OW04 GZM This is a Renault Espace which is being used by Oxfordshire Ambulance service as a rapid response unit. It has a silver body with full height yellow and green battenburg marks over. On the roof is a clear light bar and around the front there are four blue flashing lights.
The rear view of the Espace, showing the large ‘Paramedic’ wording.
OU05 LYW Another Renault with Oxfordshire Ambulance is this long wheel base Master. It has two clear light bars on the roof and four blue lights around the front. The blue light mounted at the front-most part of the side of the ambulance is for conspicuity when emerging from a side road.
The rear shot of the Renault Master. Notice how the rear doors are yellow in base colour, whereas the rest of the vehicle is in white.
N84 NHT An overhead look at a Wiltshire Renault Master T35 ambulance dating from 1996. It carries the out-dated diagonal stripe livery on the front and sides. Notice the additional blue flashing lights mounted awkwardly on the sloping bonnet.
YD52 TWF is a TENYAS Mercedes ambulance (with WAS bodywork) receiving a patient from the air ambulance behind.
YX55 FUJ This sparsely-liveried Renault Master ambulance is privately run by Mediswift Ambulances Services Ltd. Notice that it carries a green star of life logo rather than the traditional blue.
PO54 DDK This yellow Renault ambulance is run by a private company called CT Patient Transport. It is a Neo-Natal Tech Unit. You can see an amber light on the roof which will be used when the ambulance is on airport taxiways.
LT02 OEN is a Mitsubishi Shogun Sport belonging to the British Red Cross. It is used by the duty officer at an event. In the background can be seen a Red Cross LDV ambulance and trailer.
AE05 KTF The rear view of a British Red Cross Renault ambulance in London.
YH02 ZBX is a TENYAS Vauxhall Frontera ambulance rapid response car. It has a green and yellow battenburg colour-scheme over silver bodywork.
This is the same Frontera in its previous role as a senior officer’s car. It has a small crest on each front door and a removable blue light bar on the roof. This is supplemented by permanent flashing blue lights behind the grille and in the rear window. This photograph was taken during its first week of service in April 2002.
This is a Bombardier Outlander Max quad bike developed for ambulance use by Quad Tech. The boxes on the front and rear of the bike can carry specialist equipment. This example is not fully liveried and carries no blue lights. A similar police version is also available.
This is an Iveco-based command and control unit of the Royal Berkshire Ambulance service. It is a high specification vehicle featuring satellite communications and flood lighting. It is also fitted with both blue and green flashing lights.
Next we have a Mitsubishi Shogun belonging to Dorset Ambulance Service. It is fitted with additional clear LED flashing lights both on the front grill and on the front bumper.
This Peugeot 1007 is designed to be used as a paramedic rapid response car.
One of the most novel features of this car is its electric sliding doors. Each door weights 42 kg and takes five seconds to open and six seconds to close – not ideal for emergency use.
E400 DPK This Renault Dodge is a London Ambulance Service control unit. Dating from the late 1980s, this vehicle has been re-liveried since first introduced to keep it looking modern.
M947 JPB This LAS Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0i is used as a control unit vehicle. It has green checkers down both sides and a double blue light on the roof as well as repeaters on the grille. Written down the sides is ‘London Ambulance Service Central Ambulance Control’. This vehicle was still in use on London’s roads in Summer 2005 (at 10 years of age!).
Y544 CGO Another LAS control unit is this VW Transporter.
The rear view showing the clear wording on all sides.
LG51 AYC This LAS Renault Megane Scenic has a yellow stripe running around it as well as ambulance logos. It does not have any blue lights. Inset: the rear view.
BG51 PKX This is a Mercedes Benz Sprinter that is used by the LAS as a mechanics’ support unit. It is fitted with amber flashing lights as it may have to stop in a dangerous position to assist a stranded ambulance. It is run by a private company that is contracted to provide services to the ambulance service.
AY53 DFX This yellow Vauxhall Astra estate is with the training department of London Ambulance.
LJ04 YLY This LAS tender vehicle can transport equipment to the scene of a major incident. It is fitted with blue lights.
KE03 YHF This Iveco ambulance (with Profile bodywork) is run by ‘Medical Services’. It is a private ambulance but carries the NHS logo as they work in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital.
This is a 2005 ford Focus estate in ambulance service livery. The front of the vehicle is is stark comparison to the Vauxhall Astra at the top of this page, since this car has no repeater lights on the front.
The rear view showing the Ford Demonstrator livery.
EJ04 XXD is an MG ZT liveried as an ambulance vehicle. It has operated by the Harley Street Ambulance Service (private). It carries the wording down the side: Harley Street Response Vehicle.
The rear view of the MG.
FJ05 ODR is a 2005 Vauxhall Zafira used by an emergency care practitioner of the East Midlands ambulance service. The practitioners are based in the community and can respond to 999 calls. They provide on the spot emergency treatment to patients, helping to relieve pressures on the emergency ambulance service
This small Mercedes Vito is a small control unit. This vehicle is fitted with caravan type awnings on the near and off side to increase the amount of useable space.
This vehicle is used by the Sussex Ambulance Service and has bodywork by MacNeillie. The vehicle is fitted with blue, green, orange and white flashing lights, as well as external work lights.
AE54 FJP is a road legal golf buggy used by Medicman, a private ambulance service, to provide cover at large outdoor events. The vehicle is fitted only with one blue light and is heavily sponsored by SP Services.
AO02 UBJ is an silver ambulance Honda CRV.
Now we have another Honda CRV, but is a completely different livery to the vehicle above. This model has been modified by UVM.
R892 WRA is a privately operated Vauxhall Vectra.
The rear view of the same Vectra.
LK54 LUB is a St. John Ambulance Vauxhall Zafira. The vehicle is based at the Prince of Wales district headquarters in London.
KE04 PYA The rear view of an identical vehicle based at the same location.