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HK05 RXM This yellow Vauxhall Astra is used by London Ambulance’s Clinical Education and Development section.

H231 AHS This is a Iveco-Ford truck that is used by the British Red Cross as an Emergency Support Unit. It was spotted in Inverness.

OU06 CXC This Nissan Pathfinder ambulance conversion was new to St. John at Letchworth Garden City in August 2006. It was the first vehicle of its type to come into service and it is designed so a patient on a spinal board can be carried.



The rear view of the same Pathfinder.

EO54 LGK and EY54 WYC are two Lewis Day Transport MG ZT-T V6 190 ambulance cars. Behind them is a Ford Transit Connect.

S115 SBH is a Vauxhall Vectra that belongs to ‘Emergency Medical Ambulance Service UK’. They are a private ambulance service based in Yorkshire. Behind the Vectra are two Ford Transit ambulances.

SK06 AOX This is a Scottish Ambulance Service VW LT46 TDI which has been converted by UV Modular. It is one of the most northerly emergency vehicles in the UK, being based at Kirkwall, Orkney.



The rear view of the same ambulance. You can see how one of the rear doors is actually a ramp that folds down to allow easy access for a stretcher. This reduces the chance of back injuries by the paramedics lifting patients.

A137 PNC This Land Rover Forward-Control ambulance is decked out in army dessert camouflage colours. It has flip-down signs on each side to show a red + on a white background. This can only be shown when the vehicle is being used as an ambulance and offers some protection against being attacked in combat. There is a small blue flashing light on the roof and two repeaters on the front.

T709 BEG This Isuzu Trooper is used by Merlin First Aid Services as an emergency response unit. It can also tow an emergency support unit trailer.

G947 LGN This is a jumbo ambulance, or jumbulance. It is a converted double-decker coach that is used for transporting large numbers of people. Notice the addition of four blue lights on the front and rotating beacons on the roof.

This RAF ambulance is a 6-wheeled go-anywhere Pinzgauer.

RX55 MXD is a Citroen Berlingo used for patient transport by St. Mary’s NHS trust in London. The inset shows the rear view.

LJ55 YBO is an LDV Maxus and is also used by the same trust for patient transport duties.

EU05 AYE is a Ford Transit high dependency ambulance used by Caring For You. As written along the side of the vehicle, they are working in partnership with an NHS trust.

FX54 HBC This Mercedes Benz Sprinter 311CDI has been converted into an ‘alternative response vehicle’ for Lincolnshire Ambulance Health Transport Service.

OU55 GVN This is a Volvo V50 ambulance demonstrator. It does not have any county-specific wording or crests on the body. Inset: a close up look at the blue lights on the grille. Two small LED clusters are mounted through the grille’s bars.

RE06 ETR This is a diesel VW Jetta TDI. It is operated by The West Berkshire Rapid Response Car Fund charity and carries West Berkshire Council logos.

H12 DDS, S886 AWU, and J999 FCA This is a line up of three ambulance cars used by First Choice Ambulance Service. On the left is a Vauxhall Astra TD, in the middle is a silver Vauxhall Vectra 16v and on the right is a Vauxhall Zafira DTI.

YX55 DCO This Mercedes Benz ambulance has had the name of the NHS trust that operates it removed. Due to changes in the geographic structure of the English ambulance services in July 2006, many ambulances required the operator’s name changing. This vehicle is awaiting its new wording.

WX06 FGM is a long wheel base Mercedes Vito 111 CDI. This small ambulance is used as an Emergency Care Vehicle by Westcountry Ambulance Service. Notice that it has no blue light bar, just a series of smaller blue lights mounted onto the bodywork.

WA06 MPV This is a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder ambulance that is operated by the British Red Cross. All of the flashing lights are clear when switched off and blue when switched on.

K862 BSG Here is a Land Rover 110 Defender which is used by St. John Ambulance in Chorley, Lancashire. Notice the heightened roof to make it easy to move around in the rear.



In this shot the same ambulance has been called into action at a motor cross event. The injured patient has been loaded into the North West air ambulance ‘Helimed 08’, which is taking off in the background.

J466 HVK is a Land Rover Discovery that is used for ambulance purposes by the voluntary organisation ‘Emergency Mobile Medical Unit Rescue’. It has an unusual yellow and green stripe marks up the sides and has numerous sponsors mentioned on all sides.

YK55 AEZ This Honda CRV is a rapid response ambulance car with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.



The rear view of the same CRV. The Honda spare wheel cover has not been changed to a high-visibility version.

