6:29 am, July 8, 2026
The Ineos Grenadier has been cleared for use by UK emergency services after passing the Metropolitan Police’s rigorous vehicle testing programme.
The approval covers both the Grenadier Station Wagon and Quartermaster pick-up, allowing the vehicles to enter blue light service with the UK’s largest police force and providing a benchmark for adoption by other emergency services.
As part of the evaluation, the Grenadier successfully completed the Metropolitan Police’s brake test, which requires a vehicle to accelerate to 50mph before performing a full emergency stop 50 consecutive times without suffering dangerous brake fade or system failure.
Ineos said the Grenadier’s standard specification also makes it well suited to emergency service conversions, thanks to pre-wired electrical circuits that allow lights and other equipment to be fitted without drilling into the bodywork or chassis.
The commercial version also offers 2,088-litres of load space and is capable of carrying a standard Euro pallet.
The manufacturer already supplies vehicles to security, rescue and emergency organisations around the world, including police forces in Spain, Catalonia, Serbia, Slovakia, Poland and Abu Dhabi, as well as specialist counter-terrorism and special operations units in Germany and France.
Earlier this year, the Grenadier also entered service with the RNLI around the UK coastline.
Tony Lewis, global head of fleet sales at Ineos Automotive, said: ‘The Grenadier platform offers exceptional versatility, outstanding durability and straightforward maintenance, making it ideally suited to long-term deployment with the emergency services.
‘The Met Test seal of approval is the next step towards the wider blue light adoption of the Grenadier and we are already in discussions with numerous UK police forces who have been equally impressed by its suitability to their needs.’
Since production began in 2023, Ineos says it has delivered more than 36,000 Grenadiers to customers in more than 50 countries.
The vehicle will be displayed at the Emergency Fleet Exhibition and NAPFM Conference at the Telford International Centre on July 7 and 8.
