sillitoe tartan
{{Short description|Black (or other) and white chequered pattern, associated with policing}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use DMY dates|date=December 2020}}
File:Sillitoe Tartan black and white.svg (other than the City of London Police, who use red and white).]]
File:Sillitoe Tartan blue and white.svgs in England.]]
Sillitoe tartan is a distinctive chequered pattern, usually black-and-white or blue-and-white, which was originally associated with the police in Scotland.{{Efn|Tartan is a misnomer, as the pattern is a form of chequer, also known as dicing, not of tartan.}} It later gained widespread use in the rest of the United Kingdom and overseas, notably in Australia and New Zealand, as well as Chicago and Pittsburgh in the United States. It is used occasionally elsewhere, including by some Spanish municipal police and in parts of Canada, where it is limited to auxiliary police services.
The Sillitoe pattern may be composed of several different colours and numbers of rows depending on local customs, but when incorporated into uniforms or vehicle livery, it serves to uniquely identify emergency services personnel to the public.
History
The pattern was originally used as a symbol of Scottish heraldry, appearing in the coats of arms of various families. It is claimed that the pattern originated from highland soldiers weaving white ribbons into their black helmets.{{Cite web |title=Tartan Details - Sillitoe |url=https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=3786 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=The Scottish Register of Tartans}} Later, the pattern was also used by some Scottish volunteer regiments of the 1860s and the Lovat Scouts during the early 1900s.{{Cite web |title=The Sillitoe Tartan |url=https://www.policemuseum.org.uk/glasgow-police-history/20th-century/sillitoe-tartan/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Glasgow Police Museum |language=en-GB}}
The pattern was first adopted for police use in 1932 by Sir Percy Sillitoe, Chief Constable of the City of Glasgow Police, who required them to be used on cap bands.{{cite web |title=Sillitoe Tartan |url=http://www.inthelineofduty.com.au/timeline.asp?startyear=1960&iID=1042 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611004924/http://www.inthelineofduty.com.au/timeline.asp?startyear=1960&iID=1042 |archive-date=2020-06-11 |access-date= |website=In The Line of Duty |publisher=}} This was in order to distinguish police from other public servants who wore similar hats. Originally white bands were used, with the black added as the bands otherwise quickly became dirty.{{Cite web |last=Kohlstedt |first=Kurt |date=2020-12-24 |title=Sillitoe's Tartan: The Scottish Origins of a Global Emergency Services Pattern |url=https://99percentinvisible.org/article/sillitoes-tartan-the-scottish-origins-of-a-globally-recognizable-pattern/ |access-date= |website=99% Invisible |language=en-US}}
The use of the pattern remained solely Scottish until 1961, where it was adopted by the South Australian Police. It spread to the other Australian states and territories and the wider UK in the 1970s.
Usage by country
= Australia =
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Blue and white chequers have become the ubiquitous symbol of policing in Australia. The pattern was introduced into Australia by the Commissioner of the South Australia Police in 1961, following a fact-finding tour of Glasgow in 1960.{{cite web |title=Know your profession |url=http://www.afp.gov.au/en/media-centre/publications/platypus/previous-editions/2000/march-2000/know |publisher=Australian Federal Police |date=March 2000 |access-date=24 December 2014 |archive-date=28 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228064709/http://www.afp.gov.au/en/media-centre/publications/platypus/previous-editions/2000/march-2000/know |url-status=dead }} Committee member Sgt. W Rodgers suggested the inclusion during his time in SA Police, as he had observed during his earlier years in England. The police forces of the remaining states and territories progressively adopted the pattern during the 1970s until it was displayed on all Australian police uniforms except that of the Australian Federal Police, who use a black and white Sillitoe tartan on their cap bands.
