Category: Ambulance

YE08 HVH is a Volkswagen LT based ambulance in full ambulance service yellow with UV modular bodywork.

R908 FPU is a Chevrolet GMC ambulance that is used in the BBC TV series Casualty. This photo was taken outside the Wings Ambulance Station in Bristol where filming for the ambulance station related stories is done.



The side view of the Chevrolet, showing the fictitious Holby Ambulance Service wording and crest.

B907 CKY This is East Midland Ambulance Service’s Communications Support Unit. Notice the green and white checker markings on the bodywork and illuminating roof bar to indicate it’s control status at a major incident.



The side and rear view of the Ford Transit ambulance conversion.

M738 PBV This Ford Mondeo estate is used by Event ProMedical Ambulance Service.

C8 EXM is a Land Rover Discovery that is used for medical cover is difficult to reach places by a company called Extreme Medics. Notice the distinctive grey-on-grey side livery and red and grey rear livery.

YJ07 ZXB is an Iveco Daily LWB used by the British Red Cross as a first aid unit. The vehicle features a side mounted awning that can by extended to increase the are where casualties can be treated.



Another view of the Red Cross first aid unit. Note that this van carries no blue lights.

CN57 GKP is a St. John’s Crusader Ambulance decked out in Welsh livery. Notice that the web address is a Wales-specific one and all wording is in English and Welsh.

YX07 NAU This is a Yorkshire Ambulance Service Volvo V50 SD. IT is used as a rapid response vehicle and carries very similar equipment to a traditional ambulance, but in smaller quantities.

LJ08 BSU is a silver Honda Civic IMA. This hybrid petrol-electric car is used as a duty manager car by St. John Ambulance. It carries a number of flashing LEDs around the bodywork, as well as a short light bar on the roof.



The rear view of the Civic.

VA05 HZX is a Ford Focus rapid response ambulance car in NHS demonstration livery.



The rear view of the Focus, shown with blue lights flashing at the scene of an emergency.

YJ03 ZWA This Renault Trafic ambulance is run by Wings Ambulance Service in Bristol. Its call sign is “Medic 8” and it is used as a multi-purpose vehicle as the stretcher can be removed for wheelchair use.

YJ56 XTO is a Volvo V70 that is used as a Emergency Care Practitioner’s response car in the Yorkshire Ambulance Service area.

YJ56 JUK is a Renault Kangoo that is used by St. John Ambulance in Wales.

Here is a BMW X3 2.0d paramedic rapid response ambulance car. It is decked out in a non-specific livery as this is a demonstrator vehicle, part of BMW’s ‘Authorities’ range.

WM07 FXS This black Nissan Pathfinder is used by CS Medical Services UK as an ambulance. It is fitted with a full-width Whelen light bar on the roof, as well as a range of led’s around the bodywork.



The rear view of the Pathfinder. Additional blue and red flashing lights can be seen on the bumper. More flashing lights are fitted inside the boot, and are operated when the door is open.



The side view of the Pathfinder showing the simple livery.

SN54 FFW is a Land Rover Freelander that is used as a rapid response vehicle as part of the Scottish Ambulance Service. The light bar is attached to the roof rails which means fewer holes in the roof. This not only makes the fitting easier, but also increases the re-sale value of the car when it is sold to the public after being retired.

YL02 AHO This silver Ford Galaxy is used by Lifeskills ambulance Service as a medical rescue unit.

WX07 MBV is a Vauxhall Astra estate that has been converted by Wilker for use as a rrv by Great Western Ambulance Service.

YS52 CZE and L199 LUM are two support vehicles that are used by Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

LX04 LVC This Citroen Realy is operated by the private M & L Ambulance Service.

P825 VAX This Mercedes Sprinter with U.V.G bodywork is used by the private Abacus Ambulance Service.

LJ53 BWX The London Ambulance Service operates this Vauxhall Movano DTI 3500. It is used to transport people and equipment throughout the capital.



The rear view of the Movano. Notice the tail lift on the rear of the vehicle to assist in the loading of heavy or bulky equipment.

W836 PAP This LDV Convoy 400 minibus is used by LAS as an airside driver training vehicle. Notice the single amber beacon above the blue light bar which is used when the vehicle is driving on runways and taxiways at airports.

LJ56 YVP This Vauxhall Zafira diesel is used for rapid response duties by LAS. Notice how it also has an airside beacon above the light bar much like the LDV minibus above.

LJ56 YUT The rear view of another rapid reponse Zafira used in London.

LJ04 YLH This first generation Vauxhall Zafira is also used by LAS but this time for patient transfers. It does not carry any blue lights.

SA07 OPH is a Peugeot 307CC. It is seen here with a magnetic London Ambulance Service sign and light bar attached to it. Since this car has an electronically controlled folding metal roof a conventional light bar could not be fitted.

BU04 HVE This Mercedes Sprinter is a specialist children’s intensive care ambulance. The service is operate by CATS – the Children’s Acute Transport Service, which is a division of the St. John Ambulance, in conjunction with the NHS.

YB06 JCU This Nissan Navara belongs to Lifeskills Rescue & Emergency Medical Services. It has a full-width light bar attached to the roof rails and standard ambulance battenburg colour scheme.

YJ57 TLV is a Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 CDTI built by Wilker. The car has racking in the rear for medical equipment and is fitted with a super-slim LED light bar. The car came into service in November 2007 to replace a Volvo S40.

BJ03 CZT used to be a Premier Hazard (light bar manufacturer) demo car. It is seen here decked out as a private ambulance car with CT Patient Transport.

YX07 GXW MediForce operate this beefy Nissan Pathfinder Trek 4×4. It carrier full ambulance battenburg markings and twin led light bars.

L267 NOS is a 1993 Subaru Impreza GL. It is used as a paramedic car at events. It is seen alongside a Land Rover also with Cam Rescue.

KE56 AKY This Iveco ambulance is used by South Central Ambulance Service. Notice how the light bar on the roof is forward-facing only.



The rear view of the same emergency ambulance. Notice the ramp that folds down to allow easy access for a wheeled stretcher.

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.