The bespoke Shoguns include light bars, grill lights and Highways Agency livery, and are all being built at the carmaker’s Specialist Vehicle Operations Centre, which refits, adapts and upgrades standard Mitsubishi models to meet individual client requirements.

Dan Pigot, corporate sales manager at Mitsubishi Motors in the UK, said: ‘The Shogun is a tough, practical vehicle but it is also extremely comfortable to drive. For eight hours of the day the vehicle is their office so it needs to be comfortable and the feedback from the traffic officers is that they really like the Shoguns.

‘The Highways Agency is an existing customer and it knows it will stand up to their high demands.’

Earlier this year Mitsubishi supplied 138 specialist vehicles to the Environment Agency, including 70 new Outlanders.

Pigot added: ‘This latest contract shows Mitsubishi is continuing to tick all the boxes with specialist fleet operators.

‘The fact we offer our specialist fleet refits ‘‘in-house’’ is a major selling point. No-one knows better than the manufacturer what can and can’t be done, no third parties need to be involved and the whole process is nicely joined up.’

Mitsubishi Specialist Vehicle Operations (MSVO) is also working on an array of high-profile fleet operators including National Grid and Ministry of Defence.