The Met Police operate this black rigid inflatable boat. It can carry 12 officers seated at high speed down the Thames. Notice the two blue multi-direction flashing LEDs on the rear framework.
Community policing in action – using a mountain bike.
Merseyside fast response fire bikes are shown here alongside a regular fire motorbike. The fast response bikes are used to put out small fires without the need for an appliance to attend. They work in pairs and the rider has specially designed clothes that are suitable for riding the motorbike and fire fighting. Water or foam is directed at the fire from lances just visible on the rear.
03-D-46992 This is part of the Dublin Fire Brigade in Ireland. This fire engine is a Dennis Sabre and is displaying blue flashing lights as it exits the station.
Another view of the fire appliance with the blue lights on.
This is one of the few quad response vehicles in the UK. This is not owned by a company but belongs to Chris Lee who is the Divisional Superintendent of one of the St John Ambulance brigades in Cornwall. The quad can be called upon by the local community or the emergency services.
Here you can see the Venturers Response Team with a fleet of a range of vehicles that are designed for on and off road use. They are a Land Rover, a Range Rover (JOY 125Y), a All-Terrain Vehicle and an Pinzgauer.
PX08 EHR This is a MR ambulance designed for going off and on road. It is pictured here battling through deep snow. These vehicles can be a vital tool for saving lives and the volunteers that use them are highly respected.
PX08 EHR, PX09 DNF, PX08 FHS, PX09 DNJ A line up of four Land Rovers used by Langdale & Ambleside Mountain Rescue Service.
The rear view of the line up.
A picture postcard view of one of Langdale & Ambleside’s MR ambulances with blue lights on.
A pair of silver Land Rover 130’s which have been converted to MR ambulances for use by Langdale & Ambleside. One of the vehicles is being checked over by a member of staff while in the background is an RAF helicopter.
Here a Land Rover rescue vehicle from Venturers SAR arrives to rescue a car stranded in floodwater.
KX58 LWN This is a Scania fire appliance which is with Cambridgeshire. It is shown here in standard fire markings. Notice that the website address is written prominently on the sides where the name of the fire service would usually be placed.
SUK 530S This is classic Triumph 2500TC police car that saw service with West Midlands Police from 1977. Notice the two white spotlamps on the roof, a common feature of traffic vehicles from this era.
YJ09 EXA This is a Ford Focus from North Yorkshire. It is shown here parked up in front of a floodlit York Minster on a snowy winter’s night.
EF07 MKO This is a Ford Ranger that is used by New Spitalfield Market Constabulary. It has a simple red stripe down the side and an amber light bar. It is the only car used by the constabulary that is part of the City of London Corporation.
The rear view. Notice how the amber light cannot be seen from the rear when the car is being driven around the grounds of the large fruit and veg market. They deal with matters including stopping illegal immigrants and providing emergency medical assistance.
Inside the Truckman rear are wheel clamps, road cones and granules to soak up diesel spills.
P838 HMC Billingsgate Market Constabulary uses this Vauxhall Astra estate. It has a yellow stripe down each side and constabulary markings. It is the only vehicle they have to get around the fish market site.
The rear view, showing flammable and compressed gas warning signs. The car previously had a blue light attached to the roof that has now been permanently removed.
A close-up look at the markings on the driver’s door. Billingsgate Market Constabulary is one of three market constabularies under the City of London Corporation.
A constable of Smithfield Market’s London Central Markets Constabulary poses by the entrance to their office. The constabulary do not operate any vehicles as they can easily walk around the meat market. The constabulary falls under the City of London Corporation.
A view of the outside of the market, showing one of the three main covered streets running through it.
A Beadle of Burlington Arcade poses in a shop entrance wearing the traditional uniform of top hat and waistcoat. The Beadles are there to enforce the rules of the arcade and have been doing so since its opening in 1819.
Rules include no whistling, no running and no carrying of large items. They claim to be the smallest private police force in existence with four beadles.
A general view of the 200 metre long covered luxury arcade they patrol. Due to its compact and indoor nature, no vehicles are required by the Beadles.
A plaque showing some of the rules enforced by the Beadles.
YC58 WTV This Renault Master van is used by Wiltshire Search and Rescue.
The rear view showing the matching trailer which includes two canoes on the roof.
Network Rail operates this fast response unit motorbike. It has an amber beacon on a pole on the rear and amber flashing LEDs below the headlight.
DK55 YCZ This Mercedes Benz Sprinter is used as a Rail Incident Response Unit. It carries red and blue battenburg markings and two full-width amber light bars on the roof.
EA06 OUX This is a Suzuki DRZ 400 SK5 trials bike that is used by the London Borough of Redbridge Parks Police Service. It is not fitted with any emergency warning equipment.
The rear view. The bike is a 400cc model and was new when the police service was formed in 2006.
The motorbike alongside its sister vehicle.
EN06 CYG This silver Ford Transit is used by Redbridge Parks Police. It carries a simple blue chequered pattern down the sides and “Parks Police” wording.
The view from the rear, highlighting the tinted windows and additional brake and indicator lights on the roof.
A close up look at the light bar. Blue and amber lights can be switched on independently. The service are not trained to use blue flashing lights when on the public highway and the van is not fitted with a siren.
A look into the rear. Some seats have been removed to allow a motorbike to be carried. The wood is used as a ramp.
In this action scene the Transit is seen in use alongside a Parks Police 4×4 to assist the ambulance service in transferring a patient from an ambulance to London’s air ambulance.
Redbridge Parks Police have two if these marked-up Specialized mountain bikes for patrolling the parks and open spaces in their borough.
