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.
Five motorbikes and riders line up for a publicity shot for Blood Bikes Manchester.
CX55 UYR, SF02 NSV Two four-wheel vehicles from Blood Bikes Manchester line up with the five bikes. The white van is a Ford Transit Connect and the car is a Volvo V70.
SF08 NXJ A BMW motorbike used by Northumbria Blood Bikes, a charity that was set up in 2013.
The rear.
A close up look at the logo on the front of the bike.
These two mini motos are decked out in blood service colours to promote Northumbria Blood Bikes.
WX07 NNY A BMW motorbike used by Freewheelers in the West Country.
The rear.
LG12 XNC A Piaggio MP3 three-wheeled bike used by Freewheelers blood service charity.
The side view.
A mini moto that is used to publicise the Freewheelers blood bike service.
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.
YX53 GJY This ambulance rescue unit is a Mercedes Benz Sprinter that is operated by the British Automobile Racing Club (North Western).
A retired MAN German fire engine is seen here being used as a camper van. It was spotted in use in Scotland.
The rear view of the heavy duty vehicle.
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.
CV12 EGF A Land Rover Discovery Traffic Officer car. The Welsh translation Swyddog Traffig is shown on the bonnet along with the English.
As the Highways Agency only covers England, this vehicle is operated by the Welsh Government. It is almost identical to English HATO cars.
A closer look at the wording on the door.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 launch their boat. Based on the Isle of Wight, they work alongside three RNLI stations.
A second view of the tractor in use.
Southsea RNLI Lifeguards use this red 4×4 for beach patrol and rescue work.
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.
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.
N25 USH Surrey SAR use this Land Rover Defender for rescue work. It uses blue lights and is registered as an ambulance.
A closer look at the front of the vehicle, including the winch.
A look at the rear, including the equipment trailer.
The team wait by their vehicle as a Coastguard rescue helicopter come in to land.
HF62 HEV A 2013 HM Coastguard Skoda Yeti 4×4. This is the UK Coastguard’s first venture into using Skoda vehicles. The first fleet of 30 cars are used by Sector Managers.
The rear view of the Yeti.
A photograph of a new lifeboat’s first journey to where it will be based. The boat’s name is Sverri and it was seen passing through the Caledonian Canal en route from Cork to the Faroe Islands.
Another view of the rescue craft.
Another view of the rescue craft.
A Lake District National Park ranger boat, complete with blue flashing lights.
A Port of London Lambeth-based launch.
LK11 GXT Used to launch Queensferry’s inshore rescue boat is this RNLI tractor unit. The yellow tractor has a special feature whereby the driver’s seat and controls can rotate to face forwards or backwards. This is useful as there isn’t much space to do a u-turn on the slipway. On this shot you can see that the yellow rear registration plate appears to be on the front!