Just seen the following article on Fleet News;-

The East Midlands Ambulance Service has purchased 62 Škoda Octavia Scout vehicles for its fast response fleet.

Fast response cars can get to the scene of an emergency 999 call more quickly than a conventional ambulance – enabling the ambulance crew member to start providing care immediately.

The vehicles used therefore need to be safe and reliable in all weather conditions, with adequate load capacity to enable paramedics to quickly access any apparatus needed in an emergency.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service initially invested in 20 Octavia Scout 4x4 vehicles in January 2010. The team tested several vehicles from different manufacturers, but chose to make the investment in the Scout model following overwhelmingly positive feedback from staff, says Škoda.

Steve Farnsworth, general fleet manager for East Midlands Ambulance Service, said: “After our initial investment in the Octavia Scout model, we received some of the best staff feedback we’ve ever had.

“It’s so important for our paramedics to have confidence in the vehicles they use – enabling them to focus on the task at hand and respond quickly and safely to emergencies across the region.”

Another feather in Skoda's cap.

Will they have to wait 6 months for them?

I wonder if they need a "faster" response service, rather than just "fast"...

I wonder if they need a "faster" response service, rather than just "fast"...

.... well I'm sure you are capable of dropping them an e-mail or phoning them .....

Nothing ventured; nothing gained.

Will they have to wait 6 months for them?

haha an order that big 62 Skodas = 62plate hahahaha

Will they have to wait 6 months for them?

probably not, but everyone else will have to wait a bit longer as a result no doubt

They should have got Yeti's - then they could have given them all names, same as Eddie Stobarts.

They should have got Yeti's - then they could have given them all names, same as Eddie Stobarts.

Eddie Stobart doesn't have any Yeti's......Does he?

Eddie Stobart doesn't have any Yeti's......Does he?

That I would like to see- Yeti after the Stobart vynil wrap guys have had a go :wonder:

Yes they like them as we do any warranty work on them and the feedback we get from the drivers is very positive bearing in mind they do get a hard life!