List of vehicles used by the Garda Síochána
This is a list of vehicles used by An Garda Síochána. Vehicles used by an Garda Síochána are mainly white, with yellow and blue fluorescent livery. Roads Policing unit (formerly traffic corps) vehicles are typically adorned with a battenburg pattern. The Garda insignia is also present on vehicles.
As of March 2024, An Garda Síochána's fleet of 3,513 vehicles was made up of 2,655 cars (1,046 marked and 1,609 unmarked), 562 vans, 140 motorcycles, 103 four-wheel drive vehicles, and 53 other types.[1] The fleet is managed by the Garda Fleet management Section.[2]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, An Garda Síochána hired approximately 200 vehicles to use for community outreach, to collect prescriptions, and to bring isolated and vulnerable people to medical appointments.[3]
Cars
[edit]Marked patrol cars
[edit]- BMW 5 Series[4]
- Ford Mondeo[5]
- Ford Focus[5]
- Ford Fiesta[5]
- Opel Astra[5]
- Opel Vectra
- Hyundai i30[5]
- Hyundai Kona
- Hyundai Tucson
- Toyota Avensis[5]
- Toyota Corolla[5]
- Hyundai i40[5]
- Volvo XC70[5]
- Toyota RAV4
- Škoda Enyaq
- Kia EV6
- Hyundai Ioniq 5
- Skoda Octavia
Unmarked patrol cars
[edit]- Audi S3
- Audi A6
- BMW 5 Series
- Ford Focus[5]
- Opel Vectra
- Hyundai i30[5]
- Hyundai Ioniq 5
- Mercedes CLS
- Toyota Avensis[5]
- Toyota Corolla[5]
- Toyota Camry
- Hyundai i40[5]
- Skoda Superb
- Skoda Kodiaq
- Volvo V60[5]
- Volkswagen Golf R[5]
- Hyundai Tucson
4x4
[edit]Marked 4x4
[edit]- Audi Q7[6]
- Toyota Landcruiser[5]
- Land Rover Defender[5]
- Land Rover Discovery
- BMW X5[7]
- Mitsubishi Shogun
- Mitsubishi Pajero
- Ford Ranger
- Hyundai Tucson
- Toyota RAV4
Unmarked 4x4
[edit]- BMW X5 (armoured)[8]
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- Audi Q7
- Land Rover Discovery
- Range Rover (armoured)
- Isuzu D-Max
- Ford Ranger
- Mitsubishi Outlander
- Hyundai Tucson
- Mitsubishi L200
Vans and trucks
[edit]Marked vans
[edit]- Ford Transit[5]
- Ford Transit Connect[5]
- Fiat Ducato[5]
- Opel Combo
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (mobile command & control centre)[5]
- Mercedes-Benz Vario (technical bureau)[5]
- Maxus Deliver 9[9]
Unmarked vans
[edit]Motorcycles
[edit]- BMW K1200GT[5]
- BMW R1200RT[10]
- BMW F series parallel-twin
- Yamaha FJR1300[5]
- Honda ST1100[5]
- Honda NT700V[5]
- Honda NT650V[5]
Bicycles
[edit]Aircraft
[edit]Garda Air Support Unit aircraft are flown and maintained by the No. 3 Operations wing of the Irish Air Corps.
- Britten-Norman Defender 4000 (one)[12]
- Eurocopter EC135 T2 (two)[13]
- DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian (one on order)[14]
Government / official transport
[edit]- Audi A6[15]
- BMW 5 Series[15]
- BMW 7 Series
- BMW X5 (Armoured)
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class[15]
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class[15]
- Volvo S60
- Lexus GS[15]
- Lexus LS
References
[edit]- ^ "Purchase of vehicles". An Garda Síochána. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.garda.ie/en/Information-Centre/Freedom-of-Information/Publication-Scheme/Budgets-and-spending/Purchase-of-vehicles.html Archived 11 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Purchase of vehicles
- ^ "Coronavirus: Gardaí in 200 rented cars set for community outreach". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Gardai will be driving Beamers to keep up with the criminals". Kildare Now. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ 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 "UK Emergency Vehicles". Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Photo". www.boards.ie. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Resources and Information". flickeflu.com.
- ^ "Gardaí using armour-plated cars seized from criminals". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Garda Go Mobile!". harrisgroup.ie. January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Man caught trying to steal garda bicycle". herald. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Pilatus Britten Norman Defender". Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Eurocopter EC135 T2". Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Garda purchases sophicated surveillance aircraft from Canadian manufacturer". irishtimes.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "What does your ministerial motor car say about you?". tribune.ie. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009.