Category: POLICE

D297 TGT This is a mobile police museum exhibition unit. It is a converted 1984 Leyland bus that was spotted in Teesside.

YJ03 NNH A North Yorks. 2003 Ford Transit personnel carrier.

S735 HUB A NYP Volvo S70 with a Vector light bar and amber flashing lights to the rear.

S776 MKH is a Humberside Police Vauxhall Omega estate.



The rear view of the Omega, showing the high visibility markings and Humberside livery.

Many Humberside traffic vehicles have light bars with a matrix sign in the centre. The lightbar on the Omega can only show two words, ‘police’ and ‘stop’. The front-facing sign is in mirror image (shown) whereas the rear-facing sign is written in the regular way.

P759 TTC Humberside Police decided to go with the lesser-known Proton Persona 1.3 LSi for their main panda cars. Here is one of their 1997 examples, somewhat lacking in livery when viewed from head on.



The side view shows the traditional red stripe of Humberside Police. This Proton is a sensible alternative to Ford’s and Vauxhall’s offering for beat cars. In 1997 Persona LSi would have only cost £8800 in the showroom, and even less when bought in bulk by the police.



The rear view, again showing the lack of livery.

YX02 NXR Humberside continued to get Personas for a number of years. Pictured is a 2002 plate example. It has been given a more eye-catching livery as well as blue lights mounted on the parcel shelf. Note that the body shape has not changed from the 1997 example.

YX02 GUW A Humberside Mercedes Sprinter van in riot guise.



The rear view, showing the wall of high visibility hatch markings on the rear doors.

S405 JRH Another Sprinter, this time in regular patrol livery. It has only two rotating blue beacons on the roof and dates from 1998.

N726 DAG A third Merc Sprinter 312D in control unit livery. This vehicle will be used by Humberside Police at major incidents as an office and communications base.

YA02 YBP A West Yorkshire Police Mercedes C-class estate. This type of Mercedes is not widely used by police forces in the UK.



The side profile of the same car.

A WYP Mercedes Sprinter riot van YG02 AVE and a Honda Pan-European motorbike W52 CWR escort a procession of war protestors in the centre of Leeds.



A closer look at the West Yorks. motorbike. The officer is overseeing the generally good-natured procession.

AJ51 XVP A WYP Peugeot Partner. This vehicle is different from other in the WYP and NYP fleet as it has windows all round, meaning no cage for prisoners.

NL02 VHT and S851 BVK are a pair of Northumbria Police Nissan Terranos. The 1998 model on the left has different livery, blue roof lights and bodywork compared to the 2002 model on the left.

W218 ONP The wheels have come off this police car – literally! A W registration South Yorkshire Police Vauxhall Omega is on the ramps at the force workshops.

Also in a rare condition is this Honda ST1100 police motorcycle. The rear wheel has been removed for maintenance and the panniers lie in the foreground.

YR52 VCT A South Yorks Police 2002 Ford Mondeo in battenburg livery.



The rear view of the same car. Notice that it does not carry the force crest; only some small writing on the side indicates its county.

X840 AHE A South Yorks. Police Peugeot 306 panda car.

AK51 TFX is a Peugeot 607 police demonstrator.



The side view of this sleek Pug.

P446 JKY A Toyota Hi-Lux double-cab pick up truck belonging to South Yorkshire Police. This vehicle is fitted with yellow flashing lights as it is used for recovery work only.

A brand new SY Police Peugeot 307. This vehicle has had its livery added but is awaiting the fitting of blue lights to the roof and behind the front grille. It is yet to be registered.



The rear view, showing the livery and lack of registration plates.

YP52 DLJ An operational South Yorkshire Police Pug 307 on the streets of Sheffield city centre.

YN03 GMV is a South Yorks Police Peugeot Partner dog van.



The rear view. Notice the cage for the dogs, the vents in the roof and the repeater blue lights at the top of the rear doors. A Crimestoppers sticker is subtly placed on the rear window.

Y574 HHL A SYP Volvo V70 T5 traffic policing car.



A rear look at a comparable Volvo. This car is awaiting its roof callsign and internal comms to be added before it is registered.

N976 CET A SYP LDV personnel transporter, with riot grille and reinforced headlamps.



The rear view showing the high visibility livery which almost hides the word ‘police’. Also note the lack of blue lights on the roof – all of them are on the sides.

V585 HKU A single-cab Toyota pick-up in Sheffield. All of South Yorks maintenance (and similar) vehicles are liveried up to promote the corporate image and help prevent improper use. They are not fitted with blue lights or sirens.

Y492 HUA A West Yorkshire Police Volvo estate on a dual carriageway in Leeds. Notice how the registration plate has been moved to the bumper to facilitate the fixing of a variable message illuminating matrix sign.

DK51 NYU A Cheshire Police CCTV van, which also has an automated registration reading and checking camera on board.

Y712 HWY A North Yorkshire Police Volvo road-policing vehicle is positioned to warn traffic and protect the scene of a road traffic collision caused by driver error in thick fog.

S47 CUA A West Yorkshire Ford Transit video van with riot grille