British Royal Guards withdrawn to safer positions to protect them from attacks

[Barrister]

Thing is, all their First Responder vehicles are all Benzes, Beemers and Land Rovers.  Pretentious 1%ers.   

The Mercedes Sprinter in the picture is the most common transporter of that size in Europe. You can get it with a Freightliner badge in the US as well. Hardly pretentious, just the government buying the best available car.

Well I'll be.  I did not know that Daimler owned Freightliner.

[Zanza]

For 30 years or so.

[Warspite]

I didn't realise. I thought they were all either Household Cavalry or one of the Guards regiments

It seems a bit more complicated than my guestimate and in your defences it's a relatively recent event, having only changed in the last 15-20 years. 

Just found a whole wiki page explaining it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Guard

I walk through Horse Guards (across the parade ground and through the arch) every day on my way to work; it's fun to watch the regiments cycle through so for example sometimes you have the full cuirass and helmet, and then the next week hussar dress, depending on which unit is on ceremonial duties.

[Tonitrus]

The Mercedes Sprinter in the picture is the most common transporter of that size in Europe. You can get it with a Freightliner badge in the US as well. Hardly pretentious, just the government buying the best available car.

You don't see Freightliners in Wall Street parking garages or rappers wearing Freightliner badges around their necks, though.   Pretentious!

In Amerika, government buys cheapest available car (that meets federal regulations for acquisitions, such rules on Green production, minority/women-owned small businesses, and availability from federal prison industries).