Lancashire Police expands fleet with 120 new Skoda models

Skoda has delivered more than 120 new cars to Lancashire Police, to support its fleet expansion.

The vehicles will be used for a variety of roles, from day-to-day policing duties to roads policing and driver training.

Among the new arrivals are of 92 Skoda Scala standard response ‘beat’ cars, equipped with 1.0 TSI petrol engines and DSG transmissions. They have been added to the force’s line-up as the workhorse of the fleet, and will be used by primary responders patrolling neighbourhoods on a daily basis. They are fitted with full police livery and integrated emergency warning systems.

Lancashire Police has also taken delivery of 21 Superb hatch 2.0 TSI 280 DSG SportLine models for the Roads Policing Unit. They have been fitted with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), CCTV, lighting and warning equipment, a message board in the rear window and a kit carrier in the boot.

Completing the delivery of vehicles are five Karoq 1.5 TSI DSG 4x4s that will be used in more rural areas and four Kamiqs for Lancashire Police's training department.

Tony Deus, head of fleet at Lancashire Police, said: “We already have an excellent track record with Skoda cars on our current fleet – so much so our officers have bought their own. Expanding our fleet with this significant order of cars means we can complete our duties knowing we have reliable, dependable cars that fit the bill perfectly.

“There’s an excellent pedigree that comes with Škoda police vehicles. They’re safe for our officers and we know there’s the back-up of Skoda’s comprehensive service.”

Skoda’s range of cars can be specified by emergency service fleets for Ambulance, Police and Fire and Rescue teams across the UK via Skoda’s bespoke emergency service converters. This includes full integration of the emergency services’ communications platform within the existing infotainment touchscreen and 360-degree lighting. Individual customer conversion requirements can also be catered for with Skoda’s approved specialist converters.