Author: UK Emergency Vehicles

PX55 DDA, PX55 DCZ and PX55 DCF are three identical Ford Focuses are used by Cumbria Police. They are all fitted with a Vector v-shaped light bar as well as the force's standard colour scheme.

Leads a line of five Ford Focuses across grass as part of a demonstration. They are all with Lincolnshire Police.

This is an example of one of Cleveland Police's VW Transporter collision investigation vans. You can see that on the roof are two light bars and a fold-down floodlight.

This dark blue Ford S-Max is in service with police on the Isle of Man.

This Isuzu NQR recovery truck is used by the Metropolitan Police in Central London to tow away vehicle which may be causing an on obstruction. It is powered by a 4.8 litre turbo diesel engine.

This is a Citroen Relay based six wheeled mobile office used by the Metropolitan Police. The vehicle does not wear any blue lights but is equipped with two CCTV cameras and a pull out awning.

This is a Mercedes Sprinter 316 CDi also use by the Metropolitan Police. It is fitted with a number of specialist communication aerials on its roof and also has a side awning.

This is a Subaru Impreza WRX STI that is used by Essex Police. The vehicle's primary role is with the automatic number plate recognition intercept team. The aggressive looking rally-bred car also acts as a deterrent to would-be car thieves who think they can out run the police. A second view of the blue Impreza. Notice the large rear wing and bonnet air intake. The car is also fitted with blue flashing lights on the roof, dashboard and grille.

This is a Mercedes Sprinter van that has been converted into a personnel carrier for the Metropolitan Police. It is armoured to protect the occupants in dangerous situations, and has drawn comment for looking like an ambulance!

This is a police Lotus Exige Sport! This car is shown here in the workshops being prepared for public viewing. It carries Sussex Police's crests and was used for six months over the summer of 2007 to promote road safety messages.

This unusual looking trailer is used by the police to illuminate a crime scene or road accident. A large telescopic pole is erected with floodlights on top.

This is a Honda CBR 1000. It is used by Durham Constabulary to promote safer biking, but is also used on active duty, usually alongside a more traditional police motorbike. This rear view shows the flashing blue led mounted under the exhaust and the 'police' plate mounted from behind the registration.

This is a BMW from Durham Constabulary that is only used on the skidpan. It is an ex-front line vehicle that has had the roof light bar removed. It has tyres that are almost bald and are pumped up to a high pressure to help it skid on the oil/water mix.

This is Vauxhall Vectra VXR is with Central Scotland Police. Notice the low profile light bar on the roof.

This is a Ford Fiesta used by PCSOs in Avon & Somerset. It is primarily used to get officers to the start of their foot beat. This Fiesta is run by the Safer Neighbourhoods team. This is a Home Office initiative and the car is driven by both police officers and PCSOs. As for warning equipment this vehicle carries a magnetic blue beacon that is applied to the vehicle if stationary at an incident.

This is a Peugeot Expert police van which is used by Norfolk Constabulary. The small writing on the side is the non-emergency telephone number, web address and mission statement.

This is a Metropolitan Police Mitsubishi Shogun. It has a 3.2-litre diesel engine with an automatic transmission.

This is an Audi A4 that is being used here as a demonstration police vehicle on active duty. Notice the low profile light bar on the roof and the very small blue lights on the front wings.

This is a yellow Mercedes Vito that is being used by Avon and Somerset Police. It is a dedicated CCTV unit, hence the wording and the camera in the black pod sticking out of the roof. The writing down the side saying 'caught on camera' seems accusing and is written in an unusual font for a police vehicle, Comic Sans.

This is a South Yorkshire Police Volvo S60 T5. It is equipped with a Premier Hazard digital in-car video and a twin deck Premier Hazard LED lightbar. The rear view of the Volvo that is used around Sheffield and on the M1.

This photograph shows a Northern Constabulary police officer on his Honda ST1100 motorbike. Notice that the officer has a blue portion on his high visibility jacket. This is sometimes used to denote that the officer is on special duties, such as policing a football match.

This is a Vauxhall Movano LWB van that is being used on high visibility ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) duties. The van carries very little livery and no 'police' signs. It is used to check the number plate of every passing vehicle. If a vehicle of interest passes, a team of police officers on bikes and in cars can join the road and stop them. One such Volvo S70 can be seen flanking the van to the left.

