Category: Highways

Used by Traffic Officers and tows a trailer containing a screen to screen off the scene of an incident

Carrying a demonstration livery of HE on one side and Fire on the other. The vehicle is not in service with HE

Traffic Officer car

Highways England Land Rover Discovery One of the first vehicles to carry the Highways England branding following the demise of the Highways Agency

Highways Agency VW Touareg

Highways Agency MAN / Angloco High Volume Pump with demountable pods. This is the first fire engine-style vehicle of its kind for the Highways Agency and will be used to reduce the levels of flooding on major trunk roads. The pumps can move 9,000 litres per minute of water using 1,000 metres of hoses. Regular fire appliances are used when there is a risk to life due to flooding, but this vehicle is aimed at opening roads sooner. The unit will be based on the A1 at Bradbury and if successful could be followed by more such vehicles.

A Highways Agency VW Touareg HATO car The rear, showing the equipment carried

A HATO Mitsubishi Shogun.

A Land Rover Discovery Traffic Officer car. The Welsh translation Swyddog Traffig is shown on the bonnet along with the English. As the Highways Agency only covers England, this vehicle is operated by the Welsh Government. It is almost identical to English HATO cars. Also shown is a closer view of the wording on the door.

A Mitsubishi L200 HA Traffic Officer car. The rear view also shows variable message sign and additional light bar due to the stepped roof.

The HA trialled this Mitsubishi Outlander as a patrol car in the latter half of 2012.

A Mercedes Benz Vito van that is seen on trail with the Highways Agency in early 2013. It is moved around the country for evaluation with different teams.

This is a Honda 1800cc Gold Wing Retriever Motorcycle. It is operated by CF Motoring Services to support the HA. It has been adapted to have a fold-down beaver tail that can tow a stricken car. It is one of only two in the UK. Notice the small Highways Agency logo on the front of the bike.

This is one of eight identical Honda Pan European 1300 patrol bikes operated by CF Motoring Services.

This Audi Q7 response vehicle is used by CF Motoring Services to support the Highways Agency. Notice the unusual black and pink battenburg markings and amber light bar.

The Highways Agency Ford Ranger was used at the Dartford River Crossing. It is labelled as Crossing Control and is seen here transporting a cyclist and their bike across the River Thames. Notice the blue light bar.

And VX08 HVY Here are a pair of Highways Agency Land Rovers that are awaiting the start of their shift in West Yorkshire. The view of the rear of the vehicles through a convex mirror. The mirrors are used to check the vehicles’ lights from inside as part of the daily safety checks.

This VW Crafter is used by the Highways Agency to provide extra equipment at road collisions or other major incidents. Also shown is the rear view, with a major asset of this vehicle: a large variable message matrix sign that folds up from the roof. Notice how the chevron markings on the rear continue down both sides of the van to make it’s overall high visibility livery.

This is an example of a 2007 Mitsubishi Shogun decked out in HATO colours.

This is a Mitsubishi Shogun HATO patrol car. It carries the usual black and yellow battenburg markings and amber flashing lights all-round, plus red to the rear only. Shown next to the car is the type of equipment carried to divert traffic. You can also see the HATO's high-visibility jacket which is yellow on the lower half, orange on the upper half with blue epaulettes. Another shot of the same car without the signage around it.

This is an example of the Range Rovers used by the Highways Agency.

This is a Toyota Land Cruiser used by the traffic officers of the Highways Agency. The vehicle has a striking luminous yellow and black battenburg scheme on top of silver paint work. It carries a slim-line clear light bar on the roof, making it appear very much like a police vehicle from the front. The rear windows of the vehicle carry the wording 'TRAFFIC OFFICER' to alert other motorists to its use. In the rear of the 4x4, we can see some of the equipment it carries. This includes: cones, tape, fire blankets, emergency signage and water amongst other items. With the rear door shut, we can see the dot matrix display in the rear window to give messages to other motorists. However, the spare wheel has had to be removed in order for it to be read clearly.

This Nissan Pathfinder is also used by the Highways Agency. Like the Toyota above, it carries reverse wording on its bonnet to denote its use.

This example does not carry the Traffic Officer wording in the rear side windows, but does have a drop-down dot matrix display (operated from the dashboard). It is equipped with the same light bar and additional rear bumper lights as well as a tow hook.

This Honda ST1100 motorbike can be used by the HA for patrolling and escorting duties. It is in orange and white checker markings, and has amber flashing lights on the front and on a pole at the rear. The rear and nearside view. Additional red flashing lights have been fitted, along with amber LED lights and a matrix sign. It has dual panniers and a top box to carry some equipment.

This HA Honda motorbike is one of a pair that are decked out with pink and blue squares. Notice that it has panniers and a top box for equipment, but the fire extinguisher is mounted in front of the box. Amber flashing lights are fitted to the front and on the top of the box. It has HA logos on all sides, and is operated on behalf of the HA by CF Motoring Services Ltd. to rescue stranded motorists and hence reduce congestion.

This yellow Ford Transit is a Highways Agency 'Incident Support Unit'. It is liveried with orange and yellow diagonal stripes down the sides and traditional chevrons on the rear. It also has two amber lighbars.

This is a Mitsubishi Shogun operated by The Highways Agency. Although not an emergency vehicle, it is used to patrol major roads. The crew do not have the same rights as traffic police, but are able to direct traffic in the event of an incident. From this view you can see how the livery differs from an emergency vehicle. We have yellow and black battenburg markings and orange and red flashing lights on the roof bar.