All-electric Toyota bZ4X joins bluelight fleet policing London parks

In its first ‘bluelight’ role, the Toyota bZ4X has joined the fleet of one of London’s busiest parks police teams.

The all-electric SUV will be deployed as a response car for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, patrolling more than 28 parks, open spaces and cemeteries and providing community support at events such as the  Notting Hill Carnival.

Its home base is Holland Park and it will be used exclusively for operational purposes.

The Toyota’s environmental credentials were a prime consideration, the bZ4X producing no tailpipe emissions from its battery electric powertrain. Previously, the parks police used a diesel-powered car.

Councillor Emma Will, lead member for parks and leisure, said: “We are committed to becoming a greener borough and being net zero as a Council by 2030 and the new car for Parks Police is another step in the right direction.

“All our vehicles in our parks are now electric and we’re looking to expand our fleet elsewhere. Toyota has worked closely with our Parks Police team to ensure we got exactly what we needed.”

The police team has accessed the vehicle through Toyota’s Kinto leasing and vehicle management business.

Neil Broad, general manager of Toyota One Fleet Services, said: “With its high quality, versatility and strong environmental credentials, we’re confident the bZ4X will prove its worth with the borough’s parks police and with many other public service fleet customers in the future.”