Category: Ambulance (General)

X881 ARD and X883 ARD are both ambulances with Buckinghamshire-based Inter-County Ambulance Service. Built in 2000, they are converted Fiat Ducato Maxis.

AE05 HBH This yellow Renault Master ambulance is with Wiltshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

RA56 GTU is a 2007 Honda CR-V ambulance car. In this photograph it is on trial as it has not yet been decked out with a specific service’s livery.

SC54 ZXL This Vauxhall Vectra ambulance car is with Shropshire Ambulance Service. The ‘ambulance’ wording on the light bar is illuminated, useful at night for identifying the car.

X42 SOJ West Midlands Ambulance Service used to operate this 2000-registered Renault Master with UVG bodywork.

AE55 WGM An updated model of the Renault Master can be seen here carrying Shropshire’s colourscheme.

This Renault Clio van has been converted to a front line ambulance car for Coventry & Warwickshire’s use. It is a 2004 model and is used as a Clinical Supervisor vehicle.

FX07 CCK This is a British Red Cross VW Transporter ambulance. It has two blue light bars on the roof which each contain two strobes and two halogen flashing lights.



The rear and side views of the same ambulance. Wording on the side states that the ambulance was donated by the Len Pick Trust.

PLZ 3048 This dark-coloured Volvo S80 2.9SE is used as a rapid response ambulance by the independent Glasgow-based Strathclyde Ambulance Services Transplant Transport. Notice that the car has an official-looking ambulance service roundel on the bonnet. Unusually they don’t have any web presence, expect for being a registered company. Can you help with more information? Email us using the link at the top of the homepage.



The rear view of the Volvo, showing the roof light bar and additional flashing lights on the parcel shelf.

FX05 WBZ is a St. John Ambulance Mercedes-Benz Vito. It is used as an operational support unit by the Lincoln & District section. Notice the small double blue light attached to the roof rails.

KX56 UVG This is a 2006-registration West Midlands Ambulance.

Here are a Mercedes Sprinter and a Toyota Landcruiser from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service’s fleet. The 4×4 is fitted with a roof box for extra storage as well as two full-width light bars. It is also fitted with a winch and can carry a patient lying on a spinal board inside.

V748 JLC This looks like a police car at a distance, but is actually an ambulance car. The Renault Laguna estate is used by PHS Ambulance Service.



The view of the back of the Laguna.

P882 JOK This Ford Transit ambulance conversion is also used by PHS Ambulance Service. You can see their logo on the side, looking very similar to the NHS logo. The ambulance is ex-All Wales Ambulance Services.

H477 AAS is a 1990 Ford Transit that is used by the British Red Cross. Notice the amber light for airside use and the twin air horns on the roof.

This is a St. John Ambulance first aid treatment centre. The Avon branch use this at large events to treat patients with minor medical issues. This reduces the demand on emergency ambulances and hospitals. You can see an access ramp at the rear and additional space in the adjacent SJA tent.

This is the 2007 shape Volvo V70 in ambulance markings. Notice the clear led light bar mounted high on the roof rails and the large repeater lights on the front grille.

FX56 HNF This Mercedes-Benz Vito has been converted into a Community Response Unit to be used by East Midlands Ambulance Service.

NJ05 TNF is a North East Ambulance Service Ford Focus estate. Notice how this rapid response car has a yellow bonnet, full height battenburg markings and a low profile led light bar.

Here is another example of a Ford Focus ambulance car. This demonstration vehicle is in European standard ambulance yellow with half-height battenburg markings.

S999 HSA This St. John Ambulance Crusader is supported by the HSA charitable trust (HSA is a health plan comapny). Their company logo appears on the doors, and the vehicle carries a personalised registration plate containing the emergency telephone number 999 and the company’s name.

SF05 UTM This is a Scottish Ambulance Service Ford Fiesta van. It is simply decorated with SAS crests and a yellow stripe up the sides. A double blue light bar is fitted to the roof.

GX07 AYY is a Volkswagen Touran paramedic practitioner car used by the South East Coast Ambulance Service. Paramedic practitioners are often used to treat patients in the homes and remove the need to use ambulance and hospital resources.



The rear view of the VW Touran, showing the high visibility livery and SECAS crest.

This Nissan Navara is used by Yorkshire Ambulance Service as an incident response unit. It has a large tray in the rear which slides out for easy access to the equipment. It is manned by a specialist Hazardous Area Rescue Team (HART).

This is a Ford Mondeo Mk. 4. New for 2007, this is one of the first examples of the car being used as an emergency vehicle. Notice that it has ‘paramedic’ wording rather than ‘ambulance’.

SG07 WMF This silver Toyota Hiace is used as an ambulance for carrying the deceased. It is fitted with green flashing lights as it sometime carries a doctor on board. It has been supplied by McAllister Funeral Vehicles.

