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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.