Category: Police (General)

VX55 GZH Here is a Vauxhall Astra that is used by West Mercia Constabulary.

PX09 CUU This 2009 Ford Transit is based in Keswick in the Lake District. It is used to transport officers and detained persons around the rural area. It is fitted with a Vector roof light bar arrangement which is popular on Cumbria vehicles.

LD07 LKZ is the lead vehicle in a blue light escort of a blue Royal Mint truck. As the City of London Police BMW 530 stops traffic at a junction, the two CoLP BMW X5s stay close to the front and rear of the van. This helps stop any vehicle getting close to the van accidentally or on purpose.



LM57 JVP A couple of seconds later the main convoy passes through the junction at speed. The second BMW X5 can just be seen behind the blue truck. The police vary the times, days and routes of this regular escort to help prevent an ambush.

LC58 YFY This is a West Yorkshire Police BMW 320D. An unusual feature is the temporary addition of a yellow strip on the windscreen saying ‘cycle race’. This was one of the police vehicles used for the Tour of Britain cycle race in September 2009.



The rear of the BMW. The strip saying ‘race rear’ indicates that this car remains at the rear of the peloton. The roads were closed fluidly and the cycle race treated as a large escort operation.

LD09 UVK This West Yorkshire BMW X5 3.0D was used as the race command vehicle for the Tour of Britain. This car remained ahead of all the competing cyclists and helped control the fleet of around 20 police motorbikes that were holding traffic at junctions. However they could not keep the way clear at a level crossing in Yorkshire where police and competing cyclists were held up!

This is a Strathclyde police mobile police station based on an Iveco chassis. Dual language signing is shown in English and Gaelic.

NX09 AMU This is a Ford Transit support vehicle used by North Yorkshire. It carries no blue lights, but a simple band of battenburg down each side. Adverts for Crimstoppers, the force’s non-emergency telephone number and the force website are shown too.

YN08 FGZ This BMW 330D is with the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Roads Policing Team. It is fitted with a clear LED lightbar mounted onto the roof rails and the distinctive team logo.

LC07 OGF and LC07 OGB are a BMW 330D and a 530D which are both with the Regional Roads Policing Team which has been set up to deny criminals the use of the roads and tackle offenders who cross force boundaries to commit crimes. It was formed in September 2008, taking officers from the North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Humberside forces.

This yellow BMW motorbike is used in Northern Constabulary’s area of Scotland. Notice the minimal use of checker markings that follow the lines of the bike.

BX06 WUT This is a West Midlands Police Volvo S60.

This photograph shows a Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo 200bhp police car. The V70 2.5FT produces 300Nm of torque and has a top speed of 130mph. FlexiFuel is one of Volvo’s latest innovations which allow cars to run on E85, a fuel that consists of 85% bioethanol and 15% regular petrol.



The rear view of the V70. The flexi-fuel system does not compromise on performance, and the car will still accelerate from 0 to 60mph in 7.6 seconds.

SY04 CTX Northern Constabulary operate this Nissan Terrano 4×4 to help cover the rural areas of Scotland.



The rear view of the Terrano.

LX56 FVJ This VW Transporter is used for non-emergency transportation in the London area by the Met Police.



The rear view of the VW.

FJ08 LBA This is a Skoda Octavia that is in service with Leicestershire Police. Notice the blue lights at four different heights when viewed from the front (roof, dashboard, grille, bumper) and the orange stripes running down the edge of the bonnet.

VX08 MDE is a Volvo V70 that is used by West Mercia Constabulary. The force polices around Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire.

This is a Tayside Police VW Passat Estate. It is decked out with a single tall band of battenburg markings down the sides and the force’s crest.

SP07 FOC This VW Crafter is Tayside police’s Comms Unit. Notice the large satellite dish on the roof. This is often used to watch 24-hour news channels which can provide an additional source of pictures at major incidents.

RO08 BJF is a silver Honda CR-V police demonstrator car. It is decked out in a generic police battenburg colour scheme.

MX08 LTA This is a Greater Manchester Police mobile police station based on an Iveco Daily. It is used in the Stockport area.

This is a Hampshire Constabulary advertising trailer which is used at events and at the roadside to communicate public information messages.

CU04 AOH is a black Land Rover Discovery belonging to North Yorkshire police. This is one of a number of such vehicles the force operates. Marked-up in 2008, their previous role was unmarked vehicles to be used day-to-day by senior officers. The remnants of this can be seen by the small hidden blue lights in the front grille.



The rear view of the Discovery, with a similar vehicle in the background. Notice the small matrix sign in the rear window that shows ‘police’.

R775 FJE This is a Volvo V70 T5 that is ex-Cambridgeshire Constabulary. It is being preserved in private ownership.



The rear view of the 1999 Volvo.

BL57 FFR is a Land Rover Discovery 3 decked out in generic police markings. It is fitted with a clear light bar on the roof and small led clusters around the vehicle’s bodywork.



The rear view of the Discovery.

YJ05 ABU During 2008 North Yorkshire Police added adverts to the rear of suitable vehicles. The “altn8” message asks readers to alternate drinks with soft drinks, nights out with nights in and your lifestyle. The brightly coloured adverts can be seen here on the back of a Peugeot Expert.

SF04 EZL This is a Mercedes C270 operated by Strathclyde Police in Scotland.

SY05 AXN Northern Constabulary operate this Ford Transit personnel carrier with prisoner cage in the rear.

SY05 BAU This Range Rover SE TD6 is part of Northern Constabulary’s roads policing fleet. The powerful 4×4 is as much at home cruising motorways as climbing slippy off-road tracks.

OU08 EAW This silver 2008 Ford S-Max is with Thames Valley Police.

LG04 UBD is Surrey Police’s mobile CCTV unit. It is not fitted with blue lights but is deployed in advance of potential problems. The main camera can be seen as a white pod sticking out the roof to the rear.