Author: UK Emergency Vehicles

This Tow-a-van trailer is used by Hampshire police for water search and recovery work.

Northern Constabulary use this Ford Transit Connect in the North of Scotland.

A West Yorkshire Police BMW X5 battles through picturesque but treacherous snowy conditions. During the heavy snow fall of January 2010, West Yorkshire police drafted in a fleet of Land Rovers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland to assist with reaching more remote locations.

A fleet of police motorbikes from various forces around the UK are paraded for a formal photograph.

This is a Sussex Police Mercedes-Benz C320 being used to block a dual carriageway at the scene of a road accident in wintry conditions.

This police car is temporarily out-of-action due to heavy snowfall. Underneath the snow is a Sussex Mercedes C-class.

This is a police BMW 320D Touring on patrol in a suburban area of Hampshire.

This is a Hampshire Ford Focus that is used for general patrol duties. Notice that no front-facing blue flashing lights have been fitted to the very front of the car. However a dashboard-mounted light supports the main light bar on the roof.

This is a Kent Audi A6 TDI Quattro. This fast car has been fitted with full-height battenburg markings and a slim LED light bar on the roof.

This is a brand new Northern Constabulary Ford Focus that has yet to be assigned a registration plate. The rear view, showing the black panel to fit the plate to.

Here is a pair of BMW police motorbikes that are operated by Gloucestershire. Notice the semi-circular blue lights on the front match the full-circle version on the rear pole.

Here is a very similar BMW which is carrying a temporary sign on the front to warn motorists of a cycle race approaching.

This is a Vauxhall Omega that was in service with Thames Valley Police. It is now preserved in private ownership. Notice the anti-drink-drive message written down the side.

This DAF LF truck is used by the Metropolitan Police in London for non-emergency work, including equipment transportation. It is fitted with amber flashing lights all-round and carries the Met's standard stripe and a small sign in the windscreen to indicate its owners. The vehicle is seen here collecting in temporary road closure signs and cones.

This is a Met Police personnel carrier based on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.

This is one of Cumbria Police's Subaru Imprezas. New in the summer of 2009, it is the WRX STI model which is equally at home on Cumbria's motorways or winding rural roads. The four-wheel drive car is fitted with full emergency warning equipment, including a full-width Premier Hazard light bar and LEDs behind the grille. A second view of the same Impreza. You can see the Cumbria crest on the bonnet which was hidden by the large air scoop in the previous picture. The standard police battenburg livery is used down each side.

This Vauxhall Astra is part of a join venture between Durham Constabulary, Durham Agency Against Crime and ADT Security.

This North Yorkshire Ford Transit is showing a demonstration livery of yellow, blue and white battenburg! In fact a number of the yellow panels have fallen off, either due to not being correctly applied when new or by being power-washed too hard.

This is a Ford Transit Connect that is used as a multi-purpose patrol vehicle by North Yorkshire. It is one of a number of vehicles with sequential registration plates that were introduced in autumn 2009 as replacements for Peugeot Experts and Citroen Dispatchs. Another view of the Transit Connect. A prisoner cell is in the rear third, with seating for up to five officers in the front portion. A small cctv camera can be seen on the rear of the roof to help with evidence gathering of prisoners being placed in the cell and for reversing.

This Police demonstrator is a T3 Motion. It is an electric vehicle that can carry one person that can be charged in 3-4 hours and can travel at up to 12 mph. The T3 series is very popular with law enforcement agencies in America.

Cleveland police operate this off road scrambler bike.

ACZ 2635 This is a Leyalnd DAF Mobile Police Station used by the PSNI. It is carrying minor damage on the side.

This is an Essex Police Subaru Impreza, part of the ANPR Intercept Team.

This photo shows a North Yorks Vauxhall Astra estate. Notice the minor dent in the tailgate and the two-layer light bar on the roof.

This is a Ford Transit personnel carrier that is with Durham Constabulary. This Transit is one of the first batch in Durham to be decked out in battenburg markings. Fleet manager Mike Mastaglio explains that vehicles are now being bought "out of the box" and the manufacturers apply this livery as part of the overall package. The motorcycle fleet introduced battenburg some time ago, but four-wheeled vehicle had to wait until 2009. This brings the force in line with most of the rest of the UK. The rear view of the Transit. It is fitted with underbody protection, strengthened windows, lights and engine bay protection for use in areas where firebombs and missiles are in use. The occupants inside are often in full body armour and can be on standby for many hours. To make this more comfortable, a radio, air conditioning and small tables are included.

