The blood services are responsible for moving human blood around the country. They coordinate the collection of people’s blood and its subsequent transportation. Some services are charities that use volunteers; other services are run by the NHS.
LC21 AUV
BloodFast
BMW 3 Series
A BMW 3 Series estate operated by BloodFast for urgent blood deliveries. The car carries ‘Urgent Blood’ markings and high-visibility livery, with blue light equipment fitted.
Photograph Location: Sherburn in Elmet
ML19 EUW
NHS Blood and Transplant
Ford Transit
Seen in Bury St Edmunds
ML19 EUW DY73 WBV
NHS Blood and Transplant
Ford Transit and DAF LF
Seen in Bury St Edmunds
LB68 FJF
Whiteknights
BMW R1200RT
LP17 NXG
Bloodfast
Puegeot Partner
Looking a little worse for wear due to the wintery weather
WX14 ETA
Freewheelers
BMW F 800 GT
A blood bike seen collecting samples in Bristol. Note the yellow box on the rear, this has been designed to carry Covid-19 samples to go to the local NHS or Public Health laboratories. This bike is one of the reserve Blood Bikes.
CX63 VFF
Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes
Yamaha FJR
Highlands and Islands Blood Bikes
Mini moto used for promotion work
BX04 BUH
Northumbria Blood Bikes
Renault Kangoo
ML15 VPZ
NHS
Skoda Octavia
LB67 YPR
Shropshire Staffordshire Cheshire Blood Bikes
Yamaha FJR
LG66 OHV
Shropshire Staffordshire Cheshire Blood Bikes
Yamaha FJR
LD18 UZN
Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bike Service
Yamaha FJR 1300
NU18 UNB
Bloodrun EVS
Hyundai i30
Sponsored by SG Petch. Used by the charity to transport patients home from hospital in place of taxis, saving the NHS £100,000s.
NX51 NYL
Bloodrun EVS
Honda NT650V Deauville
Bought second hand by the charity and is one of the smaller, lighter bikes used
AJ05 FDV
Bloodrun EVS
VW Passat
ND64 HOH
Northumbria Blood Bikes
Skoda Yeti
NG15 URT NJ16 UHU
Northumbria Blood Bikes
Honda ST 1300
EK10 EFV
Blood and Transplant Rapid Response Service
Ford Focus
LD16 XBN
BMW R 1200 RT
RJ13 FYB
Blood Fast
Hyundai i30
YE58 UKY
SERV
Land Rover Freelander 2
Emergency blood vehicle
Blood Service
Ford Focus
Fleet number A0046
The Doctors Laboratory
Citroen Relay
Transfusion blood vehicle
SU51 PAN
Honda ST1100 Pan European
With no charity or company name shown
YD66 GXV
NHS Blood Service
Ford Transit
MD64 YFB
NHS Blood Service
Ford Transit
ML62 VCK
NHS Blood Service
Ford Focus
One of a pair seen here at Colindale blood bank in London
ML15 VPZ
NHS
Skoda Octavia
On a blue light run
SF10 HZJ
NHS Scotland
Toyota Hilux
DG60 UOO
Devon Freewheelers
Volvo V50
Co-Responder ambulance car
VX64 ZVJ Blood Bikes Cumbria Vauxhall Mokka It is one of a pair of identical cars supplied by the Henry Surtees Foundation. The other Mokka is based in Northumbria and has registration VE14 PPZ.
AE55 AHA NG14 AEB Northumbria Blood Bikes Yamaha FJR 1300 and Triumph Trophy
PN06 SVK Bloodrun Emergency Voluntary Service (EVS) Kawazaki KLE 500 used in North East England
RL02 VSM Bloodrun Emergency Voluntary Service (EVS) Honda ST1300 used by volunteers to service North East England NHS Hospitals and Trusts. It is fitted with amber and blue flashing lights but mostly they are not needed as the bike has great road presence.
City Sprint Healthcare operate a number of mopeds carrying ‘urgent blood delivery’ wording in central London. Most of them carry L-plates.
K12 BMM Shropshire and Staffordshire Blood Bikes BMW K 1200 GT
OV59 WZM A Bloodfast Skoda Octavia
The rear
The logo on the doors
SG62 RFX A Scottish Emergency Rider Voluntary Service (ScotERVS) Skoda Octavia emergency blood car
The rear
WX62 JWL A Mitsubishi Outlander used by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
The rear
Mike Zero 2, an ST1100 on the fleet of CRS Blood Bikes in Belfast
RL02 VSP A Honda ST1300P used by Midland Freewheelers (emergency rider voluntary service).
A closer look at the badge on the side of the blue-light vehicle.
The rear view.
HW05 ABU A Ford Transit Connect that is used for blood transportation by the Isle of Wight NHS.
The rear view from above.
MJ61 JSV A Ford Transit used for emergency blood work by the NHS.
The rear.
Five motorbikes and riders line up for a publicity shot for Blood Bikes Manchester.
CX55 UYR SF02 NSV Two four-wheel vehicles from Blood Bikes Manchester line up with the five bikes. The white van is a Ford Transit Connect and the car is a Volvo V70.
SF08 NXJ A BMW motorbike used by Northumbria Blood Bikes, a charity that was set up in 2013.
The rear.
A close up look at the logo on the front of the bike.
These two mini motos are decked out in blood service colours to promote Northumbria Blood Bikes.
WX07 NNY A BMW motorbike used by Freewheelers in the West Country.
The rear.
LG12 XNC A Piaggio MP3 three-wheeled bike used by Freewheelers blood service charity.
The side view.
A mini moto that is used to publicise the Freewheelers blood bike service.