SN09 EVJ Lothian and Borders operated this Vauxhall Astra in Edinburgh…
SN09 EVJ Lothian and Borders operated this Vauxhall Astra in Edinburgh.
A closer look at the force logo on the bonnet.
The rear.
Documenting UK emergency vehicles past and present
SN59 CGX Lothian and Borders operated this Iveco Daily PSU….
SN59 CGX Lothian and Borders operated this Iveco Daily PSU.
The rear.
SN09 NFL A silver Mitsubishi Shogun that was with Lothian and Borders Police. It is …
SN09 NFL A silver Mitsubishi Shogun that was with Lothian and Borders Police. It is fitted with a clear light bar on the roof that emits a blue light when activated.
SN12 EGC A 2012 Police Scotland Ford Focus estate, previously with Lothian and …
SN12 EGC A 2012 Police Scotland Ford Focus estate, previously with Lothian and Borders. It is the Edge edition with a 1.6 litre, 115 bhp turbo diesel engine.
A look at the roof and side.
SK07 EDX A Lothian and Borders / Police Scotland 2007 Vauxhall Astra…
SK07 EDX A Lothian and Borders / Police Scotland 2007 Vauxhall Astra.
The rear view lit up by a low sun.
SN61 FSL A Ford Focus in service with Lothian and Borders Police, just prior to being …
SN61 FSL A Ford Focus in service with Lothian and Borders Police, just prior to being transferred to Police Scotland.
The rear.
An artistic shot of three Lothian and Borders police vehicles in the low sun. Notice that …
An artistic shot of three Lothian and Borders police vehicles in the low sun. Notice that each has a different light bar on the roof.
SN58 BCX A Volvo V70 that is with Lothian and Borders Police. This type of vehicle is …
SN58 BCX A Volvo V70 that is with Lothian and Borders Police. This type of vehicle is normally used for roads policing, so it is rare to see such a car without any blue flashing lights fitted.
BU60 BXK A Met Police BMW 525D armed response unit on patrol in central London…
BU60 BXK A Met Police BMW 525D armed response unit on patrol in central London.
The rear.
SK07 BKN A Lothian and Borders rescue tender built on a Scania and based at Crewe …
SK07 BKN A Lothian and Borders rescue tender built on a Scania and based at Crewe Toll in Edinburgh.
Y999 NRS This ambulance rescue unit is based on a Ford Transit and is operated by …
Y999 NRS This ambulance rescue unit is based on a Ford Transit and is operated by Northants Rally Safety. It has been professionally converted to a rescue unit by Bott Ltd of Ashby de la Zouch and lighting from Woodway Engineering Ltd. It carries a personalised registration plate.
FX62 ERJ Lincolnshire police community support officers have this dedicated Vauxhall …
FX62 ERJ Lincolnshire police community support officers have this dedicated Vauxhall Astra for their patrols. It is fully marked up but does not have blue flashing lights.
The rear view. They are making use of the Vauxhall standard slide-out bike carrier.
TFC 953 A 1953 Morris Minor fire engine. It was built entirely by Morris Motors and was …
TFC 953 A 1953 Morris Minor fire engine. It was built entirely by Morris Motors and was used at their Oxford factory. It was operational from 1953-1983 as a front line appliance and fully retired in 1990.
The rear view. It has a 4 cylinder, 1098cc A-series engine fitted.
The overhead view showing the small dimensions and wooden ladder.
The HA trialled this Mitsubishi Outlander as a patrol car in the latter half of 2012…
The HA trialled this Mitsubishi Outlander as a patrol car in the latter half of 2012.
BX09 SYY An East of England Ambulance Service Volvo V40 parks up alongside a …
BX09 SYY An East of England Ambulance Service Volvo V40 parks up alongside a Hertfordshire fire appliance from Baldock and Letchworth.
EU55 PFZ A Hertfordshire Scania 94D that is used as a decontamination and …
EU55 PFZ A Hertfordshire Scania 94D that is used as a decontamination and environment protection unit. It carries a large advert for a free home safety check service.
A closer look at the rear as three of the specialist firefighters begin to unload.
