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FHM We start this section with a 1993 Metropolitan Police Range Rover [model].
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The rear view. |
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Here we have a Mercedes Police Support vehicle. It is primarily used for transporting police equipment, such as road cones and temporary fencing. Inset: the front view. |
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Here's a self-explanatory P-registration Peugeot Expert. There are no blue lights and the only markings are on the sides. Inset: the rear view.
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T57
SUG Two views of a West Yorkshire Police Vauxhall Omega estate
. In addition to the roof lights, it has two small blue flashing lights sitting next to the front fog lights. It is being used to block the road on the approach to a major accident.
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The front view. |
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This is a multi-purpose Peugeot police van. In this case it has been converted internally to carry dogs. |
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Above is a X-registration Ford Fiesta in the
battenburg stripe livery of Northumbria Police
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X272
CWP is a Vauxhall Astra police car. With the recent rise of more colourful liveries, it seem odd to have such a minimally marked car. This car is actually a demonstrator given to the force by Vauxhall. They don't have any crests etc. as they move from force to force. Notice that the lights are mounted on a separate platform to avoid damaging the paintwork, as it would only be used as a general purpose car there are no real requirements with regard to markings. Once they have served their purpose they can be sold to the general public as ex-demo's through the dealer network. |
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NWR Here are two views of a
Volvo V70 T5. Notice the arrangement of the roof lights, with a row of red lights below the main bar facing rearwards. North Yorks Police
added the Crimestoppers name and phone number to the back of their vehicles in
May 2001. If you have any information about a crime, this local rate number can be used in the UK. You do not have to give your name and you may receive a cash reward.
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The rear of the T5. |
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V638
LUM is a Vauxhall Astra from the West Yorkshire Police fleet. For many years they have advertised the non-emergency number to contact them on their vehicles, 0845 6060606, to cut down on inappropriate 999 calls. |
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Here is a pair of Volvo S70 T5's S772
OFT and V474
ECN on the A1, South of Newcastle upon Tyne.
They were the last of the 'jam sandwich' style for patrol cars is being
replaced by the high visibility 'battenburg'
markings. |
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This shows two Volvo traffic police cars as a helicopter would see
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Two Volvo's on the A1 again, Bottom right: a police outrider from above, Bottom far right: the flashing red lights on the rear of a Volvo.
All of the above photographs were taken when the Police were escorting 200 Heavy Goods Vehicles, on a go-slow protest, during the UK Fuel
Protests of September 2000. |
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This next picture shows the changing livery of Northumbria Police again. Even Panda cars (in this case Ford Fiestas)
were being changed to carry battenburg markings. Clearly the older car on the right
R673 PNL
has the older markings, and the newer one on the left
V866 DCN, the newer markings. |
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And here is a model Rover 3500 Police car, a familiar site in the UK throughout the
1980s. |
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A Ford Focus in North Yorkshire Police's livery. Inset: the rear view. |
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This is a special Police Volvo 850 T-5 used by the Chief Constable of
North Yorkshire. When the car is changed, the registration is
transferred to the new vehicle. There are two hidden
strobe lights behind the front grille. One of its uses is escorting VIPs. Right inset: talking to one of the four escorting police outriders. Left inset: The VIP being escorted: HRH Prince Charles. |
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EUB is a marked police Ford Escort
van used for non-emergency purposes. |
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Here is a Metropolitan Police Volkswagen Transporter. It is used for transportation of officers or prisoners and has two bars of blue lights on the roof [model]. |
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V472
ECN is a Northumbria Police Land
Rover Discovery, spotted at a Rover dealership in
Gateshead. |
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Police 8 starts with
the very fast and agile Subaru Impreza. This one is from North Yorkshire's Western Area Road Policing (WARP) Unit.
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The side view of the Impreza. |
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Below is an interior view of the Impreza, showing the various police
equipment, including fold-down video monitor.
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Here the Impreza is joined by a Ford Focus to answer a call.
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Below is a model of a Vauxhall Omega in the colours of London's Metropolitan Police.
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R515
GAG is a Humberside Mounted Police vehicle. |
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The rear of the Merc truck.
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Here is a Greater Manchester Police Volvo V70
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R451
MSO is a Vauxhall
Omega Grampian Police traffic unit. |
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Here we have a couple of Police horses from West Yorkshire Police. |
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Photo 2. |
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The following is two West Yorks Police outriders, pictured in Leeds city centre. |
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