Doctors can use green flashing lights (and sometimes blue) on their vehicles to attend emergencies.
YT71 HLD
NHS Harrogate and District
Kia Sportage
GP out of Hours Service car. Note the signage is magnetic so it can be easily removed. Sometimes doctor’s cars are the target for thefts of medicines.
SH69 BKL
NHS Highland
Skoda Kodiaq
MD68 OEL
Medvivo
Skoda Octavia
This Skoda estate is a doctors out-of-hours car operated by Medvivo at their Keynsham Urgent Care Centre covering the Bath & Northeast Somerset area
S19 KJM
LIVES
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
OV17 VZE
LIVES
Land Rover Range Rover Discovery
WN69 PKZ
BrisDoc
Honda CRV
This car is one of four replacements for the Out of Hours Doctors cars for BrisDoc in Bristol. Four more cars are due to come into service in early 2020. Due to the change in contract in providing Out Of hours provision, SevernSide integrated Urgent Care Service was formed and gone into
partnership with the 111 service. This model of care is the new standard of Urgent Care within the NHS 999/111 service and will become operational across the UK in the coming year allowing Doctors, Nurses & Paramedics to attend home visits.
The Cars still have green lights to allow a clinician to attend urgent medical care when required. Also there are alley lights on the bar light to aid the clinician and driver to find house numbers at night.
YJ16 XZM
Yorkshire Doctors Urgent Care
Ford Kuga
BASICS North West
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Ambulance Doctor car
LS60 BXA
Doctorcall
Smart Fortwo
PJ04 CVN
Land Rover Defender
This vehicles has green flashing lights fitted for a doctor’s vehicle as well as lifeboat crew stickers showing
HG57 PTU
Jura Medical Practice
Land Rover Defender
Used for urgent out of hours care on the remote Scottish island of Jura
LR08 BFZ
BASICS
Seat Altea
Also carrying the badge of the Sandpiper Trust
NJ16 SUA
Yorkshire Doctors Urgent Care
Skoda Octavia
WV14 AVY
BrisDoc
Skoda Octavia
NL64 GXE
Yorkshire Doctors Urgent Care
Skoda Octavia
WU64 JVC, WN13 BVG BrisDoc Skoda and Kia used by BrisDoc out of hours doctors service based in Bristol
SH04 CMO Volvo XC90 doctor’s car
GF12 BYJ Barts Health NHS Trust Mercedes Benz A160 Doctor / Ambulance car
WN64 XTF Devon Doctors Honda CR-V
TOCA Porsche Cayenne used for on-track support at British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) races around England and Scotland
This silver Bentley Continental is being used as a doctor car at a motorsport event. It carries a suction-mounted blue light bar on the roof. The car can quickly be converted back to normal and sold by Bentley who were supporting the event.
YK10 AEL A Honda CRV that is used by out of hours doctors for routine and emergency work. It has green flashing lights fitted.
The rear view.
A close up look at the wording on the side.
NJ13 OSO A Subaru WRX doctor car. It is the 2.5 litre turbocharged model that provides 300 bhp, 300 lb ft of torque and a 0-62 mph time of 5.2 seconds.
Another look at the car showing the green and blue flashing lights. It is used in the NHS Grampian area.
Here is a shot of the car out and about. It is based at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
WU60 ZFG A Skoda Yeti operated by Out Of Hours GP Care for B&NES. This vehicle is based at the Royal United Hospital, Bath.
The rear view of the Yeti.
X999 PML A Land Rover Discovery 4 SDV6 GS in black that is used by MARS (Mercia Accident Rescue Service). It carries a personalised plate of 999 and the company’s initials.
The side view of the Land Rover showing the MARS logo and supported by Prometheus Medical Ltd.
The rear view of the Land Rover that covers Hertfordshire and Worcestershire.
LR06 ZHY This mint green Nissan Micra is used by a private doctor service in London.
The rear view of the Micra showing the company advertising.
This red Massey-Ferguson 240 is used as an emergency doctor vehicle on the small Channel Island of Sark. Notice the ‘doctor’ sign on the sun visor and the LED flashing lights on the windscreen.
The rear view. The rear plate reads ‘doctor’ as it is normal to have the owner’s name shown in place of any official registration plate system on the island. The red box is the patient transportation system! It consists of one seat and a storage box. It is lifted off the ground when the tractor is in motion. The cab only has one seat so this bespoke box is essential to transport patients.
Here is the vehicle in use on a misty day showing the red and blue flashing lights.
RO11 YJG This Porsche Cayenne is the vehicle used to support the British Touring Car Championship for 2011. It is an updated model from the previous year and is supplied by Porsche for the events. It carries its true registration plates when on the public road.
Prior to setting out for the day, the paramedic alters the flash patterns on the light bar by touching the centre with a magnetic aerial.
YK10 AEO and YK10 AJO are a pair of Honda CRVs used for emergency doctor work. They carry a simple yellow stripe down the side and green flashing lights on the roof and front grille.
A closer look at AJO.
A closer look at AEO.
The rear view, showing the wording that is the only clue to the vehicles’ use.
BV09 FYN This is a Ford Mondeo estate that is used by Serco to provide out-of-hours emergency doctors to the NHS in Cornwall.
The rear view, showing the high visibility markings.