A police mountain bike demonstrator by Cycleresponder. It is fitted with disk brakes, front suspension and a rack mounted off the seat post to carry a lightweight bag with high-vis cover.
AE59 EPA This is a Northamptonshire Police Volvo XC70 with a 2.4-litre diesel engine. Notice the four blue flashing LEDs in the grille.
MX07 UWV Here is a Greater Manchester Police BMW 318D Touring. It is seen here tailing a security van carrying cash. Many such vans, including this one, carry a sign on the rear stating “Police Follow This Van”.
N610 SWK This is a Jaguar XJ6 that is now in preservation. It carries a 4-litre engine and was new in 1996. It is fitted with blue flashing lights behind the grille as well as the roof-mounted light bar.
The rear view of the Jag showing the high-visibility chevrons on the boot lid and bumper.
WJ58 KCO This is a Royal Navy Vauxhall Astra. It carries the normal police livery and has roof markings “RNP” for Royal Navy Police.
Also shown alongside is HJ52 ZUA, a white Ford Transit with “Service Police” markings. It carries a yellow stripe livery and a full blue light bar on the roof.
LG59 LUO This BMW X5 Demonstrator is labelled as an Incident Investigation Unit. The rear side passenger windows have been brightly obscured to increase the visible presence of the car.
The rear view of the X5. Here you can see the built in equipment drawers and the roof mounted ‘nightscan’ floodlight.
This silver Skoda Octavia vRS diesel is used by Leicestershire Constabulary. Note the small LED repeaters mounted at the extremes of the lower front grill.
The rear view of the same Skoda. Note the dot matrix message board in the rear window.
This Peugeot Bippa light commercial vehicle is used by Merseyside Police. Note that it does not display any blue lights.
This unregistered Hummer H2 has been decked in Police markings and blue lights courtesy of VT Group, a supplier of engineering solutions of the emergency services.
Here we have a Land Rover Freelander 2 Police specification demonstrator.
This smart looking Volvo V70 is a police specification demonstrator straight from the Volvo Torslanda Factory in Sweden.
VX55 AVP This Toyota Land Cruiser is operated by West Mercia Constabulary.
NK57 AKJ This is a Durham BMW X3. It is fitted with a three-litre diesel engine and automatic gearbox.
NK51 DDJ A Durham Land Rover Defender makes its way over hilly ground with blue lights flashing.
NK09 FHY This Ford Transit is used by Durham Constabulary. It has a single strip of battenburg markings down each side and is fitted with a riot shield for the windscreen. It doesn’t have any blue light bar, but a number of small blue flashing LEDs around the bodywork.
NK59 ECE The rear view of an identical Transit also with Durham.
KSN094 Here is a Opel Vectra 1.9 diesel military police car used by the Cyprus Joint Police Unit. Its main duties are response, escort and general use. Notice the “MP” badge on the c-pillar.
The Cyprus Joint Police Unit is formed from UK military, navy and RAF police officers. The armed forces collectively called British Forces Cyprus have remained based on the island since its independence in 1960 due to its strategic location.
HTT429 This is an Isuzu Trooper that is used by the RAF Police dog section in Cyprus. It carries a local registration plate and a simple livery of blue stripes and blue chequers. Cages are fitted in the rear for the dogs.
This painting depicts a tunnel policing Land Rover. It has “Mersey Tunnel Joint Committee” on the doors and is fitted with a police sign and a blue light on the roof. The lights either side of the police sign are actually green. It was in service around 1955-65, as Land Rovers were introduced in 1955 and in 1965 the colour scheme on them was altered. On the rear you can see a cover that lifted up to access emergency equipment such as fire extinguishers and a skate to help tow vehicles with punctures.
NK59 AAE This is a Yamaha YZF R1 police motorbike which is with Durham Constabulary. The superbike with a 998cc engine is used to attract the public at events to discuss road safety, as well as being used to catch speeding motorists, assisted by a regular police motorbike.
The rear view.
This is a Suzuki Katana scooter in police colours. This small-engined bike carries Ride Well and Bike Wise advertising. It has had the wing mirrors removed and registration plate changed as it is used for stunts rather than regular police duties!
The rear view.
BX10 LBL This is a three-wheeled Piaggio MP3 motorbike belonging to the Metropolitan Police, London. It is fitted with blue flashing lights and is usually driven by PCSOs working for the Safer Transport Command. The blue light are only used when stationary to warn motorists of its presence by the side of the road or to protect a scene, as the riders aren’t response trained. It is one of dozens that were introduced from June 2010.
The rear view, showing the small Transport for London logo. The Met is the first force in the country to use this type of vehicle. There are two derivatives in use by the Met, the 400LT and the 250IE. The larger engined model requires a category B1 driving licence and the smaller engined model only requires a restriced category A licence.
The bike merging back into traffic. You can see how narrow it is compared to cars. The bikes require minimal additional training to ride as they can be ridden without having a motorbike licence. They are also much more environmentally friendly than cars.
BX10 LHP is another of the Met’s Piaggio MP3s, a 250cc model.
BX10 LHE is a Met Police Piaggio MP3. It is parked up with its blue lights flashing as part of a temporary road closure. This is normally the only time you can see the blue lights (and red to rear) activated, as the PCSO riders are not response trained and are not permitted to use them when the vehicle is moving.
CU59 GGY A Volvo V70 D5 roads policing car from Dfyed Powys Police.
AK59 HXT This smart silver Range Rover 3.6-litre is shown here in demonstration police livery.
The rear view of the TDV8 Range Rover.
WN59 VNV This is a Mitsubishi Outlander that is a demonstrator on loan to Durham Constabulary in Summer 2010.
The rear view of the Mitsubishi.
YJ59 NYZ is a Mitsubishi Outlander that is with North Yorkshire Police. It carries a single band of battenburg markings down each side, as well as Crimestoppers and non-emergency telephone number advertising.
The rear view of the Mitsubishi.
LX56 EVF is one of the BTP’s Nissan Pathfinders, seen here at Inverness Station.
The rear view. Notice how there are two identical force crests on each side, one on the front door and a second on the rear-most window.
YJ10 ADU This is an Iveco Eurocargo that is run by West Yorkshire Police as an underwater and specialist search unit. It carries all of the necessary equipment and facilities for police divers.
The rear view showing the rear entry door. Small blue flashing leds are placed around the bodywork, as well as white scene lighting.