A constable of Smithfield Market’s London Central Markets Constabulary poses by the entrance to their office. The constabulary do not operate any vehicles as they can easily walk around the meat market. The constabulary falls under the City of London Corporation.
A view of the outside of the market, showing one of the three main covered streets running through it.
A Beadle of Burlington Arcade poses in a shop entrance wearing the traditional uniform of top hat and waistcoat. The Beadles are there to enforce the rules of the arcade and have been doing so since its opening in 1819.
Rules include no whistling, no running and no carrying of large items. They claim to be the smallest private police force in existence with four beadles.
A general view of the 200 metre long covered luxury arcade they patrol. Due to its compact and indoor nature, no vehicles are required by the Beadles.
A plaque showing some of the rules enforced by the Beadles.
EA06 OUX This is a Suzuki DRZ 400 SK5 trials bike that is used by the London Borough of Redbridge Parks Police Service. It is not fitted with any emergency warning equipment.
The rear view. The bike is a 400cc model and was new when the police service was formed in 2006.
The motorbike alongside its sister vehicle.
EN06 CYG This silver Ford Transit is used by Redbridge Parks Police. It carries a simple blue chequered pattern down the sides and “Parks Police” wording.
The view from the rear, highlighting the tinted windows and additional brake and indicator lights on the roof.
A close up look at the light bar. Blue and amber lights can be switched on independently. The service are not trained to use blue flashing lights when on the public highway and the van is not fitted with a siren.
A look into the rear. Some seats have been removed to allow a motorbike to be carried. The wood is used as a ramp.
In this action scene the Transit is seen in use alongside a Parks Police 4×4 to assist the ambulance service in transferring a patient from an ambulance to London’s air ambulance.
Redbridge Parks Police have two if these marked-up Specialized mountain bikes for patrolling the parks and open spaces in their borough.
EK06 XTC This Ford Ranger is with Redbridge Parks Police. It is fitted with a full-width light bar and searchlights to the front and rear.
The rear view.
OY59 KXF This Seat Altea is here being used as a rural policing vehicle in Nottinghamshire. It is a 1.9 litre turbo diesel model.
The rear view. The small sticker indicates that the vehicle has been converted by a company called EVO (Emergency Vehicle Options) who own this demonstrator.
An unusual detail about this vehicle is the rear has been converted for detainee transportation. Solid plastic seats and a perspex shield are just some of the alterations made. The car is often used to transport detainees long distances to the nearest custody suite.
A Metropolitan Police Officer stands next to a Met Range Rover.
A line up of Met Police Mercedes Sprinters prepared for action in Westminster.
LH08 MWJ This is a City of London Police BMW R1200RT. It is in high-visibility yellow with small blue battenburg markings that are angled to match the slope of the bodywork.
The front view of the bike in convoy with two other COLP bikes.
The rear view.
VX58 JHM This is a rear wheel drive Ford Transit manufactured in 2009. It is with West Mercia Constabulary and is used by a vehicle examiner.
A Met Police cycle used by the cycle task force.
A line up of police cycles used by the Met Police as part of their Cycle Task Force.
LD08 URF This silver VW Golf is operated by Hammersmith and Fulham parks constabulary in London. It carries an amber light bar and a simple livery.
YAZ 8023 Here we see a heated scene from Northern Ireland where the PSNI are using a dual-monitor water cannon against hostile members of the public. The truck is supported here by two Land Rover Tangis.
LW09 LHM This dark blue Mercedes Benz Sprinter is used by the City of London police.
BX56 WKM A Met Police Iveco Daily personnel carrier and mobile detention unit. It is the 35S17 medium wheelbase model with the three litre engine.
This Iveco Daily 35S18 truck is demonstrating its ability to demount the rear to make a freestanding police cabin. Notice the light bar is blue and red on this demonstration vehicle.
The rear view of the vehicle is owned by Cameleon Modular Mission Systems.
This is a demonstration Vauxhall Astra. It carries a large advert on the bonnet for the Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty.
G-DCPA This Eurocopter BK177 is part of the Northern Ireland Police Service and was previously with Devon & Cornwall (hence the call sign). This is fitted with some of the most high tech tracking systems including a heat seeking camera and multi-channel radio communications.
This Jaguar XF is yet to see active service when photographed. It has a clear light bar on the roof with hidden grille lights not visible in this picture.
BX59 CGV This BMW is one of Paddington’s Rapid Response Units responding to an emergency call in Trafalgar Square. The car is in service with the Met Police.
This Ford Fiesta was new to the police service in November 2010. It is fitted with a slim LED blue light bar on the roof which attracts attention while still being aerodynamic.
The rear view of the Ford Fiesta.
S34 WUK This Mercedes Benz Sprinter 412D LWB carries the dual crests of West Midlands Police and the Central Motorway Policing Group.
VN60 HFZ This is a Vauxhall Antara that is shown here is generic police livery as it is a demonstrator from Vauxhall.
WA07 AAN This is a Devon and Cornwall Ford Transit – a long wheel base and high roof version.
WA10 AOG This is a Devon and Cornwall Ford Focus estate.
The rear view.
NX57 NRO This is a 57-registration Vauxhall Vectra used by the military police.
The rear view.
LX59 CVO and LX09 BHV are both BTP cars based at Paddington Station in London. The car in front is a Vauxhall Astra and behind is a Ford Focus.
An overhead look at the Astra, showing the roof markings 93-B-316. On the side of the car you can see the B316 unique reference repeated.
WA58 BEJ This Land Rover Defender is used by Devon and Cornwall Police. It holds the claim of being the most South-Westerly police vehicle in the country being based on the island of St. Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly.
The rear view of the Land Rover. This is the only motorised police vehicle in the Isles of Scilly. This stems from the islands being a low crime area: just 44 crimes were reported in 2010.
UCE 380K Here is a classic Triumph Toledo police car replica. This type of car was used to patrol rural Nottinghamshire in the early 1970s. Notice the black roof.
The rear view. The blue light has been covered up with black material to help avoid people thinking it is an active police car and to comply with the road vehicle lighting regulations. The police signs are magnetically attached.