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YJ12 BCK A North Yorkshire Iveco van is blocking the road on the approach to a road traffic collision.

YJ60 FCA A North Yorkshire Audi A4 is seen here blocking the road on the approach to a road traffic collision.

YJ10 HYU A North Yorkshire Police Land Rover parks up next to a tractor with a mud-splattered number plate.

YJ60 FAA North Yorkshire’s crime scene investigation police staff use this Ford Transit Connect when attending crime scenes. It has no blue lights fitted.



The rear view of the CSI van.

YJ13 EWY A 2013 addition to North Yorkshire’s fleet is this Vauxhall Vivaro. In the rear portion is a cell for transporting detainees. The rear passenger seat is facing the cell to keep a close watch on its occupants.



A look at the van from the rear showing the cell.

YJ62 NKC A Vauxhall Antara that is with North Yorkshire Police.



The rear view of the CDTI ecoflex model.

YJ13 EXD A North Yorkshire Vauxhall Astra. It is the 1.3 CDTI Ecoflex model, with the frugal engine returning 72 mpg. A fleet of identical vehicles was introduced to the county’s roads in March 2013.



YJ13 EXC The rear view of one of the sister cars. Notice the registration plates are sequential.



YJ13 EWW A further example of the 2013 Astra with a registration plate just a few positions behind the ‘EX_’ range.



The rear view of ‘EWW’.



A side-on view of ‘EWW’.

A North Yorkshire Police solo motorbike officer on a BMW.

A parade of three North Yorkshire police bikes. The two older ones at the front carry battenburg markings whereas the newer bike at the rear carries all yellow with a very think battenburg strip.

This North Yorkshire Police BMW 330D is demonstrating its array of blue flashing lights.

YJ59 KZR, YJ11 FZU A North Yorkshire Ford Transit Connect and a Vauxhall Vivaro stop at the roadside at night to deal with an ongoing incident.

YJ10 HTU This is a North Yorkshire Police Land Rover Discovery 4.

YJ10 HSZ The front and roof view of a North Yorkshire BMW roads policing car.



The rear and roof view of the car.

This is a North Yorkshire police car carrying out a stop and search. The car is a BMW 5-series used by the roads policing group.

YJ59 LBK is a BMW R1200RT that is used by North Yorkshire Police. It has reflective yellow decals over its silver bodywork. A small force crest can be seen on the rear.



The bike in use on a dual carriageway.

YJ09 EXA This is a Ford Focus from North Yorkshire. It is shown here parked up in front of a floodlit York Minster on a snowy winter’s night.

YB06 TYO This Citroen Dispatch van is used by North Yorkshire Police for driver training duties. When being used for blue-light training it is normal for it to have the lights and siren permanently on, irrespective of traffic levels, and travelling just under the speed limit.

The rear view showing the windows all-round and rows of seats inside. The windows help visibility when learning to drive this van on blue light runs and the rows of seats allow a number of students and one instructor to observe the driver.

YJ10 OCF This silver Ford Focus is used by North Yorkshire police as a dog unit. Wording on the side shows the public that it is air conditioned. This means that the dogs can stay cool in the summer even if locked in the car. The engine can remain running to power the air con using the Runlock system. If any unauthorised person entered the car, the engine would stop if any of the pedals were depressed. It also has the nationally recognised triangle symbol on the roof

YJ59 NYZ is a Mitsubishi Outlander that is with North Yorkshire Police. It carries a single band of battenburg markings down each side, as well as Crimestoppers and non-emergency telephone number advertising.

The rear view of the Mitsubishi.

This North Yorkshire Ford Transit is showing a demonstration livery of yellow, blue and white battenburg! In fact a number of the yellow panels have fallen off, either due to not being correctly applied when new or by being power-washed too hard.

YJ05 ABU During 2008 North Yorkshire Police added adverts to the rear of suitable vehicles. The “altn8” message asks readers to alternate drinks with soft drinks, nights out with nights in and your lifestyle. The brightly coloured adverts can be seen here on the back of a Peugeot Expert.

YK54 EFD also with North Yorkshire Police is this Nissan Terrano. Seen here in deep snow on moorland it is clear why the force run a number of 4×4 vehicles in rural locations.

PG04 WPK This is a North Yorkshire Police Skoda Octavia VRS. The silver car is primarily used for road policing duties.



The rear view of the Octavia, showing the sport spoiler and Crimestoppers advertising.

YJ04 CCD is a North Yorkshire Ford Focus that is used for general patrol work. You can see that the non-emergency telephone number has been placed on the front wings. Also note that there is no identifying marks on the roof, apparently as the air support units don’t use them!

YJ53 EKT This North Yorkshire Police Volvo V70 T5 is used for road policing duties. It is one of a small number to be fitted with a roof-mounted infrared light (see inset). This is used in conjunction with a rear-facing ANPR camera that can read vehicles’ registration plates far better than a regular camera. The Pips Technology infrared camera can read plates in heavy rain, fog, sunlight glare and headlight glare. IR is invisible to the human eye and is reflected by number plates in the same way that visible light is.

YK05 EEU This is a North Yorkshire Police Iveco personnel transporter. It is the long wheel base version and has a slide-down riot shield to cover the windscreen. It also has a host of other modifications for riot-type situations. This includes strengthened glass and under floor protection.



The rear view of the personnel carrier. The rear portion is for equipment storage and the rest of the van can accommodate about ten officers seated.

PN03 BXE This is North Yorkshire’s mobile major incident unit. Notice the satellite dish on the roof.

YG52 FYV Another North Yorkshire vehicle, this time a Volvo V70 T5 from the road policing team. Notice the quirky feature of having two red flashing lights hidden among the red diagonal stripes on the rear.

Y283 WVV This North Yorkshire Police Vauxhall Astra gets a special award for one of the worst liveries on a UK emergency vehicle. It is a one-off sponsored vehicle which is used for non-urgent work. On the rear of the vehicle is an advert for a carpet company, with the tag line “Pulling the rug on crime”!



YJ04 CFG This is Citroen Dispatch from North Yorkshire Police. Notice the repeater lights mounted to the large black grille.



The side view of the same vehicle. Apart from minor cosmetic changes, the Citroen Dispatch is the same vehicle as the Peugeot Expert and the Fiat Scudo.



YJ04 CDZ A North Yorkshire Ford Focus. Notice the lack of roof markings and the apparently temporarily attached blue light bar.



YJ04 CEK is a North Yorkshire mobile police station. Its full battenburg markings on the sides make it difficult to miss. It is used in rural areas around Harrogate that do not have police stations.