Category: Miscellaneous

NA62 UMX Birmingham NEC Security VW Caddy Traffic unit

YS14 OZA, YS14 OZV Leeds University Dacia Sandero Residence Watch security cars, marked up in the same way as police cars

P293 EOB PAW Dogs Ltd Land Rover Discovery marked as a dog unit. It is used by a private security company based in Devon that supply drug, explosive and firearms search dogs and handlers.

YP13 NXD, YP63 NWX Leeds University Dacia Sandero security cars, marked up in the same way as police cars

999 MW A Fleur De Lys kit car used to advertise Martin Williams (Hull) Ltd’s bespoke vehicle conversions. Underneath the modern (but old-style) bodywork is a 1980s/1990s Ford Transit.



The rear – showing the half-police half-fire livery.



A close look at the makers badge on the front.

SP60 UOM A security pick up truck carrying orange and yellow squares down the sides.

SK02 NKO An Historic Scotland Land Rover Defender 110 ranger vehicle.



A closer look at the rescue vehicle.



The rear

SN03 FVP An Historic Scotland Mitsubishi L200 ranger car.

NA62 UMW Birmingham NEC Security VW Caddy with police-style markings.



The rear.

LS60 LYX A medical courier bike with purple and pink chequer markings operated by eCourier Medical.

KF52 ZFA This ex-ambulance has been converted into a mobile advert for Animal Aid. The blue lights have been blacked out and the ambulance wording removed.



The rear view. Notice the unusual rear colour scheme and lack of registration plate.

A Flying Fish BBJ500 hovercraft demonstrator.



The rear.

AVK 170V This 1980 Leyland double decker bus has been decked out in Coastguard colours and is being used to advertise ParAid Medical. If you look closely, a Henry Hoover seems to be the driver!



The rear of the partially open-top bus.

KS54 KLV A traffic safety incident support Vauxhall Vectra. It carries a vector-shaped array of amber lights on the roof.



The rear view.

This golf-buggy style vehicle carries police battenburg markings. It was one of a number of such vehicles used for transporting visitors to an emergency services show from the car park to the main entrance.



The rear of the eight-seater.

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.

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”.

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.

L77 SMM Emergency Response Driver Training Ltd use this white Vauxhall Insignia for publicising the business and for blue light training. It is a 2010 model with a two-litre turbo diesel engine.



The rear view of the Insignia. This car replaces a silver Ford Focus that carried the same registration plate.

L77 SMM A Silver Ford Focus that is used for driver training by Emergency Response Driver Training Ltd.



The rear view of the Focus. The private plate letter SMM relate to the company director’s initials.

A Lake District National Park ranger boat, complete with blue flashing lights.

A Port of London Lambeth-based launch.

SK02 KNO, SN03 FVP A Land Rover Defender and a Mitsubishi L200 that are used by Historic Scotland as ranger vehicles.

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.

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.

EJ05 KXC A 700cc Smart Fortwo in police colours. This is a publicity car used by Onus Technologies.



The nearside of the Smart car showing the ambulance colours and company logos.



The rear and offside of the car where it has the conflicting colour scheme of a police vehicle! Rear red flashing lights supplement the roof-mounted light bar.

GJ11 HGP A Land Rover Freelander used by Beachy Head’s Chaplaincy Team in looking for despondent people at the infamous suicide hotspot.



The rear view of the marked-up car. The team work closely with the local police.



A closer look at the wording on the bonnet.

NA09 DDN A grey Land Rover Defender that is operated by Northumberland Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority. It is towing a trailer carrying a fast twin-engined fisheries patrol boat. The organisation was previously know as The Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee from 1890-2011.

This JCB seems to have all bases covered with an amber flashing light, a green flashing light and blue flashing lights fitted in addition to the normal driving lights.

TRL 319 This 2007 Volvo V70 D5 is covered in bright red and orange decals to make it stand out on the roads. It is used by the Department for Transport’s Transport Research Laboratory for collision investigation work. It carries a personalised registration plate and a full-width amber light bar. The team use the car to analyse road collisions and provide expert witness accounts.



A look at the back of the Volvo. Notice that the livery extends onto the alloy wheels.