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The van is being used on fleet basis by companies such as Transco, Royal Mail and various UK police services.
In May 2011, the Secretary of State for Transport Philip Hammond announced that British Transport Police would create an armed capability of its own with the added benefit of additional resilience and capacity of the overall UK police armed capability.
The Destiny Empress initially became a target for surveillance after a diligent UK police detective, executing a raid on a suspected drug house in connection with a narcotics and money laundering investigation in London, noticed a receipt for over £100,000 in ship repairs paid to Irving Shipbuilding, owner of Shelburne Ship Repair Ltd., a shipyard in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
Many UK police forces use VIPER, a digital system where witnesses view video recordings of suspects and unrelated volunteers.