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.
This in an unmanned aerial vehicle used by the fire service. It has four motorised propellers that keep the very light unit in flight. The ring around the edge is optional and helps avoid damage if it has a slight brush with a building. It can hover using GPS to correct it’s position and can be fitted with a range of different cameras.
The unit in flight. Being less than a metre across, it is visually and audibly unobtrusive in the sky and can difficult to spot. This demonstration model is operated by MRL Limited and is called the MRL Eye.
A close up look at a remote controlled robot used for bomb disposal work. The tracked vehicle stands at waist height and has a camera, tools and a large arm with pincer.
A Met Police cycle used by the cycle task force.
A line up of police cycles used by the Met Police as part of their Cycle Task Force.
LD08 URF This silver VW Golf is operated by Hammersmith and Fulham parks constabulary in London. It carries an amber light bar and a simple livery.
YK10 AEO and YK10 AJO are a pair of Honda CRVs used for emergency doctor work. They carry a simple yellow stripe down the side and green flashing lights on the roof and front grille.
A closer look at AJO.
A closer look at AEO.
The rear view, showing the wording that is the only clue to the vehicles’ use.
YAZ 8023 Here we see a heated scene from Northern Ireland where the PSNI are using a dual-monitor water cannon against hostile members of the public. The truck is supported here by two Land Rover Tangis.
LW09 LHM This dark blue Mercedes Benz Sprinter is used by the City of London police.
BX56 WKM A Met Police Iveco Daily personnel carrier and mobile detention unit. It is the 35S17 medium wheelbase model with the three litre engine.
This Iveco Daily 35S18 truck is demonstrating its ability to demount the rear to make a freestanding police cabin. Notice the light bar is blue and red on this demonstration vehicle.
The rear view of the vehicle is owned by Cameleon Modular Mission Systems.
This is a demonstration Vauxhall Astra. It carries a large advert on the bonnet for the Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty.
ROT 743M Yorkshire Rose Ambulance Service have this 1973 Range Rover. It is fitted with a blue flashing beacon on the roof that can be extended upwards. It is fitted with a range of further blue flashing lights around the bodywork and two tone horns are mounted on the roof too.
The side view.
The rear view showing an unusual symbol for an emergency vehicle, a Christian fish.
N136 LEG A Ford Maverick operated by Event EMS. This is the first vehicle owned by the Darlington-based company that covers motorcross and equestrian events.
The rear view. The vehicle carries a spinal board as well as a range of other medical equipment.
L930 RWU Another Ford Maverick operated by Event EMS. It is the second vehicle owned by the company and is shown here with a temporary combined lightbar/siren unit on the roof until a permanent light bar is fitted.
The rear view. Both vehicles shown had no previous emergency services background and were converted by Event EMS.
R49 DDV This is a Vauxhall Frontera that is marked as an ambulance and is used for blue light driver training by Roadcraft Driver Training Ltd.
YN07 GFZ This Yorkshire-registered Vauxhall Combo is used by London Ambulance Service for community resuscitation training.
JDY 125Y This 1982 Range Rover ambulance is operated by Venturers Search and Rescue. It is fitted with a winch and double blue flashing light on the roof.
The winch is shown in use here as a team member extends it to assist in a very snowy environment.
G-DCPA This Eurocopter BK177 is part of the Northern Ireland Police Service and was previously with Devon & Cornwall (hence the call sign). This is fitted with some of the most high tech tracking systems including a heat seeking camera and multi-channel radio communications.
This Jaguar XF is yet to see active service when photographed. It has a clear light bar on the roof with hidden grille lights not visible in this picture.
MV53 HPU This is a British Red Cross Land Rover ambulance. It carries a red and yellow colour scheme and two bars of lights on the roof.
The rear view.
LK10 BWP This is a privately operated High Dependency Unit. It is used to transport patients between hospitals on behalf of the NHS. They are slightly taller than other ambulances making it easier for medics to move around in the rear.