EU09 FJK A Hertfordshire Scania is seen here responding to a chemical incident in the …
EU09 FJK A Hertfordshire Scania is seen here responding to a chemical incident in the county.
The rear view.
GN06 BPF, YX07 GXW A Renault Master Crusader and a Nissan Pathfinder that are …
GN06 BPF YX07 GXW A Renault Master Crusader and a Nissan Pathfinder that are both operated by Pro Medicus Ltd in Hertfordshire.
Here is heavy transport company Van der Vlist delivering the 1000th Rosenbauer …
Here is heavy transport company Van der Vlist delivering the 1000th Rosenbauer Panther to Stansted Airport in heavy rain.
A closer look at the tri-axle Panther that is carrying just a small fire service crest.
SY09 LGX A British Red Cross emergency response unit with the scenic backdrop of a …
SY09 LGX A British Red Cross emergency response unit with the scenic backdrop of a Scottish loch.
The rear view.
ST02 GAU A Highlands and Islands Volvo FM12 / Angloco turntable ladder. A police …
ST02 GAU A Highlands and Islands Volvo FM12 / Angloco turntable ladder. A police officer looks on as the Bronto Skylift ladder reaches up the side of a department store.
SY61 BYF A Police Scotland community contact point Ford Transit…
SY61 BYF A Police Scotland community contact point Ford Transit.
SY07 CWT A Highlands and Islands Scania P270 / Emergency One appliance…
SY07 CWT A Highlands and Islands Scania P270 / Emergency One appliance.
A closer look at the front of the appliance.
The rear view.
SY07 CWR A Highlands and Islands Scania P270 / Emergency One appliance…
SY07 CWR A Highlands and Islands Scania P270 / Emergency One appliance.
Highlands and Islands FRS use this demountable pod as an incident command unit. Note …
Highlands and Islands FRS use this demountable pod as an incident command unit. Note the red flashing lights in each corner.
A look at the other side.
DK11 BWX This smart Vauxhall Insignia in dark blue is used by Merseyside FRS…
DK11 BWX This smart Vauxhall Insignia in dark blue is used by Merseyside FRS.
The rear view.
This car should win some sort of award for the smallest crest. This is a close up of what can barely be seen on the wider shots of the driver’s door.
S159 RNG An Underwater Search and Recovery Diving Unit that is operated by Norfolk …
S159 RNG An Underwater Search and Recovery Diving Unit that is operated by Norfolk Fire Service.
The rear view of the Mercedes Vario van.
FL61 XEW Watersafe UK use this Citroen Relay as a search and rescue and water …
FL61 XEW Watersafe UK use this Citroen Relay as a search and rescue and water rescue incident unit.
The rear view of the blue-light vehicle.
HF12 FYS A Peugeot 308 Access used by the coastguard for search and rescue work …
HF12 FYS A Peugeot 308 Access used by the coastguard for search and rescue work and well as routine patrols.
The rear view.
CW51 HWN This search and rescue ambulance is operated by Global Rescue Services …
CW51 HWN This search and rescue ambulance is operated by Global Rescue Services and is based on a Vauxhall Movano. It carries specialist search dogs.
The rear view, showing the ‘search dogs’ wording.
HV61 ZPD West Wittering Estate Plc use this Toyota Hilux for lifeguard duties. It carries …
HV61 ZPD West Wittering Estate Plc use this Toyota Hilux for lifeguard duties. It carries a similar look to RNLI lifeguard vehicles.
The rear view of the Hilux that is used at the beach at Chichester harbour.
VX12 FFA The Central Motorway Policing Group (CMPG) use this BMW 530 for …
VX12 FFA The Central Motorway Policing Group (CMPG) use this BMW 530 for patrolling the motorways. It has prominent wording on the side showing ANPR is fitted.
The rear view of the 5-series BMW with a three-litre diesel engine.
PF57 ZHW Bay Search and Rescue use this 2007 Renault Master minibus as an …
PF57 ZHW Bay Search and Rescue use this 2007 Renault Master minibus as an ambulance.
The rear view.
E14 DMD This Land Rover Discovery is decked out in blue and silver battenburg …
E14 DMD 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.
