Equipment
Area cars (that respond to incidents) and panda cars (that are mainly used for community policing) may carry:
- First aid kit
- Traffic cones
- Fire extinguisher
- Torch
- Blankets
- Shovel
- Broom
- Breath analysis system
- Speed gun
- Spike strip (within Road Policing Units)
- Teddy bear (some RPUs may carry them to console children after an accident)
- Enforcer, entry gaining device
Most response cars, patrol cars, and police motorcycles are fitted with a 'Runlock' system. This allows the vehicle's engine to be left running without the keys being in the ignition. This enables adequate power, without battery drain, to be supplied to the vehicle's equipment at the scene of a major incident. The vehicle can only be driven after re-inserting the keys. If the keys are not re-inserted, the engine will switch off if the handbrake is disengaged or the footbrake is activated; or the sidestand is flipped up in the case of a motorcycle. Runlock is also commonly used when an officer is required to quickly decamp from a vehicle, by enabling Runlock, the cars engine can be left running without the risk of someone stealing the vehicle, because, if the vehicle is driven normally, it will shut down, unless the Runlock system is turned off.
Read more about this topic: Police Vehicles In The United Kingdom, Ground Vehicles
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