N119 OTN This Land Rover Defender is used by Durham and Darlington. Despite it’s status being evident to most motorists, it doesn’t have any “fire” wording clearly displayed from this angle.
NK04 YMY is one of Durham and Darlington’s Land Rover Defender pick-ups.
WX54 VST This is a Prime Mover (PM 162) that is part of the New Dimension fleet. This appliance is assigned to Tyne and Wear and is a MAN / Marshall Special Vehicles, seen here at North Moor station.
A selection of readers’ captions:
New police fitness regime intended to get slimmer riot squads had an unintended consequence! – KM
The new riot officer was a little deflated! – GC
These goverment cuts have gone to far! – AC
Police hunt for a runaway steamroller! – TC
The budget cuts within police forces have gone too far for some officers, leaving them to walk out of the job a bit under dressed! – MH
Tony Stark falls on hard times when designing the latest Iron Man armour! – KM
A defect in the taser gun causing it to back-fire is discovered! – MH
Darth Vader was having a very bad day… – AI
The new slim fast diet for police officers! – AO
Work got you feeling flat? – JS
The knee bone connects to the thigh bone, the thigh bone connects to the hip bone…! – PW
New Government cutbacks meant the new robotic riot police were hurried to be completed! – IB
Here are a selection of reader captions:
Exterminate! – MR
Defibrilate! Defibrilate! – ABC
The Darleks were disappointed to find that the Doctor wasn’t attending! – AI
The Darleks invade Britain!… starting at Sainsbury’s in Oxford – NT
Donate, DONATE! – TC
The budget crisis means ambulance staff are being replaced with cheaper alternatives! – TC
EU07 LKC This is a VW Crafter that has had bodywork added to the rear to make it into a MOD Police Operational Support Unit. The rear is used for equipment stowage.
The rear view of the capacious vehicle with rear roller door.
EU53 ZJK This is a Mercedes-Benz Vario van carrying simple Defence Police markings. Notice the forward-facing blue flashing lights and white scene-illuminating lights down the side.
The rear view, showing the beaver-tail lift to make it easier to roll in and out storage containers.
These two horses are with West Yorkshire Police and are seen here in ceremonial dress. The officers and horses are dressed according to their tasking. Here they are escorting a military parade. If they were patrolling a city centre at night, they would be in regular uniform including high visibility clothing.
EJ08 KME is a Ford Transit Connect that is used by Wandsworth Parks Police to support their cycle patrol team. It is fitted with blue flashing lights on the front grille.
The rear view of the van, showing the rear access to store the cycles and transport them around the borough. This van was previously used by support staff and can be seen in its previous livery elsewhere on this site.
Here are a pair of mountain bikes that are used by the parks police and transported in the van behind them.
A police mountain bike demonstrator by Cycleresponder. It is fitted with disk brakes, front suspension and a rack mounted off the seat post to carry a lightweight bag with high-vis cover.
AE59 EPA This is a Northamptonshire Police Volvo XC70 with a 2.4-litre diesel engine. Notice the four blue flashing LEDs in the grille.
MX07 UWV Here is a Greater Manchester Police BMW 318D Touring. It is seen here tailing a security van carrying cash. Many such vans, including this one, carry a sign on the rear stating “Police Follow This Van”.
N610 SWK This is a Jaguar XJ6 that is now in preservation. It carries a 4-litre engine and was new in 1996. It is fitted with blue flashing lights behind the grille as well as the roof-mounted light bar.
The rear view of the Jag showing the high-visibility chevrons on the boot lid and bumper.
EO51 WEP This is a white Ford Mondeo that is used as an emergency first responder car by the LIVES group (Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service). It is unusual in the fact that the light bar on the roof contains blue and amber lights. The blues are used when the car is being used for medical purposes, and ambers for when it is not.
The rear view. The writing on the rear screen says Saxilby & Sturton Responder.
A look at the side of the car.
This golf kart has been adapted to be used by doctors supporting the British Touring Car Championship races around the UK. It has a BTCC badge on the front and a green strobing beacon on the roof. It is only used to drive around the paddock, not on public roads, and therefore in unregistered, carrying “doctor” signs in place of registration plates.
The rear view of this unusual electric four-seater left-hand drive kart.
SH56 ZYL The Scottish Ambulance Service uses this Ford Focus Zetec 2.0 TDCI estate for rapid response work. Notice how the blue LED on the wing has a blue lens whereas the ones on the grille have clear lenses.
This Renault Master ambulance is operated by Bristol Ambulance EMS, a provider of independent ambulance services since the early 1970s. This blue light vehicle has a white and green colour scheme and is liveried as a newborn emergency stabilisation transfer team vehicle.
VX58 KTK This Vauxhall Zafira is used by Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust for rapid response work. It is decked out in full height battenburg and has a clear light bar on the roof.
V920 MWT This Vauxhall Astra was new in 1999 and is seen here decked out in ambulance colours for use by Yormed. The car doesn’t have any blue lights fitted. On the bonnet is a temporary advert for a local newspaper “Life Savers” campaign.
The rear view of the Astra with clear “Private Ambulance” markings.
YJ04 YSZ This is a Mercedes Benz Vito that is used by Yorkshire Ambulance Service as an ambulance and support vehicle. It is usually deployed proactively at large events. It has a Vector-type light bar on the roof.
