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LX04
HZG is a Metropolitan Police Jankel Guardian based on a 4x4 Ford F-450 Super Duty truck
and was converted by Jankel Armouring Ltd, Surrey. This beefy truck has a
6-litre, 325bhp turbo diesel engine, and weighs almost 7 tons. |
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The front view of this heavily amoured truck. After a
trial of three such vehicles by The Met at Heathrow Airport in July
2002, an order of 13 was placed. The Guardians will replace a fleet of armoured Land
Rovers and will be used for protection and response work daily. The level of protection
offered by this vehicle has not been disclosed, but it is known that the base
model specification includes fragmentation grenade and 7.62 calibre bullet protection. |
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The side view shows us the heavily plated doors and
minimal windows. The vehicle is also equipped with run flat tyres. Like
PSNI Land Rovers, all of the lights have been
protected to prevent them from breaking in extreme circumstances. |
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The inside. The Guardian can carry eight crew and equipment. It is also
fitted with an intercom to allow the officers to communicate with people outside the vehicle
if it is unsafe to get out. |
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A look at the cab, showing the TV monitor, radios and stick-shift
automatic gearbox. Other customers of Jankel include the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign and Commonwealth
Offices, aviation companies and news agencies. For TV companies in
dangerous environments, vehicles can be fitted with the highest optical quality glass allowing broadcast footage to be shot
from inside. |
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This Vauxhall Vivaro demonstrator is intended to be
used as a Police dog unit. It has both side and rear access to the dog
cages. |
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This van is in minimal police markings.
It is also only equipped with one light bar at the rear of the roof. |
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This police specification Vauxhall Zafira is also
intended to carry police dogs. The space taken up by the back two rows of seats
are where the cages are housed. Note the additional directional spotlight on the roof. |
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From
the rear we can see the double cage and the blacked-out windows. |
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Next
we have a silver Vauxhall Vectra estate in police livery. This particular model
is powered by a 3-litre turbo diesel engine offering both performance and
economy. |
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The rear view showing the high visibility striping and
the double-height lightbar. |
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Now we have the hatch-back version of the Vectra. This
model has all of the police features of the
estate, but is powered this time by a 2-litre turbocharged petrol
engine. |
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This Zafira is used as a mobile CCTV unit. It can also
be used as an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) unit . The camera
is mounted in the large dome on the roof of the car and can be turned as
required. The inset shows the livery on the rear side windows to inform
the public that they are being caught on camera. |
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Next we have a diesel Corsa five-door panda car. This car
is a basic model with steel wheels and non-body coloured wing mirrors. |
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This is the Vauxhall Signum in police guise. Although this looks similar in appearance to the Vectra
Estate, it is a slightly larger executive
car. |
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It is hard to see the advantage of this Signum over the
Vectra estate. They are both available with the same engines and offer
similar levels of interior space and versatility. |
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This Vauxhall Vivaro is intended to be used by a scenes
of crime officer (SOCO). It has an unusual livery with an almost comical
description of its purpose on the side. It also has a striped side pattern
as opposed to battenburg markings and it only carries orange flashing
lights. |
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This Vauxhall Combo van is also intended for SOCO use
and is liveried the same as the Vivaro above. On this photo we can see the
equipment racks in the rear of the vehicle. |
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Next we have a Saab 9-5 linear estate. This
turbocharged car has a strong reputation for reliability suiting it well
to police use. |
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The rear view of the Saab. |
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Also, this Saab is available in a four door format. |
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The rear view. |
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YN04
SNY
This
long wheel base Mercedes Sprinter van is operated by South Yorkshire
Police. It has roof mounted cameras and a public address system. Notice
the very minimal blue lights of the roof and grille. |
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This is a similar vehicle to the above, except this
time operated by West Yorkshire Police for the Kirklees Community Safety Partnership.
From this picture you can see one of the cameras extended to full height
on its telescopic tower. The rear of the vehicle is also fitted with its
own air conditioning unit. |
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West Yorkshire Police also operate a fleet of
these medium wheel base Mercedes Sprinter vans. They are specially equipped
with a riot shield to cover the windscreen and clear covers to protect the
lights. Notice how there in an absence of blue lights on the roof. Instead
there are several small LED units on the sides of the van. |
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Here is a Citroen Dispatch van which will be passed to North
Yorkshire Police. It is equipped with four full-size dog kennels. It is
fully sealed to enable it to be hosed clean on the inside. It is also
equipped with a hand wash facility for the dog handler. |
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LW04
FFU
is a Mitsubishi Shogun used by the City of London Police. |
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YX04
KEJ Is a short wheel base Ford
Transit used by Humberside Police. This vehicle, like most of the force's fleet, has been modified to run on liquid petroleum gas (LPG). |
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This
Mercedes E-Class estate is operated by Sussex Police. This vehicle again
uses the standard roof bars as a convenient mounting position for the
light bar. |
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The front view. |
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Here we have another Sussex Police vehicle, a Mitsubishi Shogun. Notice the small blue light repeaters on
the front of the bumper. |
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The rear view. |
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We finish this section with a Ford Transit JFM
Crewmaster. This specially modified large van has a microwave fitted, hot drink
facilities, hand wash amenities and even an electric flush toilet. |
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