This is a silver Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X GSR FQ300 SA which is used by Hampshire's police. The vehicle is shown without any force markings. The rear view of the super-fast 155mph, 287bhp car.

This is a silver Ford Focus estate that carries the 2009-version of North Yorkshire Police's livery.

This is a Vauxhall Zafira that is used by the Met police as a patrol supervisor car. It is primarily for sergeants to patrol their area and meet constables on the ground. Introduced by the Met in May 2009, the vehicles will act as a mobile supervision vehicle and an incident command vehicle if required. It is seen here at the scene of a large fire.

The Metropolitan Police, working with Transport for London, operate this Ford Fiesta. It carries the standard Met livery, with the addition of the TfL logo but no blue flashing lights.

Here is a Vauxhall Astra that is used by West Mercia Constabulary.

This 2009 Ford Transit is based in Keswick in the Lake District. It is used to transport officers and detained persons around the rural area. It is fitted with a Vector roof light bar arrangement which is popular on Cumbria vehicles.

This is the lead vehicle in a blue light escort of a blue Royal Mint truck. As the City of London Police BMW 530 stops traffic at a junction, the two CoLP BMW X5s stay close to the front and rear of the van. This helps stop any vehicle getting close to the van accidentally or on purpose. LM57 JVP A couple of seconds later the main convoy passes through the junction at speed. The second BMW X5 can just be seen behind the blue truck. The police vary the times, days and routes of this regular escort to help prevent an ambush.

This is a West Yorkshire Police BMW 320D. An unusual feature is the temporary addition of a yellow strip on the windscreen saying 'cycle race'. This was one of the police vehicles used for the Tour of Britain cycle race in September 2009. The rear of the BMW. The strip saying 'race rear' indicates that this car remains at the rear of the peloton. The roads were closed fluidly and the cycle race treated as a large escort operation.

This West Yorkshire BMW X5 3.0D was used as the race command vehicle for the Tour of Britain. This car remained ahead of all the competing cyclists and helped control the fleet of around 20 police motorbikes that were holding traffic at junctions. However they could not keep the way clear at a level crossing in Yorkshire where police and competing cyclists were held up!

This is a Strathclyde police mobile police station based on an Iveco chassis. Dual language signing is shown in English and Gaelic.

This is a Ford Transit support vehicle used by North Yorkshire. It carries no blue lights, but a simple band of battenburg down each side. Adverts for Crimstoppers, the force's non-emergency telephone number and the force website are shown too.

This BMW 330D is with the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Roads Policing Team. It is fitted with a clear LED lightbar mounted onto the roof rails and the distinctive team logo.

A BMW 330D and a 530D which are both with the Regional Roads Policing Team which has been set up to deny criminals the use of the roads and tackle offenders who cross force boundaries to commit crimes. It was formed in September 2008, taking officers from the North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside forces.

This yellow BMW motorbike is used in Northern Constabulary's area of Scotland. Notice the minimal use of checker markings that follow the lines of the bike.

This photograph shows a Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo 200bhp police car. The V70 2.5FT produces 300Nm of torque and has a top speed of 130mph. FlexiFuel is one of Volvo’s latest innovations which allow cars to run on E85, a fuel that consists of 85% bioethanol and 15% regular petrol. The rear view of the V70. The flexi-fuel system does not compromise on performance, and the car will still accelerate from 0 to 60mph in 7.6 seconds.

Northern Constabulary operate this Nissan Terrano 4x4 to help cover the rural areas of Scotland. The rear view of the Terrano.

This VW Transporter is used for non-emergency transportation in the London area by the Met Police. The rear view of the VW.

This is a Skoda Octavia that is in service with Leicestershire Police. Notice the blue lights at four different heights when viewed from the front (roof, dashboard, grille, bumper) and the orange stripes running down the edge of the bonnet.

This is a Volvo V70 that is used by West Mercia Constabulary. The force polices around Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire.

This is a Tayside Police VW Passat Estate. It is decked out with a single tall band of battenburg markings down the sides and the force's crest.

This VW Crafter is Tayside police's Comms Unit. Notice the large satellite dish on the roof. This is often used to watch 24-hour news channels which can provide an additional source of pictures at major incidents.