The rear view from road level. Notice the double NHS logos and service crests on the rear doors.
WJ58 KCO This is a Royal Navy Vauxhall Astra. It carries the normal police livery and has roof markings “RNP” for Royal Navy Police.
Also shown alongside is HJ52 ZUA, a white Ford Transit with “Service Police” markings. It carries a yellow stripe livery and a full blue light bar on the roof.
LG59 LUO This BMW X5 Demonstrator is labelled as an Incident Investigation Unit. The rear side passenger windows have been brightly obscured to increase the visible presence of the car.
The rear view of the X5. Here you can see the built in equipment drawers and the roof mounted ‘nightscan’ floodlight.
This silver Skoda Octavia vRS diesel is used by Leicestershire Constabulary. Note the small LED repeaters mounted at the extremes of the lower front grill.
The rear view of the same Skoda. Note the dot matrix message board in the rear window.
This Peugeot Bippa light commercial vehicle is used by Merseyside Police. Note that it does not display any blue lights.
This unregistered Hummer H2 has been decked in Police markings and blue lights courtesy of VT Group, a supplier of engineering solutions of the emergency services.
Here we have a Land Rover Freelander 2 Police specification demonstrator.
This smart looking Volvo V70 is a police specification demonstrator straight from the Volvo Torslanda Factory in Sweden.
VX55 AVP This Toyota Land Cruiser is operated by West Mercia Constabulary.
NK57 AKJ This is a Durham BMW X3. It is fitted with a three-litre diesel engine and automatic gearbox.
NK51 DDJ A Durham Land Rover Defender makes its way over hilly ground with blue lights flashing.
NK09 FHY This Ford Transit is used by Durham Constabulary. It has a single strip of battenburg markings down each side and is fitted with a riot shield for the windscreen. It doesn’t have any blue light bar, but a number of small blue flashing LEDs around the bodywork.
NK59 ECE The rear view of an identical Transit also with Durham.
NK52 KYY A silver Land Rover Discovery built by Land Rover Special Vehicles. It is used as an Event Support Unit by Medics UK. It is not fitted with any visual warning equipment.
The rear view.
DU09 ZZY This is a Vauxhall Vectra estate that is used by a company called EMS in Country Durham. It is labelled as a medical response car and is fitted with a full-width blue light bar.
The rear view.
KSN094 Here is a Opel Vectra 1.9 diesel military police car used by the Cyprus Joint Police Unit. Its main duties are response, escort and general use. Notice the “MP” badge on the c-pillar.
The Cyprus Joint Police Unit is formed from UK military, navy and RAF police officers. The armed forces collectively called British Forces Cyprus have remained based on the island since its independence in 1960 due to its strategic location.
HTT429 This is an Isuzu Trooper that is used by the RAF Police dog section in Cyprus. It carries a local registration plate and a simple livery of blue stripes and blue chequers. Cages are fitted in the rear for the dogs.
G-LNAA is the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.
EO10 AYS This BMW S1000RR is a powerful fire bike that is used for educational work only. It is run by Essex and is ridden by Leading Fire-fighter Lee Hurst and Fire-fighter Keith Dunn.
This painting depicts a tunnel policing Land Rover. It has “Mersey Tunnel Joint Committee” on the doors and is fitted with a police sign and a blue light on the roof. The lights either side of the police sign are actually green. It was in service around 1955-65, as Land Rovers were introduced in 1955 and in 1965 the colour scheme on them was altered. On the rear you can see a cover that lifted up to access emergency equipment such as fire extinguishers and a skate to help tow vehicles with punctures.
NX58 BNN This white Land Rover has been fitted with a snowplough to help keep roads passable for all emergency services during the winter. It carries a simple NHS livery and amber flashing lights.
NK59 AAE This is a Yamaha YZF R1 police motorbike which is with Durham Constabulary. The superbike with a 998cc engine is used to attract the public at events to discuss road safety, as well as being used to catch speeding motorists, assisted by a regular police motorbike.
The rear view.
This is a Suzuki Katana scooter in police colours. This small-engined bike carries Ride Well and Bike Wise advertising. It has had the wing mirrors removed and registration plate changed as it is used for stunts rather than regular police duties!
The rear view.
WP05 NBO This silver Mitsubishi Shogun is an Airport Fire Incident Command vehicle. It is used for support work at Leeds-Bradford Airport.
A line up of fire appliances at Leeds Bradford Airport in 2008. Left to right: L649 YDG a Simon Protector, R413 BNF a Boughton Barracuda and YB02 BZP a Carmichael Cobra 2.
Two Stornoway Airport fire appliances, both Simon Protectors.
J39 FJS This is a Simon Gloster Saro Protector which is part of the Highlands & Islands Airports Limited fleet, based at Inverness.
This unregistered Land Rover fire engine is used at Compton Abbas Airfield in Dorset. It is fitted with blue and amber flashing beacons and carries basic fire fighting equipment.
MX53 ZTB This is a Scania engine that is used at Manchester Airport. It has a 11.7 litre engine and is registered so it can be used outside of the airport if needed. It is a similar size to county fire engines.
G175 SCH is a GMC small fire appliance used at Elvington, North Yorkshire. After many years sitting in the garages, it has been fixed and is operational.
Q473 VWP This Range Rover (with bodywork by Carmichael) is used for airfield fire cover at the Ulster Flying Club, Northern Ireland.