The Australasian Centre for Policing Research (ACPR) approved a national specification for police vehicle markings in 1995 which saw all vehicles marked with a chequer band stripe running the full length of the vehicle. This was adopted by all states with the exception of New South Wales which eventually adopted the national standard in 2002.{{cite web | url=https://www.australianpolice.com.au/nsw-police-vehicle-markings/ | title=NSW Police Vehicle Markings | Australian Police | date=17 September 2012}}
Other coloured chequered patterns may be used to denote other emergency services and particular usage varies from state to state. For example, in New South Wales the Ambulance Service uses red and white chequers on ambulances and paramedic's uniforms, while the State Emergency Service uses orange and white Sillitoe tartan. St John Ambulance uses a white and green pattern on their vehicles and operational uniforms in both South Australia and Victoria. In New South Wales the Roads & Maritime Services Traffic Emergency Patrol have adopted a yellow and purple Sillitoe tartan{{cite web |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/ample/6610920137/sizes/o/in/photostream/ |title=All sizes - RTA |work=Flickr.com |access-date=15 December 2014}} whereas the Victorian counterpart, VicRoads have adopted a green and white variant.{{cite web |url= http://www.plateshed.com/forum/uploads/post-35-1111569103.jpg |format=JPG |title=Photograph |work=Plateshed.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}
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| State/Territory/Federal/Military: Police | Blue and white | File:2012 Ford Territory (SZ) TX RWD wagon, Victoria Police (2015-01-03).JPG |
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| NSW: Ambulance Service | Red and white |
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| NSW: Fire & Rescue New South Wales, and Surf Life Saving Australia South Australia: Country Fire Service Victoria: Country Fire Authority | Yellow and red |
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| Orange and white | File:NSW State Emergency Service - General Purpose Vehicle.jpg |
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| National: [https://www.facebook.com/firstaid.org.au/ St Andrew's First Aid Australia] NSW: Patient Transport Service, Volunteer Rescue Association | Green and white | File:Wagga Wagga Rescue Squad HINO Ranger VRA Primary Rescue Unit 369 (1).jpg |
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| Western Australia: St John Ambulance Western Australia | Yellow and green | File:2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (W 906) 313 CDI MWB van, St John Ambulance (2017-12-09).jpg |
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| National: RAAF - Security Forces, | Yellow and blue |
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| NSW: Transport for NSW Traffic Emergency Patrol Northern Territory: Transit Safety Services | Yellow and purple | File:RMS Traffic Emergency Patrol van on Loftus Street in Circular Quay.jpg |
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| NSW: Transport for NSW Traffic Signals and Repairs crews | Grey, blue and green |
= New Zealand =
File:NZ NF counter-protest.jpg with chequered band on hat and stab vest]]General law enforcement in New Zealand is handled by the New Zealand Police the country's national police service. The New Zealand Police wear a blue uniform, similar in colour to those found in Australia. For the majority of police branding the New Zealand Police use their own branding instead of the Sillitoe tartan marking such as the Police Koru, Tide Koru, Koru line, tukutuku chevron, Police tohu, Police crest, Police logo and coat of arms. The New Zealand Police very rarely uses Sillitoe tartan markings on vehicles, the only instances are on the now retired Armed Response Team (ART) vehicles, a singular Mobile Police Base and the Police Eagle helicopters. The vast majority of police vehicles instead use specially designed reflective Battenberg markings. The only other use of Sillitoe tartan markings is on the unform to ensure police can be easily identifiable even for international visitors.{{Cite web |title=Use of the NZ Police brand and police uniform items |url=https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/use-nz-police-brand-and-police-uniform-items |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=New Zealand Police |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Uniform, dress standards and appearance - Police Manual chapter |url=https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/uniform-dress-standards-and-appearance-police-manual-chapter |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=New Zealand Police |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Police Vehicles |url=https://wadegroupltd.com/police-trucks-and-vehicles/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Wade |language=en}}
= United Kingdom =
{{See also|Police uniforms and equipment in the United Kingdom#Headgear}}
File:Police.three.on.patrol.london.arp.jpg officers and a PCSO with blue-and-white Sillitoe tartan on the bottoms of their jackets]]
Introduced by chief constable of Glasgow Sir Percy Sillitoe in 1932, the Sillitoe tartan was an exclusively Scottish phenomenon until introduced in South Australia in 1961.{{cite web |first=Allan L. |last=Peters |title=The Chequered Band ('Silitoe Tartan') |date=2002 |url= http://www.sapolicehistory.org/c_band.html |publisher=South Australia Police Historical Society |work=SAPoliceHistory.org |access-date=15 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170330162400/http://www.sapolicehistory.org/c_band.html |archive-date=30 March 2017}} From 1972, within the United Kingdom, the original black and white Scottish version began to rapidly spread throughout England and Wales and it is now used by all police forces in Great Britain. It is worn on peaked caps, baseball caps and equestrian helmets; as well as the bowler hats and cravats of female officers.
