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We start this section with a Nissan Xtrail
demonstrator. This four wheel drive is equipped with two small repeater
lights mounted on the front bumper. |
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The rear view showing the Police markings. |
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This Nissan Primastar van is identical to the Renault
Traffic and Vauxhall Vivaro. This particular version has very minimal
Police markings. |
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Next, we have a Nissan Primera in police livery. This
UK built car is available with a choice of powerful petrol and diesel
engines. |
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The rear of this 5 door hatchback. To
aid with reversing, a small camera is mounted above the number plate which
displays an image on the centre console on the dashboard. |
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The side view. |
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FH04
LNU is a specially extended Citroen Dispatch used by
Leicestershire Constabulary. It is intended to be used as a mobile silver
command. This command unit will co-ordinate situations where there is a
large Police presence such as public order or sporting events. |
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From
this view you can see the entrance into the control section of the
vehicle. You can also see the awning which can extend out of the side of
the van. |
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This
is the estate version of the versatile Renault Megane. This car has a conventionally
roof mounted light bar and two large repeater lights mounted on the front
bumper. |
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This Renault Laguna Estate has a different light bar to
that of the Megane. This time it is mounted on the roof rails. It however
shares the large repeater lights on the bumper. It also has the full
battenburg markings on the side. |
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HV53
DYN
is the five door version of
the Laguna. Its livery is identical to the estate version above apart from
the roof mounted light bar. |
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This large Renault Master van has seating in the front
for the crew..... |
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....and cages in the back to carry dogs. There is also
space to store equipment beneath the cages. |
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This Renault Traffic is physically identical to the Nissan
Primastar shown above. However, it has a more comprehensive livery and a
different light arrangemnet. |
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Here we have a Mercedes Benz C-Class saloon
demonstrator in a rather smart livery. |
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The rear view showing us the the high visibility
markings. The lettering MBD 147 stands for Mercedes Benz Demonstrator
vehicle 147. |
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This Mercedes Sprinter is unusually liveried in bright
yellow all over. It is fitted with roof and grill mounted blue lights and
a riot shield. |
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This Sprinter is very different to the one above.
Firstly, it has an all over silver paint scheme. This aids the re-sale
value of the van after its police life and is hardly seen with modern
all-over liveries. Secondly the light
arrangement is different. We have blue lights built into the roof both
front and rear. There are also white lights on the sides of the van for
night time scene illumination. |
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This Mercedes Vito is also intended for police use.
Note the small roof mounted front and rear blue light sets and the cage in
the rear. |
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This Volvo V70 is used by Humberside Police and runs on
LPG. |
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The disadvantage of this is that the LPG tank is fitted
in the space where the spare wheel is usually stored. This means that the spare
wheel now sits in the boot taking up vital space for equipment that a
traffic car has to carry. Note the additional blue lights inside the boot
so that the car is still highly visible when the boot is open. |
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This is an unmarked Ford Mondeo ST220 Suffolk police
car. It is being used here as a demonstrator vehicle for
Premier Hazard's emergency warning lighting. It would be very odd to have
an un-liveried police vehicle with a conventional roof-mounted light bar.
This would be removed before the police force made the car operational. |
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The rear view. Here you can see the additional repeater
lights mounted on the parcel shelf as well as the dot matrix sign. |
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When the boot is opened, the parcel shelf can be folded
to display this high visibility striping. Two cut outs enable the the blue repeater
lights to remain visible. |
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OU04
FZC
is a Mercedes Ateco truck specially built for Thames Valley police mounted
section. This massive truck has accommodation for the horses in the rear
and for the crew in the mid section. It is also equipped with powerful
spotlights and equipment storage lockers. |
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Next
we have a Ford Transit Connect small van used by Dumfries and Galloway
Constabulary in Scotland. As if not obvious, the blue sticker on the
drivers side window says 'Emergency Service Vehicle'. |
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NK04
RSU
is a Mercedes Sprinter dog section van used by Durham Constabulary. It has
minimal markings and no blue lights. |
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Here we have a BMW Enduro bike intended for Police use
over rough terrain. It is fitted with a siren and three blue flashing
lights. |
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This view shows us the panniers on a Honda Deuville 650cc motorbike. |
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We finish this section with a short wheel base Ford Transit
in non-specific Police specification. |
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