Category: Ambulance (General)

WX59 JCD This Iveco is an ambulance command vehicle with Great Western.

WX10 AUP This Iveco is used by the Great Western Ambulance Service as an Incident Response Unit. It is assigned fleet number GW01.

WN06 JJF This is a St. John Ambulance Nissan Navara with G-BATC air ambulance in flight in the background. The car has its blue lights flashing which is normal protocol to help the pilot spot the vehicle from a distance away and land near by.

N999 MED This Renault S100 truck is used as a mobile intensive care unit in support of the British Touring Car Championship. It is fitted with blue lights all round but is stationery during the race weekend.



The rear view of the truck with it’s personalised registration. You can see a list of tracks and sponsors.

PK09 HNU This Skoda Octavia is use for rapid response work in Liverpool by the North West Ambulance Service.



The rear view of the two-litre turbo diesel Skoda.

RJ10 EXE This Land Rover Discovery is used by Location Medical Services for privately funded emergency medical cover.

The rear shot of the 3.0 TDV6 Discovery.

Location Medical Services operate this unregistered golf kart. It has two seats alongside a full-size stretcher. It is decked out in ambulance colours and is fitted with a blue flashing light on the roof as well as two small lights at the top of the windscreen.

K999 LMS This Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado is used by Location Medical Services Ltd who are based at the Shepperton TV Studios in Middlesex.

Y241 ODC This large yellow truck is an Iveco-Ford New Cargo which is an incident support unit for Yorkshire Ambulance Service. It carries trolleys of medical equipment for use at the scene of a major incident. The truck is fitted with blue flashing lights all round and a siren is mounted on the roof of the cab. It is seen here overshadowing YJ57 XMY, a Vauxhall Zafira ambulance car.

BX08 JGO This is a private Renault Master ambulance operated by AST Ambulance Service.

V411 BNV A St. John Ambulance LDV Convoy. This long-wheel base model is used for non-emergency personnel transportation.



The rear view of the LDV attached to the Northamptonshire division.

Two St. John Ambulance cyclists check-in to a mobile first aid unit.

112-DMN This is a Mercedes Benz Sprinter converted to an ambulance by UV Modular. The vehicle is used by the Isle of Man Ambulance And Paramedic Services. Notice the registration plate contains 112, the European emergency number. The Manx government issue registration plates and often allocate plates containing 999 to the emergency services.



The side view of the same ambulance.

AD51 RJU APMS also operate this Renault Master ambulance from their Peterborough base.

The rear view, showing the company logo.

V729 ECH This is a Volvo V70 that is marked up as a paramedic car and is operated by APMS (Ailsworth Practice Medical Services) in Peterborough.

The rear view. Notice the paramedic sign on the rear window is see-through for driver safety and a metal plate has been fitted to the bumper where equipment drawers slide out.

N865 MWT This 1996 Ford Transit is used as a command and control unit by St. John. It is part of the North Yorkshire and Teesside fleet.

RJ10 AKG This is a Honda CR-V which is in demonstration livery but is seen here being used by St. John Ambulance.

A look at the rear of the car.

L294 RBD is a St. John Ambulance Land Rover Defender 110. It is a 1994 2.5 TDI model which was still in use when this photograph was taken in 2010.

SH56 ZYL The Scottish Ambulance Service uses this Ford Focus Zetec 2.0 TDCI estate for rapid response work. Notice how the blue LED on the wing has a blue lens whereas the ones on the grille have clear lenses.

This Renault Master ambulance is operated by Bristol Ambulance EMS, a provider of independent ambulance services since the early 1970s. This blue light vehicle has a white and green colour scheme and is liveried as a newborn emergency stabilisation transfer team vehicle.

VX58 KTK This Vauxhall Zafira is used by Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust for rapid response work. It is decked out in full height battenburg and has a clear light bar on the roof.

V920 MWT This Vauxhall Astra was new in 1999 and is seen here decked out in ambulance colours for use by Yormed. The car doesn’t have any blue lights fitted. On the bonnet is a temporary advert for a local newspaper “Life Savers” campaign.



The rear view of the Astra with clear “Private Ambulance” markings.

YJ04 YSZ This is a Mercedes Benz Vito that is used by Yorkshire Ambulance Service as an ambulance and support vehicle. It is usually deployed proactively at large events. It has a Vector-type light bar on the roof.



The rear view from road level. Notice the double NHS logos and service crests on the rear doors.

NK52 KYY A silver Land Rover Discovery built by Land Rover Special Vehicles. It is used as an Event Support Unit by Medics UK. It is not fitted with any visual warning equipment.



The rear view.

DU09 ZZY This is a Vauxhall Vectra estate that is used by a company called EMS in Country Durham. It is labelled as a medical response car and is fitted with a full-width blue light bar.



The rear view.

NX58 BNN This white Land Rover has been fitted with a snowplough to help keep roads passable for all emergency services during the winter. It carries a simple NHS livery and amber flashing lights.

SO08 NKM This VW Transporter has been converted into an ambulance by UV Modular and is used by the Scottish Ambulance Service. Notice the single wide band of battenburg markings down the side.

CX07 DVK This is a Mercedes Sprinter ambulance conversion by UV Modular for the Welsh Ambulance Services.



The rear view.

DK03 TAV is Welsh Ambulance Services Ford Focus rapid response car.

The rear view. It has English wording on the offside and Welsh wording on the nearside.

RL51 DWG This is a Fiat Ducato. No company name is shown on this private ambulance, however it was operated at the time olf this photograph by East Anglia EMS. It has a sign on the side stating “working in partnership with the Great North Air Ambulance”.



The rear view showing the rear v-shaped light bar on the roof. The vehicle has since been sold on.