Home » Police Vehicles of the Twenty-First Century
Product Image

Police Vehicles of the Twenty-First Century

John A. Godwin
€19.99
Quantity:
In stock with our UK publisher. 14-28 days
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
14 days return policy Shipping & Delivery
A01=John A. Godwin
Author_John A. Godwin
Automobiles
Automotive Technology
Cars
Category=JKSW1
Category=WGC
Engineering & Technology
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
Government & Politics
Police Biographies
Police Procedurals
Road & Transport
Social Sciences
Transport

Product details

  • ISBN 9781398126473
  • Weight: 305g
  • Dimensions: 165 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 15 May 2025
  • Publisher: Amberley Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
Secure checkout Fast Shipping Easy returns
Description

Police vehicles have always been an essential part of protecting law and order in the United Kingdom. Whether responding to emergency incidents, stopping fleeing motorists or providing protection to the public in the most hostile of situations, the country’s police forces have a wide variety of assets at their disposal. Beyond the commonly seen neighbourhood patrol vehicles are many specialist resources, including fast traffic vehicles, armed response teams, mounted units for transporting police horses, marine support units for patrolling on the water and the provision of air support from above delivered by aircraft, helicopters and drones. Since 2000, much has changed: vehicle manufacturers have come and gone, police vehicle liveries have almost universally adopted the blue and yellow ‘Battenburg’ scheme, and as environmental considerations come to the fore, police forces have assessed and incorporated both hybrid and all-electric vehicles into their fleets.

John Godwin presents a fascinating insight into police vehicles over the last twenty-five years, including examples from many of the forty-five Territorial Police Forces of the UK, the three Specialist Police Forces, Parks Police, Ports Police and several others.
About John A. Godwin
John Godwin is an automotive and transport photographer and author, with a particular interest in emergency service vehicles. For more than thirty years, he has recorded the development and use of police vehicles, fire appliances and other emergency response vehicles, focusing on the UK and Ireland, but also visiting more than fifty countries worldwide. John’s photographs are showcased on his comprehensive website (www.transport.photography) and social media channels. Images have also been used by emergency services for publicity materials and to support their training activities. In the early 1970s, John became a young fan of the classic film The Italian Job. In 2009, he was announced the winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s competition to propose a credible solution to the film’s cliffhanger ending. He has visited and photographed many of the filming locations in London, Dublin, and Turin and enjoys researching the history of this popular film.

More from this author