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A Met Police cycle used by the cycle task force.

A line up of police cycles used by the Met Police as part of their Cycle Task Force.

LD08 URF This silver VW Golf is operated by Hammersmith and Fulham parks constabulary in London. It carries an amber light bar and a simple livery.

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.

N136 LEG A Ford Maverick operated by Event EMS. This is the first vehicle owned by the Darlington-based company that covers motorcross and equestrian events.

The rear view. The vehicle carries a spinal board as well as a range of other medical equipment.

L930 RWU Another Ford Maverick operated by Event EMS. It is the second vehicle owned by the company and is shown here with a temporary combined lightbar/siren unit on the roof until a permanent light bar is fitted.

The rear view. Both vehicles shown had no previous emergency services background and were converted by Event EMS.

R49 DDV This is a Vauxhall Frontera that is marked as an ambulance and is used for blue light driver training by Roadcraft Driver Training Ltd.

YN07 GFZ This Yorkshire-registered Vauxhall Combo is used by London Ambulance Service for community resuscitation training.

JDY 125Y This 1982 Range Rover ambulance is operated by Venturers Search and Rescue. It is fitted with a winch and double blue flashing light on the roof.

The winch is shown in use here as a team member extends it to assist in a very snowy environment.

G-DCPA This Eurocopter BK177 is part of the Northern Ireland Police Service and was previously with Devon & Cornwall (hence the call sign). This is fitted with some of the most high tech tracking systems including a heat seeking camera and multi-channel radio communications.

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.

MV53 HPU This is a British Red Cross Land Rover ambulance. It carries a red and yellow colour scheme and two bars of lights on the roof.

The rear view.

LK10 BWP This is a privately operated High Dependency Unit. It is used to transport patients between hospitals on behalf of the NHS. They are slightly taller than other ambulances making it easier for medics to move around in the rear.

RX03 WKY This Mercedes Vito is part of the Patient Transport Services for the North East Ambulance Service. Their staff do not respond to emergencies but are trained in basic first aid.

WN04 ZZH This St John Ambulance from Avon HQ is on an Emergency Call at night. It has big tyres fit for most terrain encountered.

OU07 AAF This St. John Ambulance Nissan Pathfinder is one of the 2007 editions to St. John’s. It is dealing with calls in winter conditions that are no problem for this 4×4 vehicle.

The rear view of the Pathfinder, displaying a large St. John Ambulance logo.

A St. John Ambulance Nissan Pathfinder battling through snowy conditions. Notice the illuminated ambulance sign in the centre of the light bar.

G-NDAA This MBB Bolkow 105 is part of the Great Western Air Ambulance. It has advertising on the sides for their “Don’t Bin it. Recycle it.” campaign. This is part of Melvyn’s Trust and the European Recycling Scheme. This helicopter also covers Devon.

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.

V710 HLH This silver Ford Focus is with the PHS ambulance service in Wales.

The rear view showing the Welsh Dragon symbol and ‘PHS’ wording, alongside NHS logos.

L402 SKV This VW Transporter is one of St. John Ambulance’s Command Units. In the command units are desks for the Silver Officer (On Scene Command) and the Radio Control. More modern vehicles have satellite dishes and aerials on top.

This is a rear view of the Command Unit showing that it’s based at Warwickshire’s headquarters.

ND08 SVC This Mazda is one of Medroc’s Cars. The company supplies medical professionals to large events. This is a Rapid Response unit fitted with blues & twos ready to go on a call.

The rear view, showing the high visibility markings and ‘Medic’ wording.

G-WYPA is a MBB Bolkow. This is in the aviation service as a spare helicopter acting in both police and ambulance roles based in Gloucestershire Airport.

G-NWEM, also known as Helimed 72. This Eurocopter is from the Northwest Air Ambulance fleet. In this picture a member of the crew is leaving with an in-flight police helicopter in the background. This helicopter travels at high speed to get the latest medical equipment to casualties.