Vehicles
Beat patrol car
The standard patrol car is the Hyundai i30 Estate, replacing the Vauxhall Astra.
Roads Policing Unit
Lancashire Constabulary uses BMW 5-Series Estates for Divisional Roads Policing (Traffic). Previously they used a fleet of BMW 3-Series Estates, and prior to that the Vauxhall Vectra.
Motorbike
A number of motorcycles are in use by the force. These are primarily used for traffic duties and escorting.
Motorway
Motorway vehicles are a mixture of Volvo S60s and Land Rover Discoveries. The Volvo typically carries VASCAR equipment, mobile video equipment and Tracker. The Land Rovers have the same equipment as the Volvo, but a lot more equipment in the back, including a camera, tape measure, carriage marking spray, tow rope, hazard and police tape, portable blue lights, cones and a first aid kit.
Operations Support Unit
The OSU (Operations Support Unit), known colloquially as a "riot van", is used for providing a response to public order incidents and also finds use during Operation Summer Nights and similar initiatives. It is able to carry up to 9 people. Lancashire Constabulary has 33 carriers in use across the county. It has special features including headlight grilles, which protect the headlights when missiles are thrown at the vehicle, a windscreen grille, which helps protect the vehicle's windscreen and officers when missiles are thrown at the vehicle, and run flat tyres. The vehicle has now also been fiited with safes where taser guns can ble locked and secured.
Section Van
The section van is used to transport suspects to the police station. There are 66 operational section vans in use across the county.
Armed Response Vehicle (ARV)
Lancashire Constabulary currently has 6 Armed Response Vehicles, which are based within the 6 Divisions in Lancashire. The Armed Response vehicles were, up until recently, Ford Galaxies but they are now being replaced by the Ford S-Max. They’re crewed by two authorised firearms officers and have a safe, which holds firearms equipment.
Dog van
There are 36 dog vehicles that are used across the force. The big vans can carry up to four dogs and the smaller cars can carry up to 2 dogs. The vehicles have been specially modified for the dogs and the roofs of the vehicles have special vents so that the dogs are well looked after.
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