BT Van

During Mission 7, Filthy Business, Hammond is required to go to Grosvenor Place and pick up a BT (British Telecommunications) van that is waiting there for him, with workers overalls inside which he changes into. He must then drive the van to Snow Hill police station, but first he has to take out the real BT van which is on it's way there to do some work. Basically you have to ram it off the road so that it never arrives at the police station (which would blow your disguise), you can kill the driver if you wish but it is not required to complete the mission. Once you get inside the police station, masquearading as a BT engineer, your mission objective is to find and kill DCI McCormack, a corrupt police officer.

It seems that BT didn't approve of having their company associated with this violence and when they found out they quickly complained, so Sony re-released the game with the BT van edited out of the game.

In the orginal PAL release of 'The Getaway' (often referred to as 'PAL Version 1'), the telephone repair van is a realistic looking Telecom Grey Ford Transit complete with accurate BT logos. The edited re-release (PAL Version 2) apparently features a plain white van instead.


BT logo on front.


BT 'Piper' logo on side.


Hammond dressed as a BT engineer.


A BT van in real life.

This is a BT Shop in the game. I'm not sure whether or not this had to be removed also. I can't believe the van caused such a stir..

All I have to say is.. I have the original unedited version, so sucked in BT!!

A Touch of Class

MISSION 8


PART 1-


PART 2-


PART 3-

Filthy Business

MISSION 7


PART 1-


PART 2-


PART 3-


PART 4-


PART 5-


PART 6-


PART 7-

Out of the Frying Pan

MISSION 6


PART 1-


PART 2-

Taxi for Mr Chai

MISSION 5


PART 1-


PART 2-


PART 3-


PART 4-

Aiding and Abetting

MISSION 4


PART 1-


PART 2-


PART 3-


PART 4-

Art Appreciation

MISSION 3

PART 1


PART 2-


PART 3-


PART 4-

Burning Bridges

MISSION 2

PART 1-


PART 2-


PART 3-

The Frightener

MISSION 1


PART 1-


PART 2-


PART 3-


PART 4-

The Getaway Missions

Mission 1
Mission 2
Mission 3
Mission 4
Mission 5
Mission 6
Mission 7
Mission 8
Mission 9
Mission 10
Mission 11
Mission 12
Mission 13
Mission 14
Mission 15
Mission 16
Mission 17
Mission 18
Mission 19
Mission 20
Mission 21
Mission 22
Mission 23
Mission 24

Secret Car Videos

These are videos I've made showing how to find the cars that are hidden around London.

NOTE: All music used in these clips was made (poorly) by me hence why there are no credits for it.


PART 1 - Nissan Skyline R33 GTR, TVR Cerbera, Lotus M250, Go-Kart.


PART 2 - Lotus Esprit (Type 114).


PART 3 - Honda Civic coupe, Saab 9X concept & modified Peugeot 306 GTi.


PART 4 - Nissan Skyline R33 GTR & Lotus Super 7 MKII (the car you start free roam in).


PART 5 - Daimler Ferret Armoured Car (Tank) on Birdcage Walk.


PART 6 - Golf cart & Royal Parks HiJet pickup located in Hyde Park.

What Version Do I Have?

Not sure what version of the Getaway you have? Whilst most people will probably know whether they have the PAL or NTSC version, they may be unsure whether they have PAL version 1 or 2.

You can tell which version you have by the serial number, which can be found on the spine of the games case.

You can tell the 2 PAL versions apart by playing Mission 7. In PAL Version 1 the telephone van you steal has BT (British Telecom) logos on it, where as the PAL Version 2 has had the logos removed and it's just a plain white van instead.

You can see the number on mine is "SCES-51159".

PAL VERSION 1 = SCES-51159

PAL VERSION 2 = SCES-51159-2

NTSC U/C VERSION = SCUS-97133
(U/C apparently means US/Canada in case you were wondering)

Map of London

The game comes with a fold-out map showing all the areas of London that are recreated in the game (and a poster on the back of it). Apparently the NTSC version didn't come with a map, just a poster. I have no idea why.


A picture of the included map.


A picture of the poster on the reverse.

If you have the NTSC version of the game, have a hired or second hand copy that didn't come with the map, lost your map, had it consumed by a family pet or had your map stolen by pirates, then don't worry. The official US Playstation site for The Getaway has a .pdf file of the map that you can download (see link below).

Download Map (3.5MB)

This is a jpeg version I made of the PDF map above. (Click to see full size)
Note: I Have highlighted Great Marlborough Street in blue. You start free roam on this street facing East.

Bonus Car

Apparently there is an extra car in the NTSC and PAL Version 2 editions of the game. Unfortunately I have PAL Version 1 so I haven't seen it for myself.

It is said by many to be a Maserati Coupe. I found a picture someone had taken of this extra car in the game (see below) and then I googled some images to try and find a picture of a Maserati Coupe that looked similar (see below).


A picture of the car in the game.

A Maserati Coupe in real life.

Although the pictures are taken at different angles, making comparison slightly difficult, I'm happy enough with the similarities to go with the others and say this extra car is a Maserati Coupe too. If you have one of the versions that has this extra car in it, I would love to see some more pics or video footage of it.

It is apparently located in the same underground carpark where the modified Peugeot 306 GTi 'Boy Racer' car is found.

I've just came across 2 more pictures of this car in the game which shows both the front and back of the vehicle.

If you compare this picture to the picture of the Maserati above, I think you will agree the similarities are quite striking. Especially the quad-exhaust pipes and shape of the cutout in the rear bar at the bottom.

The front end of the car however looks nothing like the Maserati that is so reminiscent of the rear of the car. It looks more like an 'old school' muscle car from the front. Below are 2 cars which are possibly the inspiration for the front-end design of this car.

1969 Ford Mustang

1976 Aston Martin V8 Vantage

It seems the car is some kind've made-up, unlicensed hybrid of 2 different makes of cars from 2 different eras of car design created solely for the game.

Hidden Car Map Locations

NOTE: Click on the image to see a larger version of the map.

The Free Roam starting point is shown by a red arrow. The arrow points in the direction you start off facing (east on the map). This is Great Marlborough Street, in the Soho district of London. For more information about the Free Roam start location, see here.

1. [A-9] Mansion, near Bayswater Road and Hyde Park.
Car(s): Nissan Skyline R33 GTR (modified), TVR Cerbera, Lotus M250, Go-Kart.
2. [C-9] Hyde Park
Car(s): Royal Parks Daihatsu HiJet, Golf Cart
3. [D-5] Alley near HSBC Bank on Marylebone Road, Marylebone.
Car(s): Lotus Esprit.
4. [J-8] Underground Carpark, near Chinatown, Soho.
Car(s): Honda Civic (Triad gang car), Saab 9X Concept.
5. [I-12] Birdcage Walk
Car(s): Armoured Personell Carrier (Tank)
6. [J-14] Hidden underground carpark, near Lambeth bridge.
Car(s): Peugeot 306 GTi (modified, 'Boy Racer'), Maserati Coupe (apparently in PAL 2 & NTSC versions)
7. [T-11] Outdoor carpark in St Thomas Street, near Tower Bridge.
Car(s): Lotus Super 7 MK II (car you start Free Roam with).
8. [U-12] Single lock-up garage in Bermondsey Street, near Tower Bridge.

Car(s): Nissan Skyline R33 GTR (modified).