SY08 AZC This is a Citroen Dispatch that is operated by Northern Constabulary. It has two half-width blue light bars on the roof and four blue flashing LEDs neatly mounted in the front grille.
The side view. Notice the prominent advert for Crimestoppers and that the van is parked in a loading bay, probably because the officers are answering an emergency call.
Here is a brand new Met Police BMW 5-series. It is yet to be assigned a registration plate or display a tax disc.
The rear view of the BMW. You can see an ANPR camera mounted on the roof and appropriate wording on the window below it.
An RAF Police Land Rover in desert camouflage colours. The photograph is taken at Basrah International Airport in Iraq during operations there.
Here a Hampshire Police launch is made to look like a toy by the dominating Queen Elizabeth cruise liner.
LX56 EVF This is a BTP Nissan Pathfinder that is shown with a train and railway station in the background.
The rear view, showing the repeater blue and red flashing LEDs on the bumper.
PG04 XWS This Ford Transit police van is used as a dog unit by Merseyside.
YJ60 FCU This is a Land Rover Discovery that is used as an armed response unit by North Yorkshire Police.
FJ60 AEP A Land Rover Freelander seen here posed on a snowy road with blue lights flashing. It is operated by Nottinghamshire.
The rear view.
This car was involved in a fail to stop pursuit in April 2012 and was badly damaged by the other vehicle. It was written off in May 2012.
This is a VW Golf GTD in demonstration police livery.
The rear view.
YJ59 TDO Here is a Volvo V70 that is used by the cross-force Yorkshire & Humber regional policing team.
A look at the side of the car, showing the regional team’s logo.
LX06 EVM This is a BMW 530D Touring used by the Met Police in London. It is seen here parked up with a number of police motorbikes where officers are being briefed prior to an operation.
SY58 CBU This camera van is used by the Northern Safety Camera Partnership in Scotland. It carries speed camera signs on all sides and police colours but with amber lights on the roof. Notice that it does not have any ‘police’ signs. The van is not crewed by police officers and is run by a multi-agency partnership, funded directly by Scottish Government. Revenue raised goes direct to the Scottish Court Service and not to the Partnership or the Constabulary.
The rear view, showing a rear window open for the camera to focus clearly on traffic in the distance. The web address of the Northern Safety Camera Partnership is shown. This allows the public to see where the camera van will be located, among other facts.
YB06 TYO This Citroen Dispatch van is used by North Yorkshire Police for driver training duties. When being used for blue-light training it is normal for it to have the lights and siren permanently on, irrespective of traffic levels, and travelling just under the speed limit.
The rear view showing the windows all-round and rows of seats inside. The windows help visibility when learning to drive this van on blue light runs and the rows of seats allow a number of students and one instructor to observe the driver.
PO56 NCN This is a 2006 Vauxhall Vectra belonging to Merseyside Police. It is seen here in Liverpool on a blue light run.
YJ60 FDO This silver Audi A4 240 three-litre TDI is used by North Yorkshire Police’s roads policing team. It is designated as an ANPR Intercept Team vehicle as shown on the bonnet and is one of a pair of identical vehicles introduced in early 2011. Notice the lack of county identification marks; there is only a small force crest on the bonnet.
The rear view of the Audi. It doesn’t carry any of North Yorkshire’s usual messages such as web address, non-emergency number and Crimestoppers number.
An overhead look at the car.
YK10 AVD This is a Mitsubishi Outlander used by North Yorkshire Police.
JMN-804-A Another of the Isle of Man’s silver Ford Transits carrying a stripe of battenburg markings down each side.
The rear view showing the retro-fitted large red step to aid access to the rear.
JMN-672-P This silver Ford Transit is used by the Isle of Man police. It has a full width blue light bar at the front of the roof and a half-width version at the rear of the roof. These are supplemented by small blue flashing LEDs mounted in the front grille.
The rear view.
HMN-836-H An example of an Isle of Man police Ford Focus with full battenburg markings.
The rear view. As of 2010 the force used Fords for almost all of the fleet, including Fiestas, Focuses, Transit Connects and Transits.
JMN-249-J This is a silver Ford Transit Connect used by the police on the Isle of Man.
HMN-349-J A Ford Focus estate that is used as a dog unit by the Isle of Man police.
YJ10 OCF This silver Ford Focus is used by North Yorkshire police as a dog unit. Wording on the side shows the public that it is air conditioned. This means that the dogs can stay cool in the summer even if locked in the car. The engine can remain running to power the air con using the Runlock system. If any unauthorised person entered the car, the engine would stop if any of the pedals were depressed. It also has the nationally recognised triangle symbol on the roof
LX57 FHH This photograph shows a Ford S-MAX used by the BTP. It is the 2.0 TDCI Zetec engined model.
The rear view.
EU07 GZK This black Ford S-MAX is in service with Port of Tilbury London Police. It has full-height battenburg markings and a full width LED light bar on the roof. It comes direct from Ford Special Vehicles.
The rear view of the S-MAX. A small force crest is on the rear quarter light and a sign shows the car carries a defibrillator to assist with medical emergencies in the port.
Another look at the rear of the car. The Port Police at Tilbury do everything that regular Essex officers do outside of the port. The roads are subject to the Road Traffic Act, so this includes speeding, drink-driving and uninsured drivers for instance.
A look at the force crest on the bonnet. The Port of Tilbury London Police can trace their history back to 1802 when the first port constables were employed.
EU05 CKG This Ford Transit is used by the Port of Tilbury London Police. It carries half-height battenburg markings and numerous blue flashing LEDs around the bodywork.
The rear view of the Transit that was new to the force in 2007. Notice how the side’s battenburg markings stop short of the rear of the vehicle.
R288 HJN This Ford Transit is used by the Port of Tilbury London Police. It carries a wide yellow stripe down the sides as well as large force crests on all sides. It has a full width blue light bar mounted in the centre of the roof.
The side view of the Transit. The van was new in 1998 and was still in occasional service in 2011, albeit as a reserve vehicle.
A look into the rear of the Transit. It carries large HGV wheel clamps and basic firefighting equipment.
EU07 LKC This is a VW Crafter that has had bodywork added to the rear to make it into a MOD Police Operational Support Unit. The rear is used for equipment stowage.
The rear view of the capacious vehicle with rear roller door.
EU53 ZJK This is a Mercedes-Benz Vario van carrying simple Defence Police markings. Notice the forward-facing blue flashing lights and white scene-illuminating lights down the side.
The rear view, showing the beaver-tail lift to make it easier to roll in and out storage containers.
These two horses are with West Yorkshire Police and are seen here in ceremonial dress. The officers and horses are dressed according to their tasking. Here they are escorting a military parade. If they were patrolling a city centre at night, they would be in regular uniform including high visibility clothing.
EJ08 KME is a Ford Transit Connect that is used by Wandsworth Parks Police to support their cycle patrol team. It is fitted with blue flashing lights on the front grille.
The rear view of the van, showing the rear access to store the cycles and transport them around the borough. This van was previously used by support staff and can be seen in its previous livery elsewhere on this site.
Here are a pair of mountain bikes that are used by the parks police and transported in the van behind them.