Y947 LJX Another rapid response vehicle is this Land Rover Freelander. This used to be an emergency doctor car before the ambulance service took over the service. They changed the light bar from green to blue and made some amendments to the livery.

N999 TAO This beefy Nissan Patrol is used as an events ambulance by ‘TAO’. It has two full blue light bars on the roof which flash from left to right and back simultaneously. These light bars are complemented by repeater blue lights around the periphery of the car.

HX05 EBA This Mercedes Benz ambulance conversion by UV Modular is in service with Hampshire Ambulance.

W657 PRB This is an Iveco ambulance that is used by East Midlands Ambulance Service. It has white bodywork, but the bonnet and wind deflector on the roof of the cab are both coloured yellow.

Y985 JFC This is a Volvo V70 XC that is used for ambulance purposes by the private company Haven Ambulance Service.

NK06 FLM Here we have a yellow Ford Focus estate which is used as a paramedic rapid response car by the North East Ambulance Service in North East England. It has a slim LED light bar on the roof, with additional blue lights behind the grille and in the middle of the dashboard.



The rear and side view of the same Focus. Its colour follows the European standard for ambulances and on top of this it has the common green and yellow battenburg markings. Heavily-tinted windows on the rear portion of the car help to hide any medical equipment from thieves, and also offer some privacy for seated patients that may be transported to hospital.

M161 XYA This imported Mitsubishi Delice is a very unusual vehicle. It is run by the private Severn Ambulance and Medical Services and is used for off-road response work.



The rear view of the Mitsubishi. Notice the small but effective LED blue lights on the rear bumper of this compact, four-wheel drive ambulance.

X597 DKU This red Ford Mondeo is used as a medic car at the Center Parcs campsite in Sherwood Forest. It has a green and white checkered stripe up the sides and a blue light with integral siren on the roof.

OU54 DXJ This is a Nissan Patrol ambulance conversion that is used by St. John Ambulance in Shropshire. Notice that the heightened roof contains all of the flashing lights.

M343 SNT Also with St. John in Shropshire is this 1995 Land Rover Defender ambulance.

FJ55 OEX is a VW Transporter TDI which is with East Midlands Ambulance Service. It is liveried as an ‘ambulance incident support unit’ and a ‘communications vehicle’. Its yellow paintwork has a row of battenburg down the sides as well as the checker markings along the roof line which show it’s a control unit. On the roof are two double blue lights and two green lights. Ambulance control vehicles are allowed to show white and green checkered flashing lights.

K499 RTN This Renault Master ambulance is shown as belonging to St. John at Peterlee (County Durham) and being used as a first aid post. It is an ex-NEAS front line vehicle. Since this photograph was taken, the blue lights have been removed ands the livery altered.

HX04 NPC is a mk.4 Crusader belonging to St. John Ambulance Durham. It is based at Peterlee and the small crest on the door indicates that much of the funding for it came from Peterlee town council.

Y814 TNV This is a silver Land Rover Freelander ambulance car. It is run by a private ambulance service called M&L in the London area.

PO54 DDK Also on the run with M&L is this Renault Master ambulance.

EO52 FLA This Ford Mondeo estate is also used by M&L as a Medical Response Unit. The blue light bar is attached to the roof rails so no drilling is needed, helping the re-sale value.

LX04 BNK M&L also run this VW ambulance which is fully battenburg marked.

This is a new, unregistered Ford Tourneo that is also used by M&L. It is liveried as a Medical Response Unit.

HK55 KNJ is a Mercedes-Benz Hampshire Ambulance in the European standard yellow ambulance colour.



The rear aspect of the ambulance. The right hand side folds down to make a stretcher lift. Some ambulances have this lift folded up inside the rear doors.

LKZ 9218 This Range Rover Ambulance (Call sign SA003) is with Severn Ambulance & Medical Services. It was formally with St. John Ambulance and the NHS. It is used in the South Gloucestershire area for off road events. It carries a Northern Ireland registration mark.



The rear view of the Range Rover with ambulance coachwork.

Here are a number of physically and mentally disabled children helping to receive a cheque for the charity that helps them called Snappy. Ambulance staff collected money that they would normally have spent on Christmas cards for each other. Their mascot, a human-sized, walking, mute crocodile, can be seen in the driving seat of the ambulance!

X644 VOG This white Ford Transit is used by TENYAS for vehicle maintenance purposes. An ‘out of service’ sign can be seen inside the van. This can be displayed on an emergency ambulance when the maintenance team are driving it or working on it.

W547 EAG This private events ambulance is run by the commercial side of Tees, East and North Yorkshire ambulance service. The clear wording on the front and rearmost side windows show its use. It was previously a rapid response car on front line duties.