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These black vehicles were spotted Tuesday evening patrolling Brixton by a number of people on Twitter. Photo by Twitter user @stuartleewhite

Here is the "product" for sale on the internet, via @TimesCrime

http://www.jankel.com/products/product-details.cfm?pID=11

"The Guardian offers protection and capabilities in excess of other vehicles currently employed by Law Enforcement Agencies in such roles, whilst still maintaining a mainly discrete appearance. The Guardian has been conceived and designed as a multiple role armoured 4x4 vehicle, to fulfil a number of operations roles including; • High readiness fire-arms support and patrol vehicle • Hostage negotiation (negotiating delivery vehicle) • High threat containment vehicle • High threat area control and patrol vehicle (airport control) • Public order / riot control vehicle (when fitted with the modular Riot Protection System [MRPS]) • Overt Observation Post (OP) • Overt Sniper Position • Counter Terrorist (CT) and Hostage rescue - intervention vehicle (when fitted with elements of the Reactive Intervention System [RIS]) • High threat emergency evacuation vehicle • High risk (Cat 'A') prisoner conveyance vehicle (when fitted with the prisoner handling cage)"