This silver Ford Focus is a Ford demonstrator vehicle. Here you can see the wig-wag setting on the headlamps and fog lamps operating in conjunction with the blue lights. By flashing the main beam on one headlamp then the other repeatedly, the vehicle can attract attention at a much greater distance than blue lights alone.

Here is a BMW that is yet to be made operational. BMW have added the livery and light bar before the car is registered and delivered to the City of London Police.

Here is a rear view of a Mini One which is used by Community Support Officers. Notice the unusual blue and yellow checkered roof.

This Mercedes Vito van is used by police in Glasgow, Scotland as a Crash Investigation Unit. It will usually form part of the secondary response to fatal or potentially-fatal road accidents.

This Dorset Police Land Rover Defender is being used here to tow a display trailer. The Land Rover has had four floodlights added to the roof as well as the blue light bar. The spare wheel has been taken off the bonnet.

This is a Metropolitan Police Mitsubishi Shogun. Here it is topped at the side of the road and the officers have switched on the rear red flashing lights and scrolling matrix sign. The red lights flash on the light bar as well as the standard light clusters.

This photo shows a Vauxhall Astra dog van from Surrey Police. It is an ex-front line vehicle that is now preserved.

This is a Skoda Octavia that is with Kent Police. It has full-height battenburg markings over silver bodywork.

This silver Range Rover is used by the Isle of Man police. Notice it has a clear light bar that flashes blue. It has repeater blue lights on the front grille and wings.

This is a silver Ford Transit which is also used on the Isle of Man. It is a combined command unit and cctv unit. You can just see a white camera pod above the rear light bar.

This is a Northern Constabulary Ford Transit Connect. The Northern Constabulary police the most northerly reaches of the UK which include the Scottish Highlands and numerous islands. The rear view of the Transit Connect.

This is a North Yorkshire Ford Focus that is used for general patrol work. You can see that the non-emergency telephone number has been placed on the front wings. Also note that there is no identifying marks on the roof, apparently as the air support units don't use them!

This is a silver Ford Galaxy that is used by the police on the Isle of Man.

This is a Honda Accord which again is used by the Isle of Man Police.

This Peugeot 307 is with West Midlands Police. It shows the revised livery a single band of battenburg markings down each side.

This Harley Davison Motorbike was on loan to the Met Police in early 2007. It is decked out in the usual police blue and yellow squares and has a number of square blue flashing lights mounted on the sides and back. To the front are the traditional blue circular flashing lights.

This is a Vauxhall Vectra 2.8 V6 that is being used by police in Oxfordshire.

This is a Greater Manchester BMW. It will be hard to miss this car coming up behind you as it has a two-row light bar on the roof, flashing lights behind the grille and next to the fog lights, corner-mounted flashing lights and alternating headlamp flashes too.

This is a GMP sprinter van in the usual colour-scheme of a blue roof and roofline. It has been converted for police use by Coleman Milne.

This Cambridgeshire blue Nissan X-trail has a single wide band of battenburg markings up the sides, as well as two yellow pieces on the bonnet to increase its conspicuity. The white light on the roof is a remote control spot light.

The police on the Isle of Man operate this silver Range Rover with clear light bar.

Here is a photo of a 2005 Ford Transit that is used by Northern Constabulary in the Northern-most reaches of Scotland.

In Inverness you may spot this police mobile CCTV unit. The Sprinter has small cameras in the black pods on all sides. The camera on the front is in white housing and can swivel to any direction. A miniature cctv control room is housed inside.

This silver BMW X3 has been specially adapted by BMW to 'authorities' specification. This includes external modifications to the paint scheme and blue lights, and internal mods such as upgraded alternator, radio wiring etc.

Here is a Nissan Pathfinder 4x4 that is being displayed as a demonstrator. A noticeable addition is the telescopic floodlight mast. The light fold flat to the roof when the vehicle is moving, but on arrival at an accident scene at night for example, they can be lifted up, switched on and pointed by remote control.

This Ford Focus police car is used on the Isle of Man.

This Northumbria Police Volvo traffic car is attending a minor road collision. The driver has switched the rear-facing red flashing lights on to warn approaching drivers.

This a Vauxhall Astra estate that is a police demonstrator car. Vauxhall Special Vehicle Operations take a regular Astra and make a number of modifications to it. These include modifying the dashboard to accommodate police radios and computers, adding additional wiring and of course adding the striking colour scheme. The most noticeable body change is the plinth that the light bar is mounted on which hides the wiring and adds strength to the roof.