Friday 9th January 2004

RAV4s for Scots Police

Land Rovers swapped for Jap 4x4s

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Strathclyde Police has switched its fleet of 30 divisional unit beat four-wheel drive vehicles to Toyota RAV4s. The force took the first of nine diesel-powered five-doors in 2003, with more to follow as its previous Land Rover 90 and Freelanders come up for replacement over the coming years.

The move follows an evaluation in which police drivers were given four makes of 4x4 and asked to report on which was best suited for their purposes.

The RAV4s, which are purchased outright by the police, are finished in Strathclyde regional livery and equipped with standard ‘blues and twos’ for patrol work by its internal commissioning team. The vehicles are expected to cover up to 120,000 miles over three or four-year cycles.

The RAV4 has been used as a "rapid-response" vehicle by Derbyshire Police for some years.

Links : Police Links

[Jason C]

Those two look a bit shifty to me. Was that pic from a CCTV camera?

.....and I've never seen one of Derbyshire's RAV 4s on "Rapid Response" - they just pootle about in them.

[porsche944]

I don't think that I've ever seen a RAV4 doing anything "rapid"....

[acegrantura]

FRom a very happy RAV 4 owner (and griff 500!) they are great for going to Sainsbury's and I love then so there!

[ian d]

you think thats bad, Grampian Police have a Smart car in yellow and black police plaid (check)in Aberdeen...i kid yee not!

[steve-p]

RAV4s eh? Are the police moonlighting as hairdressers nowadays?