motion. |
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OE04
AWN A police Volvo XC70 demonstrator. Notice the
additional LED flashing blue light mounted on the dashboard. |
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G31
PWT This is a heavily armoured Land Rover from West
Yorkshire police. It has mesh covers over all the lights and blue light
bar, as well as an optional grille for the windscreen. It also has
armoured sides (with portholes) and a full body skirt. |
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These four images show PSNI motorcycles escorting ex-US
president Bill Clinton from the City of Derry Airport during a visit to
Northern Ireland in August 2004. |
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NC04
GLJ This black Mercedes SLK 200 is with Durham Constabulary
to promote their Bike Wise event in the summer of 2004. It has a minimal
livery and a small blue light cluster on the roof (which is magnetically
attached). It has no internal alterations and it is likely that it will be
stripped back to civilian specification and sold as an ex-demonstrator. |
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GVL This silver Toyota 4x4 is a demonstrator with
Nav-Comm. It has a number of ultra thin flashing lightbars on the roof,
front bumper and rear bumper. |
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The rear view. Notice the parking camera mounted below
the registration plate and the lack of 'police' markings. |
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Y365
PRX A police BMW C1, on trial in South Yorkshire. Notice
the battenburg markings and two blue lights on the front. It was on trial
in South Yorkshire in 2002, but considered unsuitable for police duties.
It has been used elsewhere as a police and fire vehicle. This single track
vehicle with a safety cage is classified as a motorbike in the UK. The
hybrid car/motorbike has caused problems in the British legal system
regarding the use of a helmet when operating it. It depends whether you
are 'inside' the bike or 'on' it. |
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The rear view. Powered by a 125cc engine mated to a
continuously variable stepless automatic transmission, it offers
super-safe motorbiking with its head restraints, racing-style seatbelts
and crumple zones. Not available in the USA, this hybrid vehicle was first
presented by BMW in 1992. Dwindling sales meant that it ceased production
in October 2002. |
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NU02
ORA This is a Cleveland Police VW LT46 van. Notice that
it has no blue lights on the roof. Due to its height they wouldn't be
easily seen, so they are placed around the edge. |
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The rear view. |
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YJ04
CFL This Ford Focus estate is generally used for
non-emergency police work by North Yorkshire. It can be temporarily fitted
with a blue light bar if required. |
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YG02
EZK
is a North Yorkshire Police Peugeot Expert. This
overhead view shows the extra wording of 'crime scene investigation unit'
in red text on the rear of the vehicle and dark blue on the side window. |
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Y492
DCH a Ford Iveco EuroCargo mobile community police
office. This truck has no sign of any police battenburg markings or
striping. |
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The rear view. It has a canopy (that is retracted here)
as well as a number of entrances. Also notice the small rotating blue
beacon at the rear. The only other blue lights are on the front grille. |
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YJ04
CDV This North Yorks. Ford Focus looks like its sister
vehicles, except for the lack of blue lights. It is used for non-urgent
police work and is part of the force's plan to increase the police
presence on the streets by adding a livery to all force vehicles. |
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YJ04
CEX This North Yorkshire Police Peugeot Expert is
specially liveried as a 'crime scene investigation unit'. |
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KX04 UWY
This is an aptly named Ducati 999 police bike. Grampian Police were loaned
the bike after the Scottish Motorcycle Show in 2004. While on loan it was
used for operational patrolling, but was not fitted with a police radio. |
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