Most forces use black and white chequered bands; the City of London Police uses distinctive red and white chequers. The City of London Corporation also run the Hampstead Heath Constabulary and the Billingsgate Market Constabulary (who are no longer attested as constables but retain the historic title), which also use red and white chequers.{{cite web |url= https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&q=hampstead+heath+constabulary#facrc=_&imgrc=u2V1oxzVrud99M%253A%3BZUC6KsonOmIuLM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi.ebayimg.com%252Ft%252FUK-POLICE-RARE-HAMPSTEAD-HEATH-SPECIAL-CONSTABULARY-Cap-NO-BADGE-%252F00%252Fs%252FNTAwWDY0Mw%253D%253D%252Fz%252FJ9QAAOxySoJTWMxA%252F%2524_35.JPG%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.policespecials.com%252Fforum%252Findex.php%252Ftopic%252F144750-hampstead-heath-constabulary-helmets%252Fpage-2%3B300%3B233 |title=Hampstead Heath Constabulary - Google Search |access-date=15 December 2014}}{{cite web |url= https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&q=hampstead+heath+constabulary#facrc=_&imgrc=YozE7BvPYbzdEM%253A%3BUlTDiZ-BXl1RAM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimg861.imageshack.us%252Fimg861%252F2141%252Fkf3cd.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.policespecials.com%252Fforum%252Findex.php%252Ftopic%252F144750-hampstead-heath-constabulary-helmets%252F%3B1024%3B768 |title=Hampstead Heath Constabulary - Google Search |access-date=15 December 2014}} The Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary, who are run by the local authority, also originally used red and white chequers in line with the corporate colours of the council but they reverted to the standard type.{{cite web |url=http://www.politie-petten.org/images/ENG-83B_01.jpg |format=JPG |title=Photograph |work=Politie-Petten.org |access-date=15 December 2014 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102143023/http://politie-petten.org/images/ENG-83B_01.jpg |url-status=dead }}
Attested cathedral constables, employed at a number of Anglican cathedrals, have adopted a royal blue and white chequered cap band in order to distinguish them from their Home Office police colleagues.
The now defunct Royal Parks Constabulary originally wore green and white chequers, but later changed to the standard police blue and white chequers. The Royal Parks Constabulary Scotland were a separate force to their aforementioned English counterparts and they also used green and white chequers.{{cite web |url= http://adintpolcol.tripod.com/HRParks.jpg |format=JPG |title=Photograph |work=Adintpolcol.Tripod.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}
While the Sillitoe tartan is not used in the dress uniform of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, it does appear on the force's baseball caps, motorcycle helmets and high-visibility jackets.
Blue and white chequers are also associated with the police, and may be used on vehicles and signage. Subsequent to the launching of Battenburg markings on police vehicles in the 1990s, the police introduced retro-reflective versions of the Sillitoe tartan markings to their uniforms, usually in blue and white, rather than the blue and yellow used on vehicles.
Many police forces have a sky blue and white Sillitoe tartan hatband as part of their PCSOs uniform. This is as a result of moves by the trade union Unison to develop a national law enforcement uniform within the UK.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
As a result of this the blue and white Sillitoe tartan has been taken up by a number of municipal organisations, including the London Borough of Newham Law Enforcement and Nottingham City Council Community Protection, who are accredited under the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme.
