Liverpool police face criticism for traffic accidents
Liverpool police face criticism for traffic accidents
Merseyside Police have come under criticism after new figures revealed that the force accrued a significant bill paying for repairs to police cars in the last year.
According to figures obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, the constabulary spent a total of £205,403.07 on repairing collision damage in the 12 months ending in April 2010, reports Click Liverpool.
The police force operates a fleet of 886 vehicles, with the total equating to an annual average repair bill of £230 per machine.
Former police Class 1 and VIP Protection instructor Adrian Shurmer stated that this represents an "unacceptably high" bill and suggested that officers are not being properly trained, thereby putting the public at risk of collisions.
However, a Merseyside Police spokesman said the high bill is partly due to the increased repair costs of its specialist vehicles, adding that a large proportion of the amount will have been met by third parties, in instances where the police driver was not at fault.
This comes after the constabulary reported success from an effort to improve road safety earlier this month by clamping down on drink-drivers.
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