LC06 UVY is one of a number of Honda CR-Vs that are used by the British Red Cross. This London-based example is fitted with an amber light on the roof for airside use.

HY07 FEO is a yellow Mini Cooper S that is being used by the South Central Ambulance Service as a rapid response car. The 1.6 litre car will also be used by community health care practitioners in Portsmouth. It has six white lights and four blue lights on the front, as well as a full width blue light bar on the roof.



The rear view of the BMW-built 135 mph Mini.

WV04 ZPJ This Fiat Stilo is an ambulance car. The side-by-side photos show it in the daytime and night-time. The car is used by members of the national charity First Response in the North East Ambulance Service area.

YP02 GEK is a Vauxhall Astra ambulance car that is used for rapid response work by the Scottish Ambulance Service.

This Suzuki Vitara is used by Ise Valley Ambulance Service in the Northamptonshire area. Notice the yellow front grille and amber centre to the roof light bar.

PVS 240R This is a Range Rover ambulance conversion that was new in 1976. It was still being used as a front line vehicle in 2006 as part of the (non-NHS) South Coast Ambulance Service, England.

DX54 OYT is a Honda CR-V that is a clinical support ambulance car attached in Shropshire. The blizzard conditions are no match for this two-wheel drive car with off-road ground clearance.

In this action scene you can see the police escorting an ambulance on a blue light run. Both services are training to transport a high risk prisoner to and from hospital. The police Volvos stay very close to the front and rear of the ambulance. A third police car rides way up ahead and creates a route through traffic and keeps junctions clear. A fourth police car (an unmarked Land Rover Discovery) is out of shot at the rear of the convoy. This could be used to force any bandit vehicles out of the way.

HX55 LJZ This yellow Iveco Daily ambulance service incident support vehicle is used by Hampshire Ambulance. Notice that it does not have a blue light bar, just a series of blue flashing leds on the bodywork.

HX55 MYA Hampshire also operate this 3.5-litre diesel LDV Maxus as a smaller incident support vehicle. Notice the very small blue flashing lights mounted into the front grille.

J479 TOA Still in service in 2007, this J-reg (1992) Leyland DAF is used by Hampshire as a mobile control unit at major incidents. The illuminating green and white checkers on the light bar indicate its control status. You can see that there is a ladder mounted on the side which allows staff to raise the roof-mounted communications equipment.

HX05 BCU This silver Volvo V50 is used by Hampshire Ambulance Service to respond quickly to emergencies. It can get to a job faster than a traditional ambulance and begin to treat the patient while the ambulance is still making towards the scene.

EY53 GNP This Volvo XC90 is used by St. John in London for Pediatric Retrieval Services. Notice the yellow bonnet that helps to increase the conspicuousness of the car.



The rear view of the XC90.

SY54 LRX and SY05 YUX are British Red Cross Nissan D22 4×4 pick-ups. The unusual vehicles have a large box on the rear portion to carry equipment. They are liveried as Emergency Response Units and are fitted with snorkels to drive through deep water.

WA06 ULJ This Nissan Patrol has had its roof heightened as part of its conversion to an ambulance. This makes more height inside and also allows the blue lights to be integrated into the bodywork. It is run by the British Red Cross.

Y348 GUD is a Volvo V40 that is used by Severn Ambulance and Medical Services.

This green Citroen C5 is a private ambulance decked out in green and white checkers.

G590 XJV is a Mercedes 310 diesel ambulance from 1989. This vehicle is used by Conocophillips and Total at the Humber Oil refinery. It is used to provide medical assistance at the massive oil processing site.



The rear view of the Mercedes.

XTL 845S is an immaculate Ford Transit mark 1 ambulance dating from 1977 which was still in use nearly thirty years later when photographed in 2006. Just like the Mercedes above it is fully operational with blue lights and sirens an is used at the Humber Oil refinery.



The rear view of the Ford Transit. It was sold in 2008 and is now in preservation. By the end of 2008 it had covered just 14,000 miles from new.

HX56 AUC This Renault Master ambulance is used by BMI Healthcare at Mount Alvernia Hospital.

120 MMN and D8 LRO are two Land Rovers that are used by an organisation called ‘Extreme Medics’. They provide medical cover to events in remote areas



Towed by the Land Rovers to the events are two custom built 7.5 metre trailers. They are self-contained mobile casualty units for treatment of injuries at the event site.

Here is the red Land Rover 110 in the terrain it was built for: snowy and icy gradients. Notice that the vehicles have clear blue light bars fitted on the all-terrain ambulances.

C8 LRN is another Land Rover 90 from Extreme Medic’s fleet. It is used as a rapid response unit.

120 MMN A closer look at the grey Land Rover 90 against the backdrop of a wintry sun over a lake.