Category: Miscellaneous

A Lake Patrol Ranger boat on Windermere

HMS Dasher (P280) has a blue light fitted to the mast; the sister vessel alongside doesn't. HMS Dasher is an Archer-class patrol and training boat belonging to the Royal Navy.

A Chrono Patrol car used at the 2015 Warped North v South Paintball Festival at the Defence Training Estate, Swynnerton, Staffordshire. It is used off road on army training areas to check velocity of the paintball guns to make sure they conform to the rules of paintball using a chronograph and are safe to operate.

Birmingham NEC Security VW Amarok

Birmingham NEC Security golf kart-type vehicle used for response work on the extensive site. The vehicle is seen here out of service with a flat tyre.

J3611 Land Rover Discovery belonging to an unspecified Jersey resource

Birmingham NEC Security VW Caddy Traffic unit

Leeds University Dacia Sandero Residence Watch security cars, marked up in the same way as police cars

PAW Dogs Ltd Land Rover Discovery marked as a dog unit. It is used by a private security company based in Devon that supply drug, explosive and firearms search dogs and handlers.

Leeds University Dacia Sandero security cars, marked up in the same way as police cars

999 MW A Fleur De Lys kit car used to advertise Martin Williams (Hull) Ltd's bespoke vehicle conversions. Underneath the modern (but old-style) bodywork is a 1980s/1990s Ford Transit. The rear - showing the half-police half-fire livery. Also shown is a close view of the makers badge on the front.

A security pick up truck carrying orange and yellow squares down the sides.

An Historic Scotland Land Rover Defender 110 ranger vehicle. Also shown is a closer view of the rescue vehicle.

An Historic Scotland Mitsubishi L200 ranger car.

Birmingham NEC Security VW Caddy with police-style markings.

A medical courier bike with purple and pink chequer markings operated by eCourier Medical.

This ex-ambulance has been converted into a mobile advert for Animal Aid. The blue lights have been blacked out and the ambulance wording removed. The rear view shows the unusual rear colour scheme and lack of registration plate.

A Flying Fish BBJ500 hovercraft demonstrator.

This 1980 Leyland double decker bus has been decked out in Coastguard colours and is being used to advertise ParAid Medical. If you look closely, a Henry Hoover seems to be the driver! The rear of the partially open-top bus.

A traffic safety incident support Vauxhall Vectra. It carries a vector-shaped array of amber lights on the roof.

This golf-buggy style vehicle carries police battenburg markings. It was one of a number of such vehicles used for transporting visitors to an emergency services show from the car park to the main entrance. The rear of the eight-seater.

A VW Beetle being used as a promotional vehicle by RVG. The offside has police coloured battenburg markings whereas the nearside has ambulance colours.

A Jaguar XKR that is being used as a promotional vehicle for Premier Hazard. The car has a Union Flag colour scheme. The rear showing the slogan "Celebrating 30 years - Best of British".

Three Home Office Immigration Enforcement vans lined up. These conspicuous vehicles carry dark and light blue battenburg markings and are all Mercedes Benz Vitos.

Emergency Response Driver Training Ltd use this white Vauxhall Insignia for publicising the business and for blue light training. It is a 2010 model with a two-litre turbo diesel engine. Also shown is the rear view of the Insignia. This car replaces a silver Ford Focus that carried the same registration plate.

A Silver Ford Focus that is used for driver training by Emergency Response Driver Training Ltd. Also shown is the rear view of the Focus. The private plate letter SMM relate to the company director's initials.

A Lake District National Park ranger boat, complete with blue flashing lights.

A Port of London Lambeth-based launch.

A Land Rover Defender and a Mitsubishi L200 that are used by Historic Scotland as ranger vehicles.

This Land Rover Discovery is decked out in blue and silver battenburg markings. It is an independent rescue vehicle operated by BJG but carries prominent 'Essex County Fire and Rescue Service' wording and the service's crest. The opposite view of the rescue car.

This Volvo V70 has the outward appearance of a fire car, but is in fact a security car. It is labelled as a 'city and parks patrol' vehicle and 'dog section' and 'rapid response team' wording too. It is operated by Herring Security Services.

A 700cc Smart Fortwo in police colours. This is a publicity car used by Onus Technologies. The nearside of the Smart car showing the ambulance colours and company logos. The rear and offside of the car where it has the conflicting colour scheme of a police vehicle! Rear red flashing lights supplement the roof-mounted light bar.