BT57 UWJ A Nissan Navara that is used by the British Red Cross for non-emergency …
BT57 UWJ A Nissan Navara that is used by the British Red Cross for non-emergency work (hence the amber lighting).
The rear view.
EU10 ACJ Operated by Specialist Ambulance Service is this Skoda Octavia VRS medial …
EU10 ACJ Operated by Specialist Ambulance Service is this Skoda Octavia VRS medial response unit.
The reverse view.
EU12 BBE, EU12 BBF A pair of Ford Focus estate fire cars that are in service in Essex….
EU12 BBE EU12 BBF A pair of Ford Focus estate fire cars that are in service in Essex.
WX12 HRP Gloucestershire FRS have this Land Rover Freelander as a fire car….
WX12 HRP Gloucestershire FRS have this Land Rover Freelander as a fire car.
The rear shot.
WX53 PVE This Mountain Rescue ambulance carries wording down the sides stating …
WX53 PVE This Mountain Rescue ambulance carries wording down the sides stating ‘working with Avon and Somerset Constabulary’. It carries blue flashing lights but no roof-mounted light bar.
The rear view shows how the car has all bases covered with wording including: police, ambulance, mountain rescue, rescue, cliff rescue and search and rescue.
PX05 ATZ Cumbria FRS have a fleet of these Vauxhall Astras as fire cars…
PX05 ATZ Cumbria FRS have a fleet of these Vauxhall Astras as fire cars.
The rear view.
YT12 GWO A Mercedes Sprinter 4×4 that is used for search and rescue work by …
YT12 GWO A Mercedes Sprinter 4×4 that is used for search and rescue work by SARbot UK. They are a Dorset-based water rescue charity.
The rear view of the van. There is also an identical sister vehicle with registration YT12 GYB.
YE58 VXF This is a Vauxhall Astravan that is marked as a fire and rescue incident …
YE58 VXF This is a Vauxhall Astravan that is marked as a fire and rescue incident response unit. It does not show who operates it.
The rear view.
R999 SCU International Rescue run this Iveco van for transporting people and …
R999 SCU International Rescue run this Iveco van for transporting people and equipment.
SP07 EWA This Volvo V70 has the outward appearance of a fire car, but is in fact a …
SP07 EWA 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.
BX62 AOL This is a Vauxhall Insignia shown in demonstration ambulance colours. It is …
BX62 AOL This is a Vauxhall Insignia shown in demonstration ambulance colours. It is the two-litre SRI CDTI model.
The rear view.
WV04 JZC This Skoda Octavia is used by Avon and Somerset fire and police as an …
WV04 JZC This Skoda Octavia is used by Avon and Somerset fire and police as an arson task force car. It carries fire service colours and no emergency warning equipment.
The rear view.
AFS 6 This is Heathrow’s Rosenbaur appliance, converted by Angloco. It is Crash …
AFS 6 This is Heathrow’s Rosenbaur appliance, converted by Angloco. It is Crash Tender 3 at the airport and was new in 2012.
KR11 NPU A BMW F800R motorbike that is with Bedfordshire and Luton…
KR11 NPU A BMW F800R motorbike that is with Bedfordshire and Luton.
The rear view without the lights flashing. You can see that there isn’t much bodywork for the livery!
PO12 HHU This is Surrey FRS’s Incident Command Unit. The front end is a Renault …
PO12 HHU This is Surrey FRS’s Incident Command Unit. The front end is a Renault Master with bespoke bodywork behind.
A close look at the front grille shows that the Renault badge has been swapped for a Plastisol one, the company that did the conversion.
The lengthy vehicle is extended further by a large awning that swaps around one side and the rear of it. The roof has the usual array of lights and communications equipment.
YJ10 HTX A North Yorks Audi A4 Quattro speeds off a dual carriageway with blue lights …
YJ10 HTX A North Yorks Audi A4 Quattro speeds off a dual carriageway with blue lights flashing. Spray from heavy rain is left in its wake.
The car now has rear reds flashing and scrolling arrows to direct traffic around a stricken vehicle (not shown). A Highway Agency incident unit has already started to deploy road cones to further help protect the scene.