It is also being taken on by a number of private security organisations (most notably Canary Wharf Security) to project the attributes of public law enforcement.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
File:Hampshireold.jpg car marking with White and blue Sillitoe tartan ]]
File:Mitsubishi L200 Coastguard (2020).jpg car with Dark blue and yellow Sillitoe tartan]]
File:mounted.police.buckingham.palace.arp.jpg|Mounted officer of the Metropolitan Police at Buckingham Palace with the Sillitoe tartan rimming the helmet, London
File:Lord_Mayor%27s_Show,_London_2006_(295446880).jpg|Mounted officers of the Metropolitan Police and the City of London Police with examples of black and white as well as red and white chequers on equestrian helmets
File:PSNI_Cap_left_side.jpg|Sillitoe tartan on a baseball cap of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
File:Johnson_visited_London_Bridge_after_the_attack_01.jpg|Examples of black and white as well as red and white chequers on the hats of police officers in London
= United States =
Only a few police forces in the US have adopted the chequered pattern: the Chicago Police Department, Cook County Sheriff's Police and Brookfield Police in Illinois, Forest Park Police and Evergreen Park Police in Illinois, Hillside Police in Illinois, the Washington, D.C. police, and the Pittsburgh Police. U.S. police departments prefer to use a two-row pattern, instead of the three-row pattern common in Europe and Australasia. Many other departments in the United States and Canada, while lacking the tartan on their cap bands, have begun using two-row reflective versions as part of the design on high-visibility outer garments and vests.
File:Chicago police with sillitoe.jpg
- Chicago Police Department's pattern is dark blue and white for patrol officers and detectives, and dark blue and gold for sergeants and higher ranks. Sillitoe tartan caps were introduced in 1967.{{cite web |url= http://tribune-files.imagefortress.com/attachment1s/201654/medium_wm/AEG-694-CT_F.JPG?1275978531 |format=JPG |title=Photograph |publisher=Tribune-files.imagefortress.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}{{cite web |url= http://tribune-files.imagefortress.com/attachment1s/201655/medium_wm/AEG-694-CT_B.JPG?1275978535 |format=JPG |title=Photograph |publisher=Tribune-files.imagefortress.com |access-date=15 December 2014}} The band is around not only the department's service caps, but winter knit caps, summer baseball-style caps, the campaign hats and horse bridles of the mounted unit, bicycle helmets, and dog collars as well; it is not worn on the fur trim winter hat nor the light blue riot and motorcycle helmets. The Chicago Police also use the pattern on some signage, graphics, and architectural detail on newer police stations.
- The police of Brookfield, Forest Park, Hillside, and Evergreen Park follow the same colour protocols as nearby Chicago, although Evergreen Park and Hillside use black rather than dark blue, in keeping with their uniforms.
- The Pittsburgh Police use a dark navy blue and gold pattern, in keeping with their uniform colours. The arms of the city of Pittsburgh derive from those of the city's namesake, William Pitt, the Earl of Chatham; both coats of arms display a "fess chequy argent and azure", or a blue and white chequered band across the middle of the shield. The use of the chequered pattern by the Pittsburgh police is thus not only in keeping with the practice of various police departments, but is also a direct reference to the city's coat of arms and flag.
- Whilst not part of their standard uniform, officers from the Joliet Police Department (Illinois) have been noted to wear a green and white chequerboard band around their hats during the Chicago's Saint Patrick's Day Parade.{{cite web |url= http://www.chicagoclout.com/weblog/archives/2008/03/joliet_police_department_at_ch.html |title=Joliet Police Department at Chicago's Saint Patrick's Day Parade |date=15 March 2008 |work=ChicagoClout.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}
- In Florida, Deerfield Beach Fire Station 102 use a yellow and red three-tiered Sillitoe tartan pattern on the sides of their rescue ambulance. This pattern is identical to that used by Fire and Rescue NSW.
