Category: Traffic Enforcement

DVSA Ford Galaxy Including Welsh wording Asiantaeth Safonau Gywyr a Cherbydau

This is prototype of a new type of vehicle for the DVSA to be launched in late 2018 / early 2019. It is larger than existing vans and is used as a mobile base. Inside is an office environment for research to take place into vehicles and to provide welfare facilities for the officers.

VOSA Vauxhall Vivaro traffic enforcement unit. Also showing a photo of a police office directing an HGV into the checkpoint site

General scenes of a VOSA vehicle checkpoint with police assistance

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) Traffic Enforcement van

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) Vehicle Examination Unit

A DVSA Ford Galaxy traffic enforcement car Also shown is a view of the DVSA logo, an agency of the Department for Transport

A VOSA traffic enforcement Peugeot Boxer. A small sliding window in the sliding door can be opened for a camera to be used. A canopy can also be extended from the side of the van. The wording on the rear of the van. Also shown is a closer view of the logo on the side of the van. VOSA is an agency of the Department of Transport and it uses the cross-Government standard crest and font.

This is a 2011 VOSA Ford Galaxy. It is the Zetec 2.0 TDCI model with an automatic gearbox. Also shown is the rear view of the traffic enforcement car.

This is a Ford Galaxy from the first batch batch of marked cars used by VOSA. It has yellow and black battenburg side markings, yellow and orange chevrons at the rear and a roof bar with amber lights & variable matrix signing. The front view, as you may see in your rear-view mirror when the inspectors wish to stop you. There are amber repeaters on the grille and a clear 'VOSA' sign on the high-visibility yellow bonnet. It has a white tax disc that grants the vehicle exemption from vehicle excise duty. The rear and roof aspect. The long variable message matrix sign can be seen on the amber lightbar. Also the wording 'enforcement control' is written on the roof. Inside the back of the Galaxy is a small amount of equipment, including temporary road and information signs. There is a very small rear-facing camera at the top left. An identical camera faces forwards on the dashboard. These cameras record whenever the vehicle is in use and have been used for prosecutions.

The rear three-quarter view of a sister Galaxy. The first batch of vehicles all have matching registration marks: they all start 'EU03 M'. Later vehicles will have different registrations due to the year number changing every six months.