Police vehicles in the United Kingdom are hugely varied depending mostly upon the duties that the vehicle is purchased to fulfil, along with the standard of training the driver has received. One of the oldest and most common police vehicle in the UK is the panda car which is often used in a community policing role and general patrol duties.
Following an emergency call a response car is often deployed to reach the scene as quickly as possible, with regards to public safety. If a vehicle fails to stop when requested by police officers and enters into a pursuit, then a more specialised traffic unit may dispatched.
Other vehicles employed by police forces in the UK include motorcycles, aircraft and boats.
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