Hello chaps, thanks for all your replies thus far.

I'm meeting with our ambulance service (GMAS) this week so the more info I've got the better. What they have told me though is that none of their current fleet have inverters fitted as standard.

Matt: your solution seems really sound. Did you have to take any special precautions about electrically earthing the inverter case? I guess you fixed it onto some sort of trolley as it's a SCBU transport system?

Cheers