Land Rover back on the road
Land Rover has extended its contract with Highways England by handing over the first of a new fleet of Discovery vehicles.
They will begin patrolling England’s motorways this month, becoming the latest in a long lineage of Discovery public services vehicles.
A fleet of 70 Highways England Land Rover Discoverys have been specially modified for the needs of traffic officers, including a roof-mounted light array, programmable rear LED board, iconic Battenburg livery and a cavernous reinforced load area.
Scott Dicken, Jaguar Land Rover sales director, said, ‘Highways England works tirelessly to keep England’s motorists moving and we are proud that this fleet of Land Rover Discovery’s has been chosen to keep the team mobile and equipped with everything they need to take on the toughest challenges whatever the location, whatever the conditions.’
The Highways England Land Rover Discovery partnership was born from Jaguar Land Rover’s status as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Services Vehicle Purchase Framework, which sees Jaguar Land Rover supplying vehicles to numerous Government agencies including UK Police Forces.
Nick Harris, executive director of operations at Highways England, said, ‘These new vehicles will be valuable addition to our fleet and we are very pleased to be continuing our relationship with Jaguar Land Rover.’
