Author: UK Emergency Vehicles

This is a Honda CRV I-CDTI Sport used by Derbyshire Constabulary. Note the blue repeater LED’s mounted on the grill and the absence of a battenburg livery.

A Police Land Rover being used on the type of terrain that the Land Rover was built for.

This is a Metropolitan Police VW Transporter personnel carrier. It carries a simple livery with no blue flashing lights.

This is a Met Police BMW motorbike in full battenburg markings. It is parked here blocking a protest truck outside the Houses of Parliament.

This is a Citroen Dispatch van from North Yorkshire Police. Notice the oval-shaped light bar on the roof as well as the circular air vent for prisoners in the rear cage cell.

With North Yorkshire Police is this Nissan Terrano. Seen here in deep snow on moorland it is clear why the force run a number of 4x4 vehicles in rural locations.

This is a 2002 Peugeot Expert van from North Yorkshire. It has all of its emergency lighting switched on as it leaves the station car park. Notice the alternately flashing headlamps and blue grille lights. It also has flashing white front fog lights and repeaters in the lower level of the roof light bar. The upper level of the light bar is all blue.

West Mercia Police operate a number of these turbo diesel Vauxhall Astras as beat cars. Notice the additional of the Crimestoppers logo and contact details on the bonnet.

This is a Ford Transit van that is a mobile incident command vehicle with Northern Constabulary.

Two Peugeot Boxer 350s that are part of West Yorkshire Police's non-emergency fleet. The rear of the pair of Boxers. The unmissable graphics show that these vehicles are used as mobile police offices.

This is a Mitsubishi L200 with a Truckman rear. It is used by Central Scotland police and carries a single band of battenburg. On the roof is a full width light bar with built-in siren, and a forward facing floodlight.

This is a 07-plate Tayside Police VW Passat saloon. The rear view of a Passat estate, seen here on the back of a low loader.

This is a Ford Transit that is used by Wiltshire Police. It carries asingle band of battenburg markings around its waist.

Here is an example of a Thames Valley police Vauxhall Omega estate in full battenburg livery.

This blue Land Rover is used by Thames Valley in hostile environments. It is heavily armour plated and has reinforced windows. It carries a small police sign on the front and a blue light bar on the roof.

This is a 56-plate VW Transporter from Greater Manchester police's fleet. It carries the distinctive blue roof of GMP and a departure from the standard battenburg: a blue and yellow striped band around the waist.

This is a Met Police BMW 1300RT in full battenburg markings.

This is the a BMW R1100 RT also with the Met police. This version carries the traditional red and yellow stripe colour scheme.

This is a West Mercia Police Mercedes Benz Sprinter. Notice that the riot shield runners are still in place, but there is no shield present.

This is a Citroen Dispatch van that is with North Yorkshire Police. Notice the small leds that flash blue on the font grille and bumper edges.

AJ1 This is an Iveco Eurocargo mobile police station. Operated by North Yorkshire Police, this vehicle can be deployed at crime hotspots, events or remote villages for example. AJ1 has been the registration plate used on North Yorks. chief constables’ cars since the first one in 1907. When Grahame Maxwell took over as chief in 2007 he decided to transfer the plate to a community police vehicle.

This is a North Wales Police area car. It is a silver Ford Focus with full battenburg markings. You can see that two flashing blue lights and two flashing white lights are packed behind the grille. The Dyna Ddigon wording is Welsh for 'that's enough'. It is a collaborative project between North Wales Police and other agencies to reduce certain types of crime. The rear view of the Focus, showing the red elements of the light bar. The official website address is in English on the rear of the car and Welsh on the front.

A front-corner view of an identical car, this time without the blue lights switched on.

This is a silver Audi A4 Avant which is in police demonstration colours.

This is a Volvo S70 that is used by Northern Constabulary in Scotland. This overhead shot shows the light bar with integral matrix message sign to the rear. Also notice the lack of roof markings. These were used by police helicopters for identification purposes, but are no longer used by the air crew and so have not been added to new vehicles.

This is a Harley Davidson FLHP 'Road King' police motorbike. It has a 1.6-litre engine and has many flashing blue led's around the body. The rear view of the Harley.

This is a police Land Rover Discovery that is used by traffic police in Lancashire. Notice the two chrome spot-lamps on the roof along with the light bar.

This Ford Fiesta is used by Wiltshire's Neighbourhood Policing Team. It carries a simple low-budget livery and small blue light bar on the roof.

Here is an interior shot of an Sussex Police Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. The unmarked car has a range of police communication and database equipment mounted on the dashboard. The video screen in the centre console shows the Sussex Police crest as the background.

A Police Community Support Officer (left) and a Police Constable from Hampshire are seen here standing in front of their Ford Focus.

Cleveland Police operate this Skoda Octavia vRS as part of their traffic policing fleet. The rear view of the Octavia, showing the spacious boot containing road cones amongst other equipment.

Another one of Cleveland's cars is this Volvo V70 T5. It carries a clear led light bar that flashes blue, with some white light to the front and some red to the rear too.

This is a Vauxhall Omega which is with Lincolnshire Police. Notice how the 'police' wording on the bonnet is curved and it has an un-aerodynamic halogen/strobe light bar on the roof.

This Nissan Navara is being used to tow a horse box for Hampshire Police.

Here are two Honda ST1300s that are used by the Isle of Man police. They carry the national emblem of three legs in a circle. Many police and ambulance services withdrew their use of the ST1300 due to a high-speed weave that injured a number of riders. Some services just limited the top speed that riders could go.

This is a Tayside Police VW Passat Saloon. It is in full battenburg livery and has the distinctive Tayside emblem on the doors and bonnet.

This is a 2007-model Mitsibishi L200 pick-up used by Hertfordshire Police.

This black police car is a Skoda Octavia Ambiente demonstrator. Because of the increased amount of bodywork that is covered by the livery, some forces are moving to less conventionally coloured police cars. The main reason for doing this is the higher re-sale value.

Here is a Ford S-max with yellow stickers over a grey bonnet. Notice the small but bright flashing leds mounted on the grille.

This is a Honda Civic which is in service with Wiltshire Constabulary as a general purpose patrol car. It carries a simple but eye-catching livery of mainly day-glow and reflective yellow.

This is a Northern Constabulary Land Rover Range Rover SE TD6 3-litre. This big 4x4 has a big engine, but due to its 2.6 ton weight the 177 bhp only allows a 0-60 mph time of 14 seconds, before heading on to a top speed of 111 mph. However this is more than made up by its excellent off road capability.

Lothian and Borders police run a number of these carriers. This Ford Transit example has force markings on the doors and some red reflective tape on the rear.

In this action shot a police dog can be seen leaping from a Ford Focus and sprinting after a suspect. FX55 GYO in this action shot a police dog

This is a 57 registration Ford Ranger belonging to North Yorkshire Police. Notice the two large light bars on the roof, needed because one light bar could not easily be seen from the front and back at the same time.

This is a BMW Z4 M. This car is used for publicity work and is not operational.

This is a North Yorkshire Police Skoda Octavia VRS. The silver car is primarily used for road policing duties. The rear view of the Octavia, showing the sport spoiler and Crimestoppers advertising.

The police on the Isle of Man operate this Honda ST1300 motorbike in full blue-yellow battenburg markings.

This is one of a number of Ford Fiestas that Hampshire Police operate in the South of England.

This is a Land Rover Discovery TD5 that is used by Lincolnshire Police's wildlife crime officers. It allows the officers to access remote land where crimes such as badger baiting, dog fighting, illegal trapping and egg stealing can happen.