A Land Rover Freelander used by Beachy Head's Chaplaincy Team in looking for despondent people at the infamous suicide hotspot. Also shown is the rear view of the marked-up car. The team work closely with the local police. Also shown is a closer view of the wording on the bonnet.

A grey Land Rover Defender that is operated by Northumberland Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority. It is towing a trailer carrying a fast twin-engined fisheries patrol boat. The organisation was previously know as The Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee from 1890-2011.

This JCB seems to have all bases covered with an amber flashing light, a green flashing light and blue flashing lights fitted in addition to the normal driving lights.

This 2007 Volvo V70 D5 is covered in bright red and orange decals to make it stand out on the roads. It is used by the Department for Transport's Transport Research Laboratory for collision investigation work. It carries a personalised registration plate and a full-width amber light bar. The team use the car to analyse road collisions and provide expert witness accounts. Also shown is a view of the back of the Volvo. Notice that the livery extends onto the alloy wheels.

The Canal and Rivers Trust use this Orkadian 20 vessel called Yorkshire Ranger to patrol the waterways. It still carries the old branding of 'British Waterways'. Also shown is the rear view of the vessel showing the clear 'enforcement' wording.

This is a Dog Control Ford Transit Connect that is operated by 'Community Protection' in Nottingham. This police-style service is a collaboration between Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Police. The side view, showing the police-style markings. The service was created to tackle anti-social behaviour and environmental crime. Officers issue fines covering a range of misdemeanours.

A Skoda Octavia that is operated as part of the Community Protection service in Nottingham. Also shown is the rear view of the Skoda. It carries police-style markings but an amber light bar.

Closest to the camera is St Oswald, a fisheries patrol vessel based in North Shields. It carries a fast rigid inflatable boat to quickly approach fishing boats and climb aboard for inspections. Moored alongside it is a Royal Navy vessel HMS Example, a patrol and training vessel attached to the Northumbria University Royal Naval Unit. HMS Example is part of the 1st Patrol Boat Squadron (1PBS).

An unusual use for green flashing lights is shown here on these two cars on the Crown Estate in Windsor. The wardens' cars are a Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Astra. The Fiesta in the foreground also has two white spotlights on the roof.

14576 This Land Rover Defender is used by the Civil Defence service on the island of Guernsey. On the roof is an amber light bar, a green rotating beacon and a white searchlight. Green flashing beacons are permitted on Guernsey for all voluntary emergency services when responding to calls, including when travelling to their base for a call out.

53802 This car is believed to have been used for a multi-country ramshackle rally. It carries a blue light bar that has been covered up and 'Mello Yello' advertising. Also shown is the rear view of the Honda Legend showing 'wild beaver patrol' wording.

11785 11784 In this action shot, two motorbikes are escorting a large load using red flashing lights. They are both Honda Deuvilles belonging to Guernsey Outriders (a division of St Peter Port Service Ltd) who have a contract with the Guernsey government to provide vehicle escort services. Also shown is a closer view of one of the escort motorbikes. The company operate three motorbikes and a marked-up van. All use red flashing lights all-round. The riders are all special constables, trained in the specific role they carry out only. This gives them the power to direct traffic on Guernsey narrow winding roads. The pair of bikes ready to face another day's service.

12452 Also shown is a view of one of Guernsey Outriders' Honda Deuvilles. Red flashing lights were chosen as the police weren't keen on blues being used and ambers would not have the desired impact to stop oncoming traffic quickly. A change in law was implemented to make the front-facing red flashing lights legal. Also shown is the rear view, with the high visibility jacket marked with 'Special Constable'.

This is a dual-liveried Ecospin three-wheeled personal transportation vehicle. It is marked as police on one side and paramedic on the other to demonstrate its uses. Also shown is the rear view, with the platform where the rider stands.

This ex-US Ford Police Interceptor car has been converted into a publicity vehicle for the UK charity Care of Police Survivors (Cops). It has a blue-red light bar and a personalised registration plate.

This road-legal monkey bike is decked out in CHIMPS Highway Patrol livery. The badge on the side says it is ridden by Officer Jim Panzee! It is fitted with blue lights all round and is used as a publicity vehicle. CHIMPS is a play on words of CHiPs, the California Highway Patrol. Also shown is the rear view of the quirky bike.

This warden boat is used on Lake Windermere. It look similar to a police boat, being white with blue writing and a blue light bar. The reverse view of this boat that is seen here undergoing maintenance.