A
little over £600,000 of taxpayers’ money was wasted in the last four years due
to inadvertent police officers. According to The Independent, the police
officers filling up their car with wrong type of fuel are increasing in number.
little over £600,000 of taxpayers’ money was wasted in the last four years due
to inadvertent police officers. According to The Independent, the police
officers filling up their car with wrong type of fuel are increasing in number.
The
figure came up in a Freedom of Information request, relating 37 out of 40
police forces in Wales and England. It is surprising enough that 15 of the
forces produced incomplete data. That simply means the cost of wrong-fuel
mistake since 2009 has amounted to the neighborhood of £600,614.
figure came up in a Freedom of Information request, relating 37 out of 40
police forces in Wales and England. It is surprising enough that 15 of the
forces produced incomplete data. That simply means the cost of wrong-fuel
mistake since 2009 has amounted to the neighborhood of £600,614.
Police forces previously spent a
huge sum on fuel caps as well as labeling warning signs with an aim to control
the mistakes. However, there are still hundreds of officers placing gallons of
wrong fuel into the car tanks.
huge sum on fuel caps as well as labeling warning signs with an aim to control
the mistakes. However, there are still hundreds of officers placing gallons of
wrong fuel into the car tanks.
It was only six years ago when
Essex Police coughed out £4,000 on the safety caps but warning seems to have
done not much of good as from 2008 to 2013, 150 diesel cars of the police
forces were loaded with petrol. The mistake fobbed off £32,726 on the police
forces, with the figure being eight times more than the expenses for caps.
Essex Police coughed out £4,000 on the safety caps but warning seems to have
done not much of good as from 2008 to 2013, 150 diesel cars of the police
forces were loaded with petrol. The mistake fobbed off £32,726 on the police
forces, with the figure being eight times more than the expenses for caps.
A spokesperson on behalf of
police force came up with a claim that gradual decrease in mis-fuelling
incidents means the problem is no longer a great concern. The person added that
over the years, polices hierarchy has orchestrated effort to ensure heavy
reduction in such human errors.
police force came up with a claim that gradual decrease in mis-fuelling
incidents means the problem is no longer a great concern. The person added that
over the years, polices hierarchy has orchestrated effort to ensure heavy
reduction in such human errors.
Since 2007, the North Wales
Police has been using bright yellow cap for their diesel cars. Unfortunate it
is that despite such a preventive measure, the police officers have been making
the same mistake and that has fired the repair bill to £11,161 in the last four
years. A single mistake in November of 2010 forced Leicestershire police to pay
£2,859. That much was enough to buy 204 pairs of handcuffs.
Police has been using bright yellow cap for their diesel cars. Unfortunate it
is that despite such a preventive measure, the police officers have been making
the same mistake and that has fired the repair bill to £11,161 in the last four
years. A single mistake in November of 2010 forced Leicestershire police to pay
£2,859. That much was enough to buy 204 pairs of handcuffs.
The Metropolitan Police owns
nearly 6,500 cars. Since 2009, they have wasted £288,151 to pay for repairing
expenses after police made mistake in 991 occasions. The person also put in
that unavailability of vehicle never sounds ideal but he vowed that police
force would work around it. However, no mandatory punishment has been awarded
to