Category: Miscellaneous

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
A humorous novelty creation resembling a lawn mower modified to mimic a fire response vehicle. It features a red paint job, blue beacon, and ‘The Big Red Key’ signwriting. Notice the seat is made of part of a supermarket shopping trolley, complete with the holder for the self scanner.
Photograph Location: Newmarket

MD21 NXM
Birmingham NEC Security
Peugeot Expert

FX18 VVL
Birmingham NEC Security
Ford Ranger

RV23 UXR
Birmingham NEC Security
Toyota Hilux

ND72 CZC
Totally Urgent Care
Toyota Rav4
Decked out in ambulance colours, this is a private sector vehicle without any emergency warning equipment

LD21 OPZ DU71 RDV YE68 SNY
Hackney Council
Three of the Civil Protection fleet in Stoke Newington, London, posing in front of their underground control centre. The vehicles are CSV05, a Citroen Dispatch response vehicle; CSV01, a Renault Master Forward Control Point command centre; CSV04, a Mercedes Sprinter Emergency Logistics vehicle used for carrying everything from rest centre equipment in steel cages, to mobile generators or any other humanitarian relief equipment.

Border Force
Vessel on active patrol on the River Mersey

FN52 FFP
Mitsubishi Shogun
Used as a security vehicle in rural Lincolnshire. It is parked at the side of the road in police-style colours with a blue light bar fitted. Illuminated blue lights are placed on a post right next to it. It slows traffic on a long straight stretch of road due to it looking so much like a police vehicle from a distance.

Ford Raptor
This vehicle is beign used to demonstrate the reflective markings that have been applied. Notice in particular the black that still reflects light when the flash fires.

CE14 XDC
Dacia Duster
Includes badges for Response, Rescue and a warning to keep your distance as it could be a insurance scam car

This rescue boat is operated on Derwent Water in the Lake District to assists people who have hired rowing boats

MX11 GPY
PMP Utilities
Land Rover Discovery
Operated by a private company, this car is branded as a rescue confined space management ambulance. In its previous life it was used by Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team

G-OSRB
Oil Spill Response Limited
Boeing 727
This private company is industry-funded and responds to oil spills wherever they may occur in the world. This particular aircraft is based at Doncaster. The inside has been modified to provide an aerial dispersant capability. It is fitted with internal tanks, pumps and a spray boom to deliver a dispersant liquid onto the sea below.

YJ61 CAO
Thackray Emergency Museum
Mercedes Sprinter
This ex-Yorkshire Ambulance Service ambulance has been repurposed into a mobile promotional vehicle for the Leeds-based Thackray Museum of Medicine

992 XUJ
The Classic Transporter Company
Bedford RLHZ
This former Green Goddess fire appliance has found anew lease of life as a bespoke car transporter

YX64 NJV
Four by Four Response
Land Rover Freelander
Includes an amber light bar with blue reflective tape added

KEF 895H
Coiffure Extraordinaire
Austin
This ex-ambulance is now branded as a Glambulance

AY59 BFZ
Leicestershire and Rutland 4×4 Response
Mercedes Sprinter
This ex-ambulance is now used as a response support unit for the 4×4 response volunteers. It was previously in service with East of England Ambulance Service

Boom Trike
Carrying police interceptor wording (for show only)

This Mini was being used a promotional vehicle. It carries the logo of Blues ‘n’ Chews as the rear contained lots of sweets

Volvo XC60 T8
Demonstrator of the plug-in hybrid

KV65 LJL
Extran Medica
VW Amarok
Urgent medical courier vehicle, carrying radioactive material used for treating cancer cases.

Sky Watch Civil Air Patrol
Cavalon Gyroplane
The Civil Air Patrol is one of the largest charitable air observation organisations in Europe. Volunteers used their fleet of aircraft that includes aeroplanes, light helicopters, autogyros and small unmanned aerial vehicles. They observe and report to the emergency services instances of preservation and protection of people and property.

MX13 AOG
Home Office
VW Transporter
Immigration Enforcement unit

BX64 BNU
Home Office
Mercedes Sprinter
Immigration Enforcement unit

7 Lakes Country Park
RIB

7 Lakes Country Park
Sea 400 jetski

RE06 DPV
LIVES
Honda CRV
Formerly in service with Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance, as shown on the light bar

Newfoundland Water Rescue Dogs
The dogs are very strong swimmers and enter the water along with a human rescuer to help anyone in distress in the water, typically in lakes or rivers

British Divers Marine Life Rescue
Buggy
Used to effect rescues on beaches

P70 PYS
British Divers Marine Life Rescue
Volvo V70
Showing some of the rescuers in action practicing to save an inflatable animal

CIB 9241
Lincolshire 4×4 Response
Land Rover Discovery
Used by volunteers to help the emergency services in conditions such as flooding and heavy snow

K14 SKH
Lincolshire 4×4 Response
Kia Sorento
Used by volunteers to help the emergency services in conditions such as flooding and heavy snow

Formula BMW race car converted into a simulator complete with pedals and steering wheels operating the controls

BX59 DLE
BT
Land Rover Defender
Tactical Command Unit

BX12 UBF
BT
Mitsubishi L200
Communication Response Unit 3

MM14 WKY
NEC Security
Renault Master
Security Patrol Incident Response Traffic unit

RFZ 7476
Emergency Fire and Safety Ltd
Nissan Navara

14489
Guernsey Outriders
Honda Deauville
Escort motorbike, fitted with red flashing lights front and rear and with the rider designated a s a special constable to control traffic

47458
Guernsey Outriders
Ford Transit
Escort vehicle with two red flashing lightbars

CV60 HXT
Service Security Patrol
Nissan Navara
Used for patrolling military bases

Port of London Authority
These boats, fitted with blue lights, are operated on the river Thames from the base at the Thames Barrier. One is named Tyburn.

J96782 J107617
Jersey Marinas
Isuzu Trooper D-Max
This pair of vehicles carry different liveries but are with the same organisation. The reason for the difference is that J96782 was previously in service as an Operations can at Jersey Airport

Austin Mini used by the Fire Fighter Racing Team. The Kent-based team race the Mini is a variety of motorsport events to raise funds for the Fire Fighters Charity. It is well sponsored and carries a small amount of red and yellow battenburg markings.

E4 RDT
Emergency Response Driver Training Ltd
Range Rover

GJ51 EGG Infastructure Training and Assistance Projects Vauxhall Zafira emergency response / rescue vehicle. The organisation is involved Community Emergency Planning in the UK and has other projects abroad. The car carries a personalised plate of the founder J. Slegg.

GV13 VJO GX14 GYH Adur and Worthing Councils beach patrol vehicles. The ATV is fitted with a flashing blue light. The vehicles cover almost 11 miles of coastline.

Northumberland Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority fisheries patrol vessel St Aidan. Costing £700k and first launched in August 2015, the boat is a 16m long catamaran. It is used for fisheries enforcement, environmental studies and seabed surveying. It covers six miles into the North Sea from the border with Scotland at Berwick to its base is at the mouth of the River Tyne at North Shields.