EK06 XTC This Ford Ranger is with Redbridge Parks Police. It is fitted with a full-width light bar and searchlights to the front and rear.
The rear view.
OY59 KXF This Seat Altea is here being used as a rural policing vehicle in Nottinghamshire. It is a 1.9 litre turbo diesel model.
The rear view. The small sticker indicates that the vehicle has been converted by a company called EVO (Emergency Vehicle Options) who own this demonstrator.
An unusual detail about this vehicle is the rear has been converted for detainee transportation. Solid plastic seats and a perspex shield are just some of the alterations made. The car is often used to transport detainees long distances to the nearest custody suite.
A Metropolitan Police Officer stands next to a Met Range Rover.
A line up of Met Police Mercedes Sprinters prepared for action in Westminster.
LH08 MWJ This is a City of London Police BMW R1200RT. It is in high-visibility yellow with small blue battenburg markings that are angled to match the slope of the bodywork.
The front view of the bike in convoy with two other COLP bikes.
The rear view.
VX58 JHM This is a rear wheel drive Ford Transit manufactured in 2009. It is with West Mercia Constabulary and is used by a vehicle examiner.
This is a Toyota 4×4 response vehicle used for covering events off road.
H3 LPW This Isuzu Trooper 4×4 is a standard ambulance response vehicle used mainly for covering events off road. This type of response vehicle does not generally carry patients but gets quickly to their aid. The registration is spaced so it reads like “Help”.
The private ambulance is seen here towing a quad bike that has blue lights and sirens and can be used for covering events and going through muddy fields.
RG04 AYS This Renault Laguna was made in 2004. This is a fast response car in red instead of the more common white. It is operated by a private medical service company.
S936 KDY This was manufactured in 1998 and is an imported Mazda van. This is part of Venturers search and rescue team’s emergency response fleet.
This Volvo XC70 ambulance emergency rapid response vehicle (rrv) is on display here. These vehicles can reach higher speeds and are usually manned by a paramedic or an Emergency Care Practitioner.
EA09 UJB This is an Essex St. John Ambulance vehicle. It is an Isuzu that was produced in 2009. It is fitted with blue lights and sirens.
HX57 PNE This is part of the Red Cross Fire & Emergency Support. These vehicles can help at major fires by becoming a temporary home for displaced residents. They carry everyday essential supplies such as toothbrushes, clothing and food and are manned by trained volunteers of the British Red Cross.
WU59 WWK This Mitsubishi is operated by MedRoc and is crewed by medics, people who have any type of emergency medical aid qualification. This pro-active vehicle is equipped with blue flashing lights that can be seen operating in the photo.
N387 CBL This imported Mazda van is part of the Venturers SAR Flood Response team. The vehicle was manufactured in 1995. The flood team respond to major floods and have saved lives all around the UK. This van is not equipped with blue lights.
RX04 BUP This is a Mercedes Atego DPL1170 from the London Fire Brigade. It is used as a pump and ladder appliance.
The fire engine responding to a 999 call displaying flashing blue lights and headlights.
YJ58 XEB This Land Rover is operated by North Yorkshire FRS and is used for tasks such as responding to moorland emergencies. It has blue lights on the roof and front grille and chunky wheels for off-road calls. In this photograph it is towing a trailer that was carrying an old car for firefighters to practice extrications.
VE10 TZO This is a private fire van that is a black Volkswagen Transporter. It displaying amber lights as well as blue. The amber lights can be used for airfield operations or when stopped in a vulnerable position on the road.
Y639 TUK This is a SAR Land Rover Defender 110. It is liveried as Dorset Search and Rescue, an organisation formed in 2004. However this vehicle is not part of their fleet. It was used by a civilian international major incident advisor assisting Dorset Police and MOD in running a pre-Olympic training exercise in Dorset. Unfortunately the livery was not approved and neither the use of blue lights outside the MOD training grounds in Lulworth.
It carries blue and amber flashing lights that are used independently as required. Since this photograph was taken, the livery and blue lights have been removed from this vehicle.
The rear view, showing the roof rack for carrying bulky equipment.
VU09 0VV is a Toyota Hilux with the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service. Mountain rescue is mainly run by volunteers but this is a government-provided service. On the front it displays a big towing winch and in the back is the rescue equipment.
The rear view of the Mountain Rescue vehicle displaying the yellow and red chevrons.
VN54 WUX is with Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue. This Mercedes Vito is one of the fire vans used for carrying equipment while doing community projects and training other services like St. John Ambulance.
The side view of the Fire & Rescue van.
SC56 FGK This car has been converted into a fire car from a normal Vauxhall. Fire cars are generally used for the incident commander or senior officer and at events.
This rear view of the fire car, displaying the fire markings and the siren mounted in the centre of the light bar.
Here is a line up of three yellow Honda ST1300s and a white Honda ST1100 belonging to London Ambulance Service. The vehicles are lined up outside a central London coffee shop as the riders take a well-earned break.
GV10 NTN This Honda SH 125 is used by a medical courier company to transport urgent blood amongst other things. It is rare to see an operational “emergency” vehicle carrying learner plates.
SERV, Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers, have marked up this mini moto in their colours and fitted blue flashing lights. The bike is used for publicity purposes only.
MX06 YBY In this demonstration, a fire service DIM vehicle (Detection, Identification and Monitoring) forms the backdrop of a decontamination scene. Two ambulance medics are in full protective suits and are looking over a casualty found next to an unknown substance.
The rear view of the specially converted Iveco Daily, showing a line up of some of the specialist equipment carried, including an unmanned aerial vehicle. A number of these vehicles are strategically positioned around the country.