Author: UK Emergency Vehicles

LG51 AYC This LAS Renault Megane Scenic has a yellow stripe running around it as well as ambulance logos. It does not have any blue lights. Inset: the rear view.

BG51 PKX This is a Mercedes Benz Sprinter that is used by the LAS as a mechanics’ support unit. It is fitted with amber flashing lights as it may have to stop in a dangerous position to assist a stranded ambulance. It is run by a private company that is contracted to provide services to the ambulance service.

AY53 DFX This yellow Vauxhall Astra estate is with the training department of London Ambulance.

LJ04 YLY This LAS tender vehicle can transport equipment to the scene of a major incident. It is fitted with blue lights.

KE03 YHF This Iveco ambulance (with Profile bodywork) is run by ‘Medical Services’. It is a private ambulance but carries the NHS logo as they work in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital.

This is a 2005 ford Focus estate in ambulance service livery. The front of the vehicle is is stark comparison to the Vauxhall Astra at the top of this page, since this car has no repeater lights on the front.



The rear view showing the Ford Demonstrator livery.

EJ04 XXD is an MG ZT liveried as an ambulance vehicle. It has operated by the Harley Street Ambulance Service (private). It carries the wording down the side: Harley Street Response Vehicle.



The rear view of the MG.

FJ05 ODR is a 2005 Vauxhall Zafira used by an emergency care practitioner of the East Midlands ambulance service. The practitioners are based in the community and can respond to 999 calls. They provide on the spot emergency treatment to patients, helping to relieve pressures on the emergency ambulance service

This small Mercedes Vito is a small control unit. This vehicle is fitted with caravan type awnings on the near and off side to increase the amount of useable space.



This vehicle is used by the Sussex Ambulance Service and has bodywork by MacNeillie. The vehicle is fitted with blue, green, orange and white flashing lights, as well as external work lights.

AE54 FJP is a road legal golf buggy used by Medicman, a private ambulance service, to provide cover at large outdoor events. The vehicle is fitted only with one blue light and is heavily sponsored by SP Services.

AO02 UBJ is an silver ambulance Honda CRV.



Now we have another Honda CRV, but is a completely different livery to the vehicle above. This model has been modified by UVM.

R892 WRA is a privately operated Vauxhall Vectra.



The rear view of the same Vectra.

LK54 LUB is a St. John Ambulance Vauxhall Zafira. The vehicle is based at the Prince of Wales district headquarters in London.

KE04 PYA The rear view of an identical vehicle based at the same location.

LJ53 BXZ This yellow Vauxhall Zafira is also with the LAS. It is used by the Duty Station Officer to respond to emergencies and travel around their area. On the roof is a full-width blue light bar, with an amber beacon on top for airfield use. Repeater small flashing blue lights are on all sides of the car.



The rear view of the Vauxhall, showing the racks of equipment in the rear.

LJ05 BSY This is a very similar looking Zafira but without the ‘Duty Station Officer’ wording. It also has a clear light bar on the roof and is approximately 18 months newer than the above example.

LG52 NXB and LX54 VVD (behind). These two Vauxhall Corsas are used by the LAS too. Despite having different body colours they have the same sparse livery. The newer silver car is a much higher specification than the older white one. This higher spec includes alloy wheels and fancier body trim.

YN05 RHU and YN05 XUL (left to right). A 2005 South Yorkshire Renault Master ambulance is joined by a 2005 Volvo V70 rapid response car.

This is a Vauxhall Astra Estate rapid response car. One of the most notable features on this vehicle is the number of LED repeater lights it has on the front. There are two mounted on the grill, two mounted on the sides of the bumper and two integrated into the door mirrors.

Here we have a Renault Megane II 1.9 dci estate in an unusual partial ambulance yellow livery. This car also features repeater lights in the grill and on the wings.



The rear shot of the car.

DX54 XER This is a St. John Ambulance Land Rover. Notice the four LEDs in the front grille and the amber lights in the roof light bar.



The rear and side views of this smart vehicle. Notice how the lights at the rear of the vehicle are on a spoiler at the rear of the roof.

D519 UGN A blast from the past is this Bedford CF showing the livery of London Ambulance Service. This was never a real London Ambulance Vehicle, it was an ex-Military ambulance from USAF Upper Heyford and purchased for a business supplying ambulances for films and TV, normally running on false London number plates.  It has appeared in The Bill, Mr Bean and many others. It was spotted in Newcastle in spring 2005.

The rear view, showing the stereotypical shape of an 80’s ambulance.

YN04 VGL This silver Nissan Terrano ambulance is fitted out with a removable livery and blue lights. Magnetic sign are attached to the sides and there are two blue lights on the roof and one on the dashboard. You can just see an ‘ambulance’ sign on the passenger’s sun visor. It is run by ABC Medical Services.

KE51 HXF is a Vauxhall Frontera 4×4. It is used by St. John Ambulance Service in partnership with West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (WYMAS).

K712 GUA is a Ford Transit ambulance operated by St. John Ambulance. The vehicle was presented to the Leeds area by the Leeds Hospital fund charitable trust.

YX03 HWL is a WYMAS Volvo V40 rapid response car. It is seen here passing a West Yorkshire Police Honda Pan-European motorbike.

L89 UOT This 1993 Renault Master-based ambulance is liveried as belonging to KC Ambulances.

YJ04 ZZF This is a Ford Transit Operational Support Unit from TENYAS’s fleet. It has a band of green and yellow squares down both sides but no blue lights. It is used to transport equipment such as decontamination tents.

HX54 DYG This Hampshire Renault Master ambulance is marked as a ‘special transfer unit’.



The rear view.