Category: Ambulance

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!

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.

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.

This silver Honda CRV is used as a rapid response car with Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Notice the repeater blue lights above the registration plate and on the front wings.

This posed photograph shows a Fiat Ducato operated by Severn Ambulance & Medical Services. The vehicle started life with Staffordshire Ambulance Service, and has had a full make over from the usual Staffs. sparse livery.

One of Avon Ambulance Service's all-yellow Mercedes ambulances. This vehicle's call sign is 2202 and is based at Yate ambulance station in the South Gloucestershire Area.

This Ford Transit ambulance with Customline bodywork is used for emergency medical cover at Warden Law Motorsport Centre in Sunderland. It carries a simple livery with numerous 'ambulance' signs. It is not taxed as it only operates on private land. The rear view of the Transit, which has also been photographed in previous years at Croft motor racing circuit and when it was in service with the British Red Cross.

This is a Renault Espace which is being used by Oxfordshire Ambulance service as a rapid response unit. It has a silver body with full height yellow and green battenburg marks over. On the roof is a clear light bar and around the front there are four blue flashing lights. The rear view of the Espace, showing the large 'Paramedic' wording.

Another Renault with Oxfordshire Ambulance is this long wheel base Master. It has two clear light bars on the roof and four blue lights around the front. The blue light mounted at the front-most part of the side of the ambulance is for conspicuity when emerging from a side road. Also shown is the rear of the Renault Master. Notice how the rear doors are yellow in base colour, whereas the rest of the vehicle is in white.

An overhead look at a Wiltshire Renault Master T35 ambulance dating from 1996. It carries the out-dated diagonal stripe livery on the front and sides. Notice the additional blue flashing lights mounted awkwardly on the sloping bonnet.

This is a TENYAS Mercedes ambulance (with WAS bodywork) receiving a patient from the air ambulance behind.

This sparsely-liveried Renault Master ambulance is privately run by Mediswift Ambulances Services Ltd. Notice that it carries a green star of life logo rather than the traditional blue.

This yellow Renault ambulance is run by a private company called CT Patient Transport. It is a Neo-Natal Tech Unit. You can see an amber light on the roof which will be used when the ambulance is on airport taxiways.

This is a Mitsubishi Shogun Sport belonging to the British Red Cross. It is used by the duty officer at an event. In the background can be seen a Red Cross LDV ambulance and trailer.

The rear view of a British Red Cross Renault ambulance in London.

This is a TENYAS Vauxhall Frontera ambulance rapid response car. It has a green and yellow battenburg colour-scheme over silver bodywork. This is the same Frontera in its previous role as a senior officer's car. It has a small crest on each front door and a removable blue light bar on the roof. This is supplemented by permanent flashing blue lights behind the grille and in the rear window. This photograph was taken during its first week of service in April 2002.

This is a Bombardier Outlander Max quad bike developed for ambulance use by Quad Tech. The boxes on the front and rear of the bike can carry specialist equipment. This example is not fully liveried and carries no blue lights. A similar police version is also available.

This is an Iveco-based command and control unit of the Royal Berkshire Ambulance service. It is a high specification vehicle featuring satellite communications and flood lighting. It is also fitted with both blue and green flashing lights.

Next we have a Mitsubishi Shogun belonging to Dorset Ambulance Service. It is fitted with additional clear LED flashing lights both on the front grill and on the front bumper.

This Peugeot 1007 is designed to be used as a paramedic rapid response car. One of the most novel features of this car is its electric sliding doors. Each door weights 42 kg and takes five seconds to open and six seconds to close - not ideal for emergency use.

This Renault Dodge is a London Ambulance Service control unit. Dating from the late 1980s, this vehicle has been re-liveried since first introduced to keep it looking modern.

This LAS Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0i is used as a control unit vehicle. It has green checkers down both sides and a double blue light on the roof as well as repeaters on the grille. Written down the sides is 'London Ambulance Service Central Ambulance Control'. This vehicle was still in use on London's roads in Summer 2005 (at 10 years of age!).

Another LAS control unit is this VW Transporter. The rear view showing the clear wording on all sides.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

This 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.

This 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.

This 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.

This is an silver ambulance Honda CRV. Another Honda CRV is shown in a completely different livery. This model has been modified by UVM.

This is a privately operated Vauxhall Vectra. The rear view of the same Vectra.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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. Also shown is the rear of the car.

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.

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 spring 2005. The rear view, showing the stereotypical shape of an 80's ambulance.

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.

This is a Vauxhall Frontera 4x4. It is used by St. John Ambulance Service in partnership with West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (WYMAS).