- The Washington, D.C. police wear Sillitoe tartan on their uniform sleeves as of the late 2010s.{{Cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/joinmpd.dc.gov/sites/joinmpd/files/Diversity%20Image%20-2.jpg | title=Police women wearing Sillitoe tartan on their uniform sleeves | website=joinmpd.dc.gov}}{{Cite web| title=General Order - Uniforms and Equipment | url=https://go.mpdconline.com/GO/GO_110_11.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404014925/https://go.mpdconline.com/GO/GO_110_11.pdf | archive-date=2017-04-04}}
= Spain =
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Blue and white Sillitoe tartan is used by the several local Spanish police forces. Both the Toledo and Mijas local {{lang|es|policia}} use a three-tiered version on vehicles in a fashion very similar to Australian police vehicles.{{cite web |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/12700690@N07/3307095851/in/faves-garciarf/ |title=Mitsubishi Montero. Policía local Mijas |work=Flickr |date=23 February 2009 |access-date=15 December 2014}}{{cite web |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/40383508@N03/4941564990/sizes/l/in/photostream/|title=All sizes - Policia Local Mijas |work=Flickr.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.police-car-photos.com/picture/number3448.asp |title=Police Car Photos |work=Police-Car-Photos.com |access-date=15 December 2014}} The Ajuntament de Sóller and Barcelona (Guàrdia Urbana) local Policía both use two-tiered blue and white versions.{{cite web |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/diwan/3257886734/in/set-72157613172996597|title=Policia Local |work=Flickr.com |date=27 January 2009 |access-date=15 December 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.police-car-photos.com/picture/number1921.asp |title=Police Car Photos |publisher=Police-Car-Photos.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}
= Canada =
The usage of Sillitoe tartan is typically rare in Canada (except in Quebec) and is usually limited to auxiliary police services. For example, the Toronto Police Auxiliary wear a red and black chequered band on their caps.
File:Police at Occupy Vancouver.jpg
A two-row Chicago-style Sillitoe tartan is borne on the high-visibility vests of the Vancouver Police, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, and other municipal police forces in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island (along the edges of the horizontal and vertical reflective strips),{{Cite web| title=Protect first responders and es personnel - Emergency Preparedness Plan - Save Public Lives and Property | url=http://www.eqquera.com/images/CBRNE_Protect%20First%20Responders_3.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122210047/http://eqquera.com/images/CBRNE_Protect%20First%20Responders_3.pdf | archive-date=2019-01-22}} but not on their high-visibility jackets nor other uniforms. The Surrey Police Service use a three-row tartan on their vests and emblem.{{Cite web |title=Home |publisher=Surrey Police Service |url=https://www.surreypolice.ca/ |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=SurreyPolice.ca}}
== Quebec ==
File:Marche pour le climat, Montreal, 27 Sept 2019 - 105.jpg
Most of the Quebec police forces use blue-and-white Sillitoe Tartan on their reflective jackets, which feature a similar design to those in the UK. In addition, some EMS vehicles used by the Québec Urgences-santé/Health Emergencies use Sillitoe Tartan markings on the sides.
=China=
==Hong Kong==
The Hong Kong Police Force use, to a limited extent, both two and three-tiered blue and white Sillitoe tartan schemes (Battenburg markings) on traffic vehicles. This pattern appears to be similar to the Australian style of police markings.{{cite web |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/sierratas/6143135489/sizes/l/in/photostream/ |title=All sizes - Hong Kong Police Force Senior Constable (SPC) & Mercedes Sprinter |publisher=Flickr.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}{{cite web |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/28395154@N06/3709535476/ |title=Hong Kong Traffic Police Car |work=Flickr |date=11 July 2009| access-date=15 December 2014}}
= Brazil =
