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LX04
NRE This is a rather smart looking
Vauxhall Astra of the Metropolitan police. Note that this is a rather high
specification vehicle with metallic paint and alloy wheels. |
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Here we have an Iveco van police demonstrator. This vehicle
has full approval for police use from the Home Office. Note the two roof
light bars with LED repeaters. |
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This is a Vauxhall Vectra in
police markings. Note the extra row of blue LED’s to complement the
light bar on the roof. A wide range of powerful engines makes this an
ideal vehicle for patrolling motorways and dual carriageways. |
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The rear view of the same vehicle. |
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VE04
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Here we have the 2004-version
Vauxhall Astra. This Vauxhall fleet demonstrator is aimed at the panda car
sector of UK police fleets, where Vauxhall has had a
strong showing for many years. Notice how the roof lights are mounted on a
separate carrier. This reduces the amount of damage done to the car in
converting it to police specification, therefore keeping its re-sale value
relatively high. |
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The rear shot. This model is powered by a 1.7 litre
turbo diesel engine with direct injection. |
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This Ford Focus estate is operated by the Northern
Constabulary. Notice how there is no Police wording on the front or sides
of the vehicle. It also has extra high visibility stripes as opposed to
battenburg
markings. |
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VU52
YNV Here
we have a 2002 Mitsubishi Shogun. Notice how it is devoid of any writing
apart from the word 'Police' on the light bar. This four-wheel drive vehicle
has a very enviable reputation of reliability and durability. |
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This is the Land Rover
Discovery 3, launched in Autumn 2004. The vehicle is fitted with
a sophisticated terrain response system. The driver tells the car what type
of surface the vehicle is driving over. The car then reacts by changing
the ride height, adjusting the throttle sensitivity, re-programming the ABS
and traction control, locking the differentials and selecting the
appropriate range of gearing. This is designed to make off-road driving
easy. |
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BX02
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is a Range Rover Police demonstrator. The vehicle's high power V8 engine
and enormous load capacity make it an ideal motorway patrol vehicle. It is
also extremely capable off road too. |
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The rear view of the same vehicle. Notice the rear dot
matrix display and the tow hook, should its large towing capacity be
required. |
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Next we have a Land Rover Freelander police demonstrator.
Despite having lower ground clearance and no low ratio gears compared to
the Range Rover, it is still able to be used off road to a good effect. |
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Notice how the standard roof bars are used as a
mounting for the blue lights. This eliminates drilling and cutting of the
roof. |
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DAZ
5796 This Land Rover Defender 110 is operated by the
PSNI. Everything that could be broken easily on the vehicle has been
protected by heavy duty mesh. The only exception is the wing mirrors which
look very easy to break! |
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This vehicle is heavily armoured. Its off road ability
has been somewhat restricted by the addition of the wire mesh skirt around
the vehicle. However, this is there to prevent any object from getting
underneath which could be potentially dangerous to the crew. |
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Simple bench seats fill the interior. You can also see
the how thick the doors are. They look more than capable of stopping and
high speed projectile. |
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This high roof LDV van is powered by a 125PS diesel
engine. It has accommodation for police officers in the front and middle,
as well as a cage for prisoners in the rear. |
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AE04
WPW is a long wheel base Iveco used
by Herts Police. It is equipped with a locker storage system similar to
what is found on most fire engines. |
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Now we have the popular Volvo V70 in demonstrator
livery. |
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This police specification vehicle has been adopted by
many forces up and down the country. |
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Next we have a Volvo S60 police demonstrator. This
vehicle has very similar performance to the V70 but obviously doesn't have
the large load carrying ability. |
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An interesting feature on this police specification
model, and not on standard production ones, is the additional left hand
side wing mirror. This is for the passenger's use in place of an additional internal rear view mirror. |
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This Volvo S40 is also intended for police use. This
family sized saloon offers a wide choice of powerful engines and is also extremely
safe to both its passengers and also to pedestrians in the event of an
accident. |
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The V50 is the estate version of the S40. The load
space is considerably smaller than that of its bigger brother, the V70. |
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This Ford Mondeo estate is operated by Hampshire
Police. Notice their unique livery, devoid of any high contrast colours.
Again, the roof rails have been used as an effective mounting point for
the light bar. |
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GP53
WGE is a Toyota Landcruiser and is a
direct rival to the British built Range Rover. |
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The rear view. Note the extra repeater light bar positioned
at the rear of the roof. |
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Next we have a Lexus GS430
operated by Wiltshire constabulary. This is a rare vehicle to see in
police markings. Notice how the paint colour of the body is metallic
silver. This should help with the re-sale value of this large executive
car once it has finished its life in the police force. |
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The rear view shows us the high visibility striping
added to the car. |
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Another Wiltshire operated Lexus GS430, but this time
with white paint. |
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This is the more compact Lexus IS300. With a punchy 6
cylinder 3 litre engine and real wheel drive, it is ideal for high speed
driving. |
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The side view of this rather smart looking car. |
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