Starting with land-bound profiles inspired by the thread "51st State" on the alternatehistory board. This is something I've envisioned British police going if they were ever part of the Union. To read "51st State" you will have to register.
Hertfordshire ConstabularyThe Herts Constabulary was one of the early adopters of "Continental" police vehicles, choosing Dodge Stratuses and Intrepids. They've stuck with Dodge through to the present, with Avengers in general patrol, Chargers in road policing units, and Durangos in supervisor and special units. Currently, the Herts Police sport a number of liveries, but are starting to standardize the fleet's paint job.
This Avenger is painted in the Force's old slate blue livery with a single red line between the words Hertfordshire and Constabulary.
This Charger is painted in the livery unique to the Force's Road Policing Unit. Rumors are they will be repainted. (Profile base from TheBlueprints.com)
Durango-Inspector (Supervisor)[/URL] This Durango is the Day Shift Inspector's Unit. Durangos also serve in the Roads Policing Unit and with the Dog Section. This is the current livery that will eventually be applied to the entire fleet.
Humberside PoliceHumberside Police primarily uses Ford vehicles in its fleet, due to the County Council adopting a measure to have all County vehicles burn alternative fuels and diesel. The force uses diesel Focuses in its Neighborhood Policing Units and propane-fueled Crown Victorias in general patrol. Ranger Diesels (the European Ranger) are used by supervisors and special units. The vehicles depicted are one of the Tauruses adopted in 1997 and a current LPG fueled Crown Vic. It is rumored that with the demise of the CVPI, Humberside will move to diesel BMWs, Focuses, and Mondeos, as the current Taurus Police Interceptor is only offered with gasoline engines.
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London Metropolitan PoliceThe Met was one of the early adopters of not only a single-make fleet, but also an entirely left-hand-drive (due to the former) fleet in the mid-90s, due to the realities of attempting to maintain a fleet composed of different marques. The force started with mid-size Lumina 9C3s, and was one of the launch agencies for the 2002 Impala 9C1. Since 2006, The Met maintains a fleet of Malibu 9C3s and Impala 9C1s.
Malibu 9C3. General patrol unit.
Impala 9C1. Some are general patrol, but some in the central boroughs are supervisor and dog units.
Thames Valley PoliceThames Valley Police stayed with their fleet of Vauxhalls until 2002, when they purchased Impalas in a joint bid with the Metropolitan Police. The 2002-2005 Impalas were dark green with the force's logo. In 2006, the force chose a radical new paint scheme, which debuted on TVP's current Impalas, also purchased in the same lot as the Met. TVP also uses Tahoes as poor-weather patrol vehicles, supervisor's units, and specialty units. In 2011, TVP purchased the new Caprice PPV, in a joint order with the Parma Police in the Continental state of Ohio. Eventually, TVP hopes to replace its Impalas with the Caprice.
2002 Impala 9C1. The green scheme was not well received, especially with the logo used then.
2006 Impala 9C1. The first iteration of the current scheme used a smaller TVP logo and smaller "POLICE" lettering. Not focused, taken in a moving vehicle...
The Caprice PPV is TVP's newest general patrol vehicle, slated to eventually replace the Impalas.
Tahoe 4x4 Supervisor's Unit. TVP also uses Tahoe PPVs (RWD) in its Traffic unit.
Thoughts, opinions, flames?