Police vans are widely used across the United Kingdom and incorporate a cage to hold prisoners. Larger vans are also used to act as mobile control room at major incidents, and may also carry specialised equipment such as hydraulic door entry and cutting tools.

Police vans are usually employed for the transport of prisoners inside a specially adapted cell in the vehicle, or for the rapid transport of a number of officers to an incident. Early police vans were in the form of horse-drawn carriages, with the carriage being in the form of a secure holding cell.

Oct 7, 2021 · Ford ’s new five-tonne Transit van has gone into service with UK police forces, where it is being used as a protected personnel carrier (PPC, or ‘riot van’). With a larger payload...

Jan 7, 2024 · Police vans are multi-purpose in the UK. Their primary function is to transport prisoners inside a cage or cell. This keeps them away from the officers driving the vehicle. There is also the purpose of transporting multiple officers quickly to an incident.

Oct 1, 2021 · Ford’s new 5.0-tonne Transit has been deployed as a Protected Personnel Carrier with police forces across the country, having won a national tender to supply 400 vehicles over the next four years.

Oct 1, 2021 · The Protected Personnel Carriers (PPCs), also known as riot vans, have been converted to new UK specification by Ford’s Qualified Vehicle Modifying partner, Safeguard SVP, and are capable of carrying up to 10 police officers, or nine if specified with the single-containment cell, which is either fixed or removable.

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Oct 18, 2021 · BlueLight Commercial are delighted to announce that Ford’s new 5.0-tonne Transit has been deployed as a Protected Personnel Carrier (PPC) with police forces across the country, having won the BlueLight Commercial national tender to …

Oct 1, 2021 · Known officially as PPCs, or colloquially as riot vans, they have been converted to new UK specification and can carry up to 10 police officers, or nine if specified with a single-containment...

Oct 1, 2021 · Ford’s new 5.0-tonne Transits are to be used as police riot vans across the UK in a major new fleet contract win. The new deal, awarded following a national tender by BlueLight Commercial, will see 400 Ford 5.0-tonne Transits deployed over the next four years as riot vans.