If your username is not just a cunning ruse, then I would say that we work in the same county! Having read through many of the comments here I cannot say I'm surprised and would agree with most of what was said; not enough troops for the job being the main theme. As a copper I work with you guys most days and enjoy doing so as you have developed exactly the same cynical sense of humour as us. The specific complaint you mention above the "not insured" bit is a load of bull. I have never known any of my colleagues to refuse a request from ambo to travel in the back. The only possible exeption to this would perhaps be firearms officers. If you think about it the excuse makes no sense; they're not driving your vehicle are they? Perhaps they reckon that your insurance does not cover the carrying of "passengers", however you regularly carry relatives so perhaps he/she'd drunk too much red bull! On another note what powers of entry to premises do you have? I only ask as I'm surprised that I often have to turn up with my big red key for both you guys and Trumpton; Or is it that you want us to secure the premises after? Not having a pop, just genuinely curious. As for the joint police/ambo unit I doubt very much if that is a home office priority!! We have had paramedics on "ridealongs" with us though, and they were very handy indeed. Its a shame that we don't intermingle more at a local level. I'm sure that you would have info we'd find interesting and vice versa. After all on some nights we do the same job - you deal with assaults, and I have to use my extremely poor medical skills! Anyway, good luck to you. I'll probably see at the back doors of A&E for a fag and never realise its you.