LJ55 YBO is an LDV Maxus and is also used by the same trust for patient transport duties.

EU05 AYE is a Ford Transit high dependency ambulance used by Caring For You. As written along the side of the vehicle, they are working in partnership with an NHS trust.

FX54 HBC This Mercedes Benz Sprinter 311CDI has been converted into an ‘alternative response vehicle’ for Lincolnshire Ambulance Health Transport Service.

OU55 GVN This is a Volvo V50 ambulance demonstrator. It does not have any county-specific wording or crests on the body. Inset: a close up look at the blue lights on the grille. Two small LED clusters are mounted through the grille’s bars.

RE06 ETR This is a diesel VW Jetta TDI. It is operated by The West Berkshire Rapid Response Car Fund charity and carries West Berkshire Council logos.

H12 DDS, S886 AWU, and J999 FCA This is a line up of three ambulance cars used by First Choice Ambulance Service. On the left is a Vauxhall Astra TD, in the middle is a silver Vauxhall Vectra 16v and on the right is a Vauxhall Zafira DTI.

YX55 DCO This Mercedes Benz ambulance has had the name of the NHS trust that operates it removed. Due to changes in the geographic structure of the English ambulance services in July 2006, many ambulances required the operator’s name changing. This vehicle is awaiting its new wording.

WX06 FGM is a long wheel base Mercedes Vito 111 CDI. This small ambulance is used as an Emergency Care Vehicle by Westcountry Ambulance Service. Notice that it has no blue light bar, just a series of smaller blue lights mounted onto the bodywork.

WA06 MPV This is a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder ambulance that is operated by the British Red Cross. All of the flashing lights are clear when switched off and blue when switched on.

K862 BSG Here is a Land Rover 110 Defender which is used by St. John Ambulance in Chorley, Lancashire. Notice the heightened roof to make it easy to move around in the rear.



In this shot the same ambulance has been called into action at a motor cross event. The injured patient has been loaded into the North West air ambulance ‘Helimed 08’, which is taking off in the background.

J466 HVK is a Land Rover Discovery that is used for ambulance purposes by the voluntary organisation ‘Emergency Mobile Medical Unit Rescue’. It has an unusual yellow and green stripe marks up the sides and has numerous sponsors mentioned on all sides.

YK55 AEZ This Honda CRV is a rapid response ambulance car with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.



The rear view of the same CRV. The Honda spare wheel cover has not been changed to a high-visibility version.

Y947 LJX Another rapid response vehicle is this Land Rover Freelander. This used to be an emergency doctor car before the ambulance service took over the service. They changed the light bar from green to blue and made some amendments to the livery.

N999 TAO This beefy Nissan Patrol is used as an events ambulance by ‘TAO’. It has two full blue light bars on the roof which flash from left to right and back simultaneously. These light bars are complemented by repeater blue lights around the periphery of the car.

HX05 EBA This Mercedes Benz ambulance conversion by UV Modular is in service with Hampshire Ambulance.

W657 PRB This is an Iveco ambulance that is used by East Midlands Ambulance Service. It has white bodywork, but the bonnet and wind deflector on the roof of the cab are both coloured yellow.

Y985 JFC This is a Volvo V70 XC that is used for ambulance purposes by the private company Haven Ambulance Service.

NK06 FLM Here we have a yellow Ford Focus estate which is used as a paramedic rapid response car by the North East Ambulance Service in North East England. It has a slim LED light bar on the roof, with additional blue lights behind the grille and in the middle of the dashboard.



The rear and side view of the same Focus. Its colour follows the European standard for ambulances and on top of this it has the common green and yellow battenburg markings. Heavily-tinted windows on the rear portion of the car help to hide any medical equipment from thieves, and also offer some privacy for seated patients that may be transported to hospital.

M161 XYA This imported Mitsubishi Delice is a very unusual vehicle. It is run by the private Severn Ambulance and Medical Services and is used for off-road response work.



The rear view of the Mitsubishi. Notice the small but effective LED blue lights on the rear bumper of this compact, four-wheel drive ambulance.

X597 DKU This red Ford Mondeo is used as a medic car at the Center Parcs campsite in Sherwood Forest. It has a green and white checkered stripe up the sides and a blue light with integral siren on the roof.

OU54 DXJ This is a Nissan Patrol ambulance conversion that is used by St. John Ambulance in Shropshire. Notice that the heightened roof contains all of the flashing lights.

M343 SNT Also with St. John in Shropshire is this 1995 Land Rover Defender ambulance.

FJ55 OEX is a VW Transporter TDI which is with East Midlands Ambulance Service. It is liveried as an ‘ambulance incident support unit’ and a ‘communications vehicle’. Its yellow paintwork has a row of battenburg down the sides as well as the checker markings along the roof line which show it’s a control unit. On the roof are two double blue lights and two green lights. Ambulance control vehicles are allowed to show white and green checkered flashing lights.

K499 RTN This Renault Master ambulance is shown as belonging to St. John at Peterlee (County Durham) and being used as a first aid post. It is an ex-NEAS front line vehicle. Since this photograph was taken, the blue lights have been removed ands the livery altered.

HX04 NPC is a mk.4 Crusader belonging to St. John Ambulance Durham. It is based at Peterlee and the small crest on the door indicates that much of the funding for it came from Peterlee town council.

Y814 TNV This is a silver Land Rover Freelander ambulance car. It is run by a private ambulance service called M&L in the London area.

PO54 DDK Also on the run with M&L is this Renault Master ambulance.