Word reaches Biglorryblog that Scotland's largest constabulary, Strathclyde Police, has taken delivery of the first Iveco Eurocargo 4x4 in the UK to be specified with a crew-cab. (Well I suppose it helps when the prisons are overcrowded---NO Biglorryblog walk away from that one..) Anyroadup the unique vehicle has entered joint operation with the Force's Underwater Search Unit and Marine Policing Unit, and will ensure easy access to shoreside locations and remote lochs. And here's a picture of it doing just that...tucked away behind it are a couple of jet skis too....(I always thought a jetski was a high-speed Russian aeroplane...you know you're not taking this seriously BLB are you...?)
Supplied by Glasgow-based Iveco dealer Kerr & Smith, the specialist Eurocargo 100E18WS will be used to transport a bespoke-built pod mounted on its chassis which contains both 'wet' and 'dry' rooms for use by underwater police divers, when preparing to dive and after re-surfacing. It also includes an area where the team can cook a hot meal - essential in isolated locations, especially in the winter months. Now click through here for more....
In addition to its aforementioned factory-built crew-cab the 4x4 Eurocargo is mounted with both a winch and a tow-bar and will be used to tow a trailer carrying a 6.5m inflatable boat. Its off-road abilities will be essential to support the Marine Police Unit's remit to police 1,760 miles of coastline and 5,500 square miles of coastal waters in the area, whilst also ensuring the Underwater Search Unit can transport its team and equipment to any stretch of water in the region.
Power is provided by the familiar 183hp, 5.8-litre Iveco tector engine, which is capable of producing up to 183 hp at and the Eurocargo 4x4 joins a number of Iveco vehicles already in Strathclyde Police's fleet, including Daily vans, Eurocargo urban artics, Eurocargo horse boxes and a couple of Eurocargos used for transfer of persons in custody.And that's not all as they'll soon be joined by a fleet of 12 Iveco Daily 50C18 Police Support Units (PSU's), each of which are being built to transport up to nine fully equipped police officers to the scene of major incidents. Mind how you go.....
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