A VW Beetle being used as a promotional vehicle by RVG…
A VW Beetle being used as a promotional vehicle by RVG.
The rear view. The offside has police coloured battenburg markings whereas the nearside has ambulance colours.
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A Mercedes Sprinter that has been converted into an ambulance by Manchester-based …
A Mercedes Sprinter that has been converted into an ambulance by Manchester-based Cartwright. 21 of these vehicles from the Taurus range have been supplied to the Yorkshire Ambulance Service in 2013.
A look inside the rear.
LX62 CLO A VOSA traffic enforcement Peugeot Boxer. A small sliding window in the …
LX62 CLO 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.
A closer look at 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.
A Mini Countryman in Fire demonstration livery…
A Mini Countryman in Fire demonstration livery.
The rear view of the Cooper D model.
Looking square on to the rear, a metal locker pattern has been added.
A Mini Countryman demonstrator decked out as an NHS First Responder ambulance …
A Mini Countryman demonstrator decked out as an NHS First Responder ambulance car.
The rear.
This Police Audi R8 has been daubed with pink graffiti. Thankfully it is only a mock-up …
This Police Audi R8 has been daubed with pink graffiti. Thankfully it is only a mock-up for a vehicle livery company.
The rear view.
A Merseyside Police Mercedes Sprinter carrying Operation Matrix branding, targeting …
A Merseyside Police Mercedes Sprinter carrying Operation Matrix branding, targeting gun and drug crime.
The rear view.
A Mitsubishi L200 HA Traffic Officer car…
A Mitsubishi L200 HA Traffic Officer car.
The rear view showing variable message sign and additional light bar due to the stepped roof.
OV61 VZL A Jaguar XKR that is being used as a promotional vehicle for Premier …
OV61 VZL 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”.
YK57 AOL This is a Mercedes Econic CARP, combined aerial rescue pump, that is …
YK57 AOL This is a Mercedes Econic CARP, combined aerial rescue pump, that is stationed at Sheffield’s central fire station in South Yorkshire.
The rear view.
MX62 NSZ Three Home Office Immigration Enforcement vans lined up. These …
MX62 NSZ Three Home Office Immigration Enforcement vans lined up. These conspicuous vehicles carry dark and light blue battenburg markings and are all Mercedes Benz Vitos.
WN60 CVY A command support unit based on a Mercedes Sprinter van. South …
WN60 CVY A command support unit based on a Mercedes Sprinter van. South Yorkshire use this vehicle as a smaller command unit for large incidents. Notice the telescopic cctv camera at the rear and the folding satellite dish on the roof.
The rear view.
The vehicle in use.
Y665 HUG A Mercedes Econic / Saxon command support unit for South Yorkshire FRS…
Y665 HUG A Mercedes Econic / Saxon command support unit for South Yorkshire FRS.
The rear view of the unit that is sent to major incidents. Notice the TV on the side that can be used to relay messages or news broadcasts.
L705 MKY This 1994 Prime Mover is a Mercedes 1820 with bodywork by Lacer. It was …
L705 MKY This 1994 Prime Mover is a Mercedes 1820 with bodywork by Lacer. It was still in service in 2013 with South Yorkshire FRS.
The rear view.
The 2013 line up at Tankersley Fire Station, South Yorkshire…
The 2013 line up at Tankersley Fire Station, South Yorkshire.
WN11 PYA A Mitsubishi Outlander that is in service with Police Scotland on the …
WN11 PYA A Mitsubishi Outlander that is in service with Police Scotland on the Mainland of Shetland.
The rear view of the car.
SW08 KXM This is a VW Transporter ambulance that is in service with the Scottish …
SW08 KXM This is a VW Transporter ambulance that is in service with the Scottish Ambulance Service. In 2013 it holds the record for the most Northerly-stationed emergency vehicle in the UK. It is based at Baltasound in the North of the island of Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands. It’s location, near 61 degrees North, makes it further North than Oslo in Norway.
The rear view. The vehicle is stationed outdoors but is plugged in to keep the battery in peak condition. Just 10m South is a fire station.
Michael and Jane Vernon is the Severn-Class lifeboat based at Lerwick, the capital of …
Michael and Jane Vernon is the Severn-Class lifeboat based at Lerwick, the capital of the Shetland Islands. It has been in service at the station since 1997 and carries a small Y-class inflatable.
The rear view of the 17m long lifeboat. Its two 1200 hp engines can propel it up to 25 knots.
DX08 PVP A Scania P310 / Emergency One rescue pump with Shropshire FRS based at …
DX08 PVP A Scania P310 / Emergency One rescue pump with Shropshire FRS based at Telford.
The rear view.
NU07 NDZ A RMP Vauxhall Vectra…
NU07 NDZ A RMP Vauxhall Vectra.
The rear view.
Two military police officers showing their uniforms. There is a conflicting combination of …
Two military police officers showing their uniforms. There is a conflicting combination of camouflage tops and trousers, with high visibility waistcoats on top! Military police are readily recognised by their red berets.
NX58 JZD A Ford Mondeo with the Royal Military Police…
NX58 JZD A Ford Mondeo with the Royal Military Police.
The rear view.
HX59 EJL, WX59 GTZ, WX59 BGV A line up of three of the HART vehicles with NEAS…
HX59 EJL, WX59 GTZ, WX59 BGV A line up of three of the HART vehicles with NEAS.
HX59 EJL A Nissan Nivara that is an incident response unit with NEAS’s HART team…
HX59 EJL A Nissan Nivara that is an incident response unit with NEAS’s HART team.
WX59 BGY This photo shows the equipment carried in a North East Ambulance Service …
WX59 BGY This photo shows the equipment carried in a North East Ambulance Service incident response unit. The vehicle is part of the HART (hazardous area response team).
A look at the same vehicle from the rear.
F453 WAD Tingwall Airport’s Rescue and Fire Fighting Service have this GMC fire …
F453 WAD Tingwall Airport’s Rescue and Fire Fighting Service have this GMC fire appliance with a massive 6.1 litre engine.
Another look at the GMC.
The rear view, showing the cradles that can be used for carrying BA sets.
A closer look at the rear pump.
SY11 FMU This is Fire 1, Tingwall Rescue and Fire Fighting Service’s first response …
SY11 FMU This is Fire 1, Tingwall Rescue and Fire Fighting Service’s first response appliance. It is an Iveco Daily converted to a 4×4 vehicle by County.
The rear view.
K519 LST Sumbrugh (Shetland) Fire 3 appliance is seen here leaning as it travels at …
K519 LST Sumbrugh (Shetland) Fire 3 appliance is seen here leaning as it travels at speed down the taxi way.
A closer look at the Highlander Protector rapid intervention vehicle.
The rear of the appliance as it returns to base.
Sandown and Shanklin’s inshore rescue boat outside the team’s base…
Sandown and Shanklin’s inshore rescue boat outside the team’s base.
F146 NPM Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat use this Matbro tractor unit to …
F146 NPM Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat use this Matbro tractor unit to launch their boat. Based on the Isle of Wight, they work alongside three RNLI stations.
A second view of the tractor in use.