List of vehicles used by the Garda Síochána
Appearance
This is a list of vehicles used by the Garda Síochána. Vehicles used by the Garda Síochána are mainly white, with yellow and blue fluorescent livery. Traffic unit vehicles are typically adorned with a battenburg pattern. The Garda crest is also present on vehicles.
As of April 2016, the Garda fleet comprised 2,676 vehicles.[1] Of these there were 1,941 cars (758 marked and 1,183 unmarked), 424 vans, 122 motorcycles, 95 four-wheel drive vehicles, and 94 other vehicle types.[1]
Cars
Marked patrol cars
- Ford Mondeo[2]
- Ford Focus[2]
- Ford Fiesta[2]
- Ford Galaxy[2]
- Opel Vectra[2]
- Opel Astra[2]
- Hyundai i30[2]
- Toyota Avensis[2]
- Toyota Corolla[2]
- Toyota Yaris[2]
- Fiat Ulysse[2]
- Hyundai i40[2]
- Volvo XC70[2]
- Volkswagen Type 2[2]
- Volvo V60[2]
4x4
Marked 4x4
- Audi Q7[3]
- Toyota Landcruiser[2]
- Nissan Terrano[2]
- Land Rover Defender[2]
- Isuzu Trooper[2]
- Isuzu D-Max[4]
- BMW X5[5]
- BMW 5 Series[6]
Unmarked 4x4
- BMW X5 (armoured)[7]
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- Audi Q7
- Land Rover Discovery
- Range Rover (armoured)
- Isuzu D-Max
- Ford Ranger
- Mitsubishi Outlander
Vans and Trucks
Marked vans
- Ford Transit[2]
- Ford Transit Connect[2]
- Fiat Ducato[2]
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (mobile command & control centre)[2]
- Mercedes-Benz Vario (technical bureau)[2]
Motorcycles
Bicycles
Aircraft
Garda Air Support Unit aircraft are flown and maintained by the Irish Air Corps.
- Pilatus Britten-Norman Defender 4000 (one)[10]
- Eurocopter EC135 T2 (two)[11]
Government / official transport
- Audi A6[12]
- BMW 5 Series[12]
- BMW 7 Series (armoured)
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class[12]
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class[12]
- Volvo S60
- Lexus GS[12]
- Toyota Prius[12]
- Citroën C6[12]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garda Síochána vehicles.
- ^ a b "Written answers - Tuesday, 24 May 2016 - Department of Justice and Equality - Garda Transport Data". Oireachtas Record. Kildare Street. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Emergency Vehicles Site - Photo list of Garda vehicles[dubious – discuss]
- ^ http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=378414&d=1456124016
- ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/shanecasey51/6130511144/
- ^ http://flickeflu.com/groups/1524669@N21
- ^ "Gardai will be driving Beamers to keep up with the criminals". Kildare Now. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ BreakingNews.ie - Gardaí using armour-plated cars seized from criminals - 26 October 2010
- ^ An Garda Síochána [@GardaTraffic] (3 February 2016). "Garda Traffic, Dublin Castle today took delivery of the first 8 of their new BMW 1200 RTP Motorcycles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://www.herald.ie/news/courts/man-caught-trying-to-steal-garda-bicycle-31114509.html
- ^ "Pilatus Britten Norman Defender". Defence Forces (Ireland). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Eurocopter EC135 T2". Defence Forces (Ireland). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Tribune Newspaper - What does your ministerial motor car say about you? - 2 August 2009 Archived 10 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine