Category: POLICE

Here is an example of a Thames Valley police Vauxhall Omega estate in full battenburg livery.

This blue Land Rover is used by Thames Valley in hostile environments. It is heavily armour plated and has reinforced windows. It carries a small police sign on the front and a blue light bar on the roof.

This is a 56-plate VW Transporter from Greater Manchester police’s fleet. It carries the distinctive blue roof of GMP and a departure from the standard battenburg: a blue and yellow striped band around the waist.

LX05 DSY is a Met Police BMW 1300RT in full battenburg markings.

S652 SLB is the a BMW R1100 RT also with the Met police. This version carries the traditional red and yellow stripe colour scheme.

VX53 LLW is a West Mercia Police Mercedes Benz Sprinter. Notice that the riot shield runners are still in place, but there is no shield present.

YJ57 NNF This is a Citroen Dispatch van that is with North Yorkshire Police. Notice the small leds that flash blue on the font grille and bumper edges.

AJ1 This is an Iveco Eurocargo mobile police station. Operated by North Yorkshire Police, this vehicle can be deployed at crime hotspots, events or remote villages for example. AJ1 has been the registration plate used on North Yorks. chief constables’ cars since the first one in 1907. When Grahame Maxwell took over as chief in 2007 he decided to transfer the plate to a community police vehicle.

CX57 AEA is a North Wales Police area car. It is a silver Ford Focus with full battenburg markings. You can see that two flashing blue lights and two flashing white lights are packed behind the grille. The Dyna Ddigon wording is Welsh for ‘that’s enough’. It is a collaborative project between North Wales Police and other agencies to reduce certain types of crime.



The rear view of the Focus, showing the red elements of the light bar. The official website address is in English on the rear of the car and Welsh on the front.

CX57 AAF A front-corner view of an identical car, this time without the blue lights switched on.

This is a silver Audi A4 Avant which is in police demonstration colours.

SY04 BRV is a Volvo S70 that is used by Northern Constabulary in Scotland. This overhead shot shows the light bar with integral matrix message sign to the rear. Also notice the lack of roof markings. These were used by police helicopters for identification purposes, but are no longer used by the air crew and so have not been added to new vehicles.

WX07 BWK is a Harley Davidson FLHP ‘Road King’ police motorbike. It has a 1.6-litre engine and has many flashing blue led’s around the body.



The rear view of the Harley.

PN07 EEH This is a police Land Rover Discovery that is used by traffic police in Lancashire. Notice the two chrome spot-lamps on the roof along with the light bar.

WX07 MWO This Ford Fiesta is used by Wiltshire’s Neighbourhood Policing Team. It carries a simple low-budget livery and small blue light bar on the roof.

A Police Community Support Officer (left) and a Police Constable from Hampshire are seen here standing in front of their Ford Focus.

NX07 JZU Cleveland Police operate this Skoda Octavia vRS as part of their traffic policing fleet.



The rear view of the Octavia, showing the spacious boot containing road cones amongst other equipment.

NX56 AJU Another one of Cleveland’s cars is this Volvo V70 T5. It carries a clear led light bar that flashes blue, with some white light to the front and some red to the rear too.

FX53 LLR is a Vauxhall Omega which is with Lincolnshire Police. Notice how the ‘police’ wording on the bonnet is curved and it has an un-aerodynamic halogen/strobe light bar on the roof.

HX07 FTF This Nissan Navara is being used to tow a horse box for Hampshire Police.

Here are two Honda ST1300s that are used by the Isle of Man police. They carry the national emblem of three legs in a circle. Many police and ambulance services withdrew their use of the ST1300 due to a high-speed weave that injured a number of riders. Some services just limited the top speed that riders could go.

This is a Tayside Police VW Passat Saloon. It is in full battenburg livery and has the distinctive Tayside emblem on the doors and bonnet.

This is a 2007-model Mitsibishi L200 pick-up used by Hertfordshire Police.

This black police car is a Skoda Octavia Ambiente demonstrator. Because of the increased amount of bodywork that is covered by the livery, some forces are moving to less conventionally coloured police cars. The main reason for doing this is the higher re-sale value.

Here is a Ford S-max with yellow stickers over a grey bonnet. Notice the small but bright flashing leds mounted on the grille.

WU51 FHF is a Honda Civic which is in service with Wiltshire Constabulary as a general purpose patrol car. It carries a simple but eye-catching livery of mainly day-glow and reflective yellow.

SY05 BAU is a Northern Constabulary Land Rover Range Rover SE TD6 3-litre. This big 4×4 has a big engine, but due to its 2.6 ton weight the 177 bhp only allows a 0-60 mph time of 14 seconds, before heading on to a top speed of 111 mph. However this is more than made up by its excellent off road capability.

SK04 ADZ Lothian and Borders police run a number of these carriers. This Ford Transit example has force markings on the doors and some red reflective tape on the rear.

FX55 GYO in this action shot a police dog can be seen leaping from a Ford Focus and sprinting after a suspect.

AY54 EGX This Volvo V70 is with Suffolk Constabulary.