F1 CFR This Audi Q7 response vehicle is used by CF Motoring Services to support the Highways Agency. Notice the unusual black and pink battenburg markings and amber light bar.
The rear view.
MW11 ZXJ The NBS have this 2011 Skoda Octavia for emergency blood transportation.
The rear view of the 4×4 car.
LY06 OTZ The Highways Agency Ford Ranger was used at the Dartford River Crossing. It is labelled as Crossing Control and is seen here transporting a cyclist and their bike across the River Thames. Notice the blue light bar.
FX58 AVY This is a MEV Hummer HX. It is a scaled down version of a Hummer produced by a company called My Electric Vehicle. It is electric only and is comparable to a golf kart. A client commissioned this design and one of their dealers saw it and ordered another for promotional use.
A look at the front, showing the red and blue flashing light bar and white flashing lights in the grille. The car has a retail price in in excess of £10,000.
Another view of this two-seater electric car that is just 3m long. It has a 60 mile range and a 19 mph top speed.
BV60 AOG This 2011 Ford Transit is used as a nuclear response vehicle. It carries the simple livery of a single blue stripe and no writing on the bodywork.
The rear view of this fairly nondescript vehicle.
A look into the rear of the long-wheelbase Transit.
In the middle portion of the van is this office area.
A look at the cab of the Transit. Additional communication equipment can be seen, along with switches for the external lighting.
On the front bumper is a holder for a monitoring device, known as an x-ray probe, which hangs here when deployed and sits just a few inches off the ground.
GX05 OMK This Honda CR-V is used by the Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team. The team has been patrolling the cliffs at Beachy Head since 2004, looking for people in distress at this suicide hotspot. They carry our pro-active patrols and respond to sightings. They use search dogs and trained volunteers to provide 24/7 cover.
The rear view of the CR-V showing the eye-catching markings.
A look at the team’s CR-V with amber and red flashing lights showing outside of the HQ.
LD05 RZV This is a red Suzuki Jimny which is also with the Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team. This car is the oldest of the fleet and is due to be retired at the end of 2011.
This Mercedes Benz is a Safety Car that has been used at Formula 1 demonstration runs in city centres. It is fitted with a small amber flashing beacon.
A look at the car head-on. It carries a show plate reading “safety”.
A look at the side of the car. Notice the very small Vodafone logo next to the side indicator.
The rear of the Mercedes as a marshal discusses the track condition with the driver.
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.
A Ginetta G40 safety car leads the field of Ginetta G50s during a safety car period of the race.
Here a Renault Megane safety car leads the field of Formula Renault cars around the motor racing circuit.
ND10 AAV Darlington Motor Club operates this rescue ambulance for track-side emergency medial assistance work.
The rear view.
In this set of images we can see some of the vehicles used for a major MR incident. A walker on Ben Nevis has been reported missing for nearly two days. The 20-year old man was ill-equipped for walking the hill and was last seen at 3,300 feet wearing jeans and a jacket.
All of the vehicles shown in this line up are RAF mountain rescue from Kinloss and Valley. Around 50 people were involved in the search that was hampered by darkness and severe weather.
SF52 OTR A close up look at one of the RAF MRT Mercedes Sprinter vans.
Also in attendance are Lochaber MRT with this Ford Transit personnel carrier.
Royal Navy helicopter RESCUE 177 is also involved with a couple of Northern Police dog handlers. SARDA Scotland were already at work up the hill.
The helicopter circles with the door open as the winchman and winch operator scour the landscape for the walker. Unfortunately, six days after the walker disappeared, his body was found.
GR56 ROB This is a Toyota Hilux that is used by Glencoe MRT. It has two blue light bars on the roof along with a roof box and a floodlight. “Rescue” wording and a winch can be seen on the front.
The rear view of the Hilux as it looks out onto its territory.
In an unusual location is this Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Land Rover. It is parked outside the Houses of Parliament in central London with a search and rescue dog on the bonnet. A wheeled stretcher can be seen on the roof rack.
BUF 792L This Land Rover is privately owned and is decked out in military bomb disposal colours. The red wings indicate this. It is also fitted with blues light on the roof, one behind the grille and two front-facing red lamps. It is one of a number of similar Land Rovers that can be seen at Coalhouse Fort in Essex.
This fun pedal-powered kart was made by GCSE students at Ringwood School and was to allow Hampshire Police to enter the British Pedal Car Grand Prix in July 2010. It is driven and partially built by PC Keith Waller and follows closely Hampshire’s standard livery. The top speed is 20 mph.
DX09 MDF and VX08 HVY Here are a pair of Highways Agency Land Rovers that are awaiting the start of their shift in West Yorkshire.
The view of the rear of the vehicles through a convex mirror. The mirrors are used to check the vehicles’ lights from inside as part of the daily safety checks.
This is one of the few quad response vehicles in the UK. This is not owned by a company but belongs to Chris Lee who is the Divisional Superintendent of one of the St John Ambulance brigades in Cornwall. The quad can be called upon by the local community or the emergency services.
Here you can see the Venturers Response Team with a fleet of a range of vehicles that are designed for on and off road use. They are a Land Rover, a Range Rover (JOY 125Y), a All-Terrain Vehicle and an Pinzgauer.
PX08 EHR This is a MR ambulance designed for going off and on road. It is pictured here battling through deep snow. These vehicles can be a vital tool for saving lives and the volunteers that use them are highly respected.
PX08 EHR, PX09 DNF, PX08 FHS, PX09 DNJ A line up of four Land Rovers used by Langdale & Ambleside Mountain Rescue Service.
The rear view of the line up.
A picture postcard view of one of Langdale & Ambleside’s MR ambulances with blue lights on.
A pair of silver Land Rover 130’s which have been converted to MR ambulances for use by Langdale & Ambleside. One of the vehicles is being checked over by a member of staff while in the background is an RAF helicopter.
Here a Land Rover rescue vehicle from Venturers SAR arrives to rescue a car stranded in floodwater.
YC58 WTV This Renault Master van is used by Wiltshire Search and Rescue.
The rear view showing the matching trailer which includes two canoes on the roof.
Network Rail operates this fast response unit motorbike. It has an amber beacon on a pole on the rear and amber flashing LEDs below the headlight.
DK55 YCZ This Mercedes Benz Sprinter is used as a Rail Incident Response Unit. It carries red and blue battenburg markings and two full-width amber light bars on the roof.
N387 CBL This imported Mazda van is part of the Venturers SAR Flood Response team. The vehicle was manufactured in 1995. The flood team respond to major floods and have saved lives all around the UK. This van is not equipped with blue lights.
Y639 TUK This is a SAR Land Rover Defender 110. It is liveried as Dorset Search and Rescue, an organisation formed in 2004. However this vehicle is not part of their fleet. It was used by a civilian international major incident advisor assisting Dorset Police and MOD in running a pre-Olympic training exercise in Dorset. Unfortunately the livery was not approved and neither the use of blue lights outside the MOD training grounds in Lulworth.
It carries blue and amber flashing lights that are used independently as required. Since this photograph was taken, the livery and blue lights have been removed from this vehicle.
The rear view, showing the roof rack for carrying bulky equipment.