YK05
EDU This is a 2005 Vauxhall Astra in North
Yorkshire's battenburg livery.
Here is the rear shot of the same car. Notice how the
livery and Crimestoppers information has been moulded around the shape of
the bodywork at the rear.
LX05
EEU This in an equivalent Met Astra in silver.
P966
XHG Here is an unusual sight - a Met police Vectra with
a black bag over its light bar. This is because it is a privately-owned
car used for filming. It cannot be legally used on the roads with the
light bar or 'police' wording showing.
P787
GDA Another film car is this Met BMW. It's use is more
obvious with the 'film car' sign on the roof, placed there by the
television company Granada. This photo was taken at the studios where
'Family Affairs' and 'The Bill' are filmed.
PE02
GCX This Metropolitan police Ford Fiesta doesn't look
unusual in any way: but it is another film car. Notice how it has the same
roof number (01) as all of the other cars around it. This is the national identifier code for the Met.
LX04
LLG This is a Mercedes Benz Vito 112 cdi van used by
the Met on London's streets.
Y904
PMX The City police also use Mercedes Benz Vitos on
London's streets. This example differs from the Met one above in many
ways, including livery and make of blue lights.
LY05
KNE This large Saab truck has been converted into a
horse transporter and mobile police office. It is used by the City of
London Police. The rear drops down to provide a ramp for horses' access
and the front portion is an area for the riders.
N204
OYL This LDV riot van is one of a number of identical
vehicles that the City police have.
Y943
PVS This is a head-on shot of a City of London Police
Vauxhall Omega. Notice the small Crimestoppers advert on the bonnet.
Y945
PVS This the the rear view of sister vehicle '945'.
Y901
PMX Here is a Mercedes M270 belonging to the City of London
Police. It has battenburg markings and has the City crest on the sides.
The yellow spots on all sides indicate that it is used as an armed
response unit.
The rear view of the M-class. You can see that the
roof-mounted light bar has an integrated matrix message sign.
FP51
OLR This is a 2001 Mercedes E-class estate. It has the
same City Police livery as the M-class above.
A look at the rear of the E-class.
LX51
GHZ A Met police Range Rover on a blue light run makes
progress through London traffic.
NX53
AYD This is a Cleveland police Volvo S60.
RO04
EWD This Cleveland motorbike is covered in blue and
yellow checkers, similar to the blue and yellow rectangles seen on larger
vehicles. Two traffic officers stand in the background.
YN05
OUF This is a South Yorks. Land Rover Defender in a
rural setting - to which it is ideally suited.
PX04
DXN This is a Cumbria Police Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
VIII, or 'Evo 8' for short. It is a very fast and agile car that is used
for traffic policing on the motorways and twisty country roads of Cumbria.
NX53
JVZ This VW is with Cleveland Police as a cctv and
crime prevention van. It does not have any blue lights as it usually stays
in one area. It has a high telescopic mast with a video camera on top. The
nearside also has a canopy and can be formed into a police information
point.
Cumbria police also operate this silver Honda Blackbird
1100. It looks to be a temporary addition to the fleet because of the lack
of blue lights on it. It is often used as an ice-breaker to talk to
motorcyclists and would only patrol alongside another police bike.
A Honda Varadero XL1000v ABS motorbike in
police livery.
The rear view showing the full extent of the
battenburg livery and high visibility markings.
Here we have one of West Yorkshire Police's forward
command Mercedes Sprinters. The vehicles are equipped with satellite
communication facilities to enable secure communications.
NX51
LDN This Cleveland Police VW Transporter is being used
to transport equipment relating to collision investigations. The traffic
officers are surrounded by police signs, cones, theodolites and
floodlights.
The rear view of the same scene. Notice that the VW has
a vector light bar on the front and a standard rectangular bar on the rear
of its roof.
PN03
BXE This is North Yorkshire's mobile major incident
unit. Notice the satellite dish on the roof.
PN03
BWX Here is a North Yorks. dog unit Peugeot Expert.
Previously seen unmarked, it has now been liveried in yellow and blue
squares. It has blue lights on the front grille only, and a siren.
YJ54
VLX It is not often you see a police car with some
ladders strapped to the roof! Here a tactical planning unit is
transporting ladders as part of a security operation.
Y492
DCH A Ford Iveco community police office from North
Yorkshire Police. Its livery is very sparse compared to its sister mobile
police stations.