List of vehicles used by the Garda Síochána

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. Roads Policing unit (formerly traffic corps) vehicles are typically adorned with a battenburg pattern. The Garda insignia is also present on vehicles.

As of April 2016, the Garda Síochána's fleet of 2,676 vehicles was made up of 1,941 cars (758 marked and 1,183 unmarked), 424 vans, 122 motorcycles, 95 four-wheel drive vehicles, and 94 other types.[1] By June 2018, this had increased (by 85) to 2,761 vehicles.[2] The fleet is managed by the Garda Fleet management Section.[3]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, the Garda Síochána hired approximately 200 vehicles to use for community outreach, to collect prescriptions, and to bring isolated and vulnerable people to medical appointments.[4]

Cars
Garda cars
Roads Policing Unit Hyundai i40
Opel insignia tourer

Marked patrol cars

Unmarked patrol cars

4x4
Garda Mitsubishi Pajero
Fiat Ducato
Garda vehicles in Dublin

Marked 4x4

Unmarked 4x4

Vans and trucks

Marked vans

Unmarked vans

Motorcycles

Bicycles

Aircraft

Garda Air Support Unit aircraft are flown and maintained by the No. 3 Operations wing of the Irish Air Corps.

Government / official transport

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Written answers - Thursday, 12 July 2018 - Department of Justice and Equality - Garda Transport Data". Oireachtas Record. Kildare Street. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. https://www.garda.ie/en/Information-Centre/Freedom-of-Information/Publication-Scheme/Budgets-and-spending/Purchase-of-vehicles.html, Purchase of vehicles
  4. "Coronavirus: Gardaí in 200 rented cars set for community outreach". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. "Gardai will be driving Beamers to keep up with the criminals". Kildare Now. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. "UK Emergency Vehicles".
  7. "Photo". www.boards.ie. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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  9. "Gardaí using armour-plated cars seized from criminals". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2010.
  10. 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.
  11. "Man caught trying to steal garda bicycle". herald.
  12. "Pilatus Britten Norman Defender". Defence Forces (Ireland). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  13. "Eurocopter EC135 T2". Defence Forces (Ireland). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  14. "What does your ministerial motor car say about you?". tribune.ie. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009.
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