How many blue light users can you name?

by **jamei** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:42 pm

How many organisations can you name that use blue lights other than on ambulances, police and fire vehicles. I can think of 10 at the moment.

by **martine** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:02 pm

I can think of 12 :wink:

by **crr003** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:55 pm

martine wrote:I can think of 12

12, but check out the O2 Airwave vehicle
http://www.ukemergency.co.uk/
(under "Others")

by **manilva15b** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:44 am

When I was living in the UK some years ago and working for them, I recall ICI had an emergency response vehicle based at their Yalding works in Kent. The vehicle was dedicated to response to chemical spillage incidents, and was, I recall fitted with blue lights. That part of ICI has since been bought by Syngenta, based in Guildford (in 2000). I don’t know if the EV was retained or not.

by **jasonh** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:58 pm

Once on an M1 entry slip I was passed by a motorcyle which had - I'm virtually certain - blue lights and siren, but it was emblazoned with the name of a recovery service. Anyone know what that was about (suggestions that I was hallucinating should be kept to yourselves)?

by **James** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:22 pm

I weill try and answer the question but there will no doubt be many I have missed:

Police
Ambulance
Fire
Bomb Disposal
Coastguard ?
Some Parking Removal Trucks
Some Prison Transport Vehicles
Blood
Some Military Vehicles

Feel free to cut and paste the above and add to it...

by **gordonb** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:05 pm

James wrote:I weill try and answer the question but there will no doubt be many I have missed:

Police
Ambulance
Fire
Bomb Disposal
Coastguard ?
Some Parking Removal Trucks
Some Prison Transport Vehicles
Blood
Some Military Vehicles

Feel free to cut and paste the above and add to it...

Mountain Rescue

by **jasonh** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:52 pm

gordonb wrote:
James wrote:I weill try and answer the question but there will no doubt be many I have missed:

Police
Ambulance
Fire
Bomb Disposal
Coastguard ?
Some Parking Removal Trucks
Some Prison Transport Vehicles
Blood
Some Military Vehicles

Feel free to cut and paste the above and add to it...

Mountain Rescue

Doctors (BASICS and HEMS)

by **wisden** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:17 pm

Cave Rescue

by **James** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:23 pm

Police
Ambulance
Fire
Bomb Disposal
Coastguard ?
Some Parking Removal Trucks
Some Prison Transport Vehicles
Blood
Some Military Vehicles
Cave Rescue
Hems - (not basic doctors they are on green lights with no exemptions)
Mountain Rescue

by **Rick** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:13 am

Parking removal trucks? Surely not! Not that i am disagreeing with the answer, but if that is correct it is ridiculas.

Lots of factories/refineries have there own Emergency service vehicles and also drive on the road on B&2's which opens a big can of worms... if anyone with legal experience would like to input on that point plase feel free, as it was a big worry for me when i was in the driver training field.

by **vonhosen** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:37 am

Rick wrote:Parking removal trucks? Surely not! Not that i am disagreeing with the answer, but if that is correct it is ridiculas.

Lots of factories/refineries have there own Emergency service vehicles and also drive on the road on B&2's which opens a big can of worms... if anyone with legal experience would like to input on that point plase feel free, as it was a big worry for me when i was in the driver training field.

The regs define who can use blue lights, if people want to argue they qualify for the regs where Police believe they don't, that's a matter of fact for the court to decide.

Of course not all blue light users have the same exemptions from other offences.
Some only red traffic lights, some red lights & keep left bollards & even less both of those & speed.

by **James** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:47 am

James wrote:Some Parking Removal Trucks

Knew it would cause a stir!

I have never known them to respond nor need to... I wouldn't worry too much...

by **jasonh** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:05 pm

James wrote:Hems - (not basic doctors they are on green lights with no exemptions)

http://www.hants.org.uk/basics/
Sorry James, you are wrong. Hampshire BASICS is one scheme which uses blues, and if you look at the UKEV site you'll find more I'm sure.

by **James** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:37 pm

They look mor elike hems or paramedics to me. When you said basic doctor I was thinking about thamesdoc or something...

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