Used by some states's Military Polices, including the Military Police of the Federal District,{{Cite web |date=20 December 2022 |title=PORTARIA PMDF Nº 1.299, DE 20 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2022 |url=https://www.pmdf.df.gov.br/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RIV_2022_3ed.pdf |access-date=12 July 2024 |page=29 |language=pt}} the Military Police of Rio Grande do Norte,{{Cite web |date=24 April 2023 |title=#ÉFATO – Uniforme da PM do RN foi modificado para diminuir calor e atender a padrões internacionais |url=https://www.rnfatooufake.com.br/noticias/efato-uniforme-da-pm-do-rn-foi-modificado-para-diminuir-calor-e-atender-a-padroes-internacionais/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=RN Fato ou Fake |language=pt}} the Military Police of Pará,{{Cite web |date=16 May 2024 |title=ADITAMENTO AO BOLETIM GERAL Nº 094 II 16 DE MAIO DE 2024 |url=https://www.pm.pa.gov.br/phocadownload/userupload/userupload/sub.mlucia.14229/ADIT.%20BG%20N%20094%20II%20de%2016%20MAIO%202024%20-EMG%20PM4%20-%20ALTERAES%20NO%20RUPMPA.pdf |access-date=12 July 2024 |page=5, 7}} and some Municipal Guards.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Viaturas da Guarda Municipal adotam padrão visual reconhecido mundialmente |url=https://www.ouropreto.mg.gov.br/noticia/1024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215175448/https://ouropreto.mg.gov.br/noticia/1024 |archive-date=15 February 2019 |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=Prefeitura Municipal de Ouro Preto |language=pt}}{{Cite web |title=Guarda Civil Municipal adota novos uniformes |url=https://camaraleme.sp.gov.br/artigo/?a=noticia&id=6307 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=camaraleme.sp.gov.br |language=pt}}
= Brunei =
The Royal Brunei Police Force use blue and white Sillitoe tartan on various police vehicles but not on uniforms.{{cite web |url= http://www.police-car-photos.com/picture/number344.asp |title=Police Car Photos|publisher=Police-Car-Photos.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}{{cite web |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/bomba113/3742414690/ |title=Toyota Corolla police cars |work=Flickr.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}
= Denmark =
The duty uniforms of the Denmark Politi (Police) feature reflective black and white Sillitoe tartan stripes on the uniform jackets and pants.{{Cite web |url=https://studenttorget.no/index.php?3931,6513&artikkelid=19456 |title=Vurderer du å studere politi? Les dette først! |language=no |work=Studenttorget.no}}
= Iceland =
The Icelandic Police wear a black-and-white Sillitoe tartan Pattern on shirt and trouser cuffs, lower hems of jackets and on the base of side hats and baseball caps. A blue and yellow pattern is applied as a reflective marking to the lower part of patrol cars as well.
= Indonesia =
File:BMW-330e-Mobil-Korlantas-Baru-2022.jpg The Traffic Corps of Indonesian National Police use blue and white Sillitoe tartan markings on uniforms{{Cite web |date=18 July 2022 |title=Ayo Kenali Perbedaan Seragam PDL Polantas Baru dan Lama |language=id |url= https://korlantas.polri.go.id/headlines/ayo-kenali-perbedaan-seragam-pdl-polantas-baru-dan-lama/ |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=Korlantas Polri |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220812015034/https://korlantas.polri.go.id/headlines/ayo-kenali-perbedaan-seragam-pdl-polantas-baru-dan-lama/ |archive-date=12 August 2022}} and traffic vehicles.
= Malaysia =
The Royal Malaysia Police use a gold and blue Sillitoe tartan on some patrol vehicles and full pattern on some tow trucks, but not on motorbikes, uniforms, or insignia.{{cite web |title=Police Car Photos |url=http://www.police-car-photos.com/picture/number1219.asp |work=Police-Car-Photos.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}{{cite web |title=Only half of police weapons lost recovered |url= http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/only-half-of-police-weapons-lost-recovered/ |work=TheMalaysianInsider.com |access-date=15 December 2014}}
= Mexico =
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The Guardia Nacional uses black and white Sillitoe tartan markings on all of their fleets, but they are not used on uniforms.{{Cite web |title=Federal Police Mexico |url=https://www.policecarwebsite.net/fc/fedcars/mexicogn.html |access-date=26 October 2023 |website=PoliceCarWebsite.net}}
= Netherlands =
The plan for a national uniform for local municipal enforcement officers contains the Sillitoe tartan patterns on the cap and shirts, sweaters and jackets on a uniform similar to that of the Spanish local police.
= Norway =
The different emergency units of Norway can be distinguished by the colour scheme of the Sillitoe tartan, where the chequer pattern alternates between a colour and reflective white squares.
- Police: matte black and reflective white chequer – Used only on clothing uniform
- Fire brigade: reflective red and reflective white chequer – Used on clothing and vehicle uniform
- Ambulance/paramedics: reflective green and reflective white chequer – Used on clothing and vehicle uniform
- Civil defence: blue and white chequer – Used only on clothing uniform
= South Africa =
The Durban Metro Police use the same blue and white Sillitoe tartan pattern as Australia on their vehicles, unlike the police vehicles of other cities in South Africa.
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