Scottish Emergency Photography

Seen as my Instagram has also seen it… I was very fortunate to get access to the latest vehicle to join the firearms fleet, the @ToyotaUK Land Cruiser! This is the first of its kind in the UK so I was very pleased to get some great photos of it! Many thanks to those involved for making this happen!

It’s always cool to catch the driver training courses running from @PSOSCollege. I was fortunate to catch the Security Escort Course returning at the tail end of last year. Wonder if I’ll be able to photograph anymore courses this year🤔

@BobbyGrant26 @AudiUK @AudiOfficial @PSOSRoads @PSOSGreaterGlas @BMW @BMW_UK Kodiaqs. Quite a few of them on the road now as well

@ScotsEVP @AudiUK @AudiOfficial @PSOSRoads @PSOSGreaterGlas @BMW @BMW_UK Oh right. Have seen a lot of Superbs and a few Karoqs I think?

The “newest” and “oldest” cars at #GlasgowRP photographed at the start of the year. More and more Audis coming to Scotlands roads, I wonder what the next one I photograph will be🤔

@BobbyGrant26 @AudiUK @AudiOfficial @PSOSRoads @PSOSGreaterGlas @BMW @BMW_UK The suspension on the Skodas purchased by PolScot isn’t great. Very soft and can cause issues. There is the new superb model however I haven’t heard any opinions as it’s still pretty new

@ScotsEVP @AudiUK @AudiOfficial @PSOSRoads @PSOSGreaterGlas @BMW @BMW_UK Surely Skoda better value?

The @BTP fleet in Scotland has seen quite a number of new additions in the last 12-18 months. From cars to cell vans, here’s a few of them that I managed to photograph! The new 3008 has recently been moved from Aberdeen to Edinburgh

Despite not all being photographed at their home station… they were all taken on the same day last year. This is the current line-up of appliances stationed at @sfrs_stgclafife Stirling. A pair of @ScaniaUK RPs with @EOneUKLtd bodywork, a @MBVansUK Sprinter Water Rescue Unit with work by @Angloco, and a @forduk Ranger L4V

A trio of @IVECOUK Eurocargo MWRPs from @fire_scot photographed last year. These three appliances went operational the @sfrs_stgclafife area last year. These have bodywork and engineering work by @EOneUKLtd!

@theturbochimp @WillSatchwell @ToyotaUK @PoliceScotland @PSOSEdinburgh @ToyotaMotorCorp They do. At the minute this is the only one, however there is 20 in total so another 19 are to come over the course of this year

Seen as my Instagram has also seen it… I was very fortunate to get access to the latest vehicle to join the firearms fleet, the @ToyotaUK Land Cruiser! This is the first of its kind in the UK so I was very pleased to get some great photos of it! Many thanks to those involved for making this happen!

@Richard32475343 @ToyotaUK @PoliceScotland @PSOSEdinburgh @ToyotaMotorCorp Not sure what deal they will have gotten. Less than list price to the public anyhoo

If there’s any need to pursue vehicles, it’s roads policing that do that. There are still Volvo XC90s used by firearms, in which case if there’s any need to follow in a pursuit, the Land Cruiser would fall back and XC90 would proceed. If there’s intel of a person with a potential weapon, there will be various measures in place to attempt to stop a pursuit from starting, vehicle for example would be boxed in

@rattamaque @ToyotaUK @PoliceScotland @PSOSEdinburgh @ToyotaMotorCorp Not 100% sure on top speeds. But yeah I agree, very Lego-esque

@ScotsEVP @ToyotaUK @PoliceScotland @PSOSEdinburgh @ToyotaMotorCorp Looks like a Lego police truck. What's the top speed it will do in an emergency?

@Richard32475343 @ToyotaUK @PoliceScotland @PSOSEdinburgh @ToyotaMotorCorp It’s firearms… they don’t need to keep up with “high performance” vehicles

A trio of @VolvoTrucksUK @fire_scot appliances photographed in the tail end of last year whilst doing a small tour of the East and North SDAs. These appliances all have @EOneUKLtd bodywork, and are stationed at Balfron, Abefoyle and Doune

I was fortunate enough this year to photograph a number of other @PoliceScotland specialisms in 2025. A variety of @PSOSDogs vehicles as well as the dogs, Mountain Rescue vehicles and plenty of older and new carriers from Public Order!

A few of my favourite @PSOSRoads cars seen and photographed in 2025. A number of @SKODAUK Superbs were added to the fleet, making cars like the @BMW 530D becoming ever more scarce! There should be some more new additions in the coming months which will be interesting to photograph!📸

I was very fortunate in 2025 to photograph a variety of different @PSOSCollege driving courses. First time for me photographing the Pursuit Management Course (Finally!), as well as the Security Escort training. Hopefully more to come in 2026!

OK, WHO DID THIS???🤣🤣🤣

@GigavatnikZ @PoliceScotland @PSOSCollege @PSOSRoads @AudiUK @BMW_UK @volvocars @SKODAUK Awesome! Thanks for the input, have a lovely evening!

Onto my favourite @PoliceScotland photographs now from this year! I’ve had some great opportunities this year to photograph cars up at @PSOSCollege, including @PSOSRoads #AyrshireRP’s @AudiUK A6! Massive thanks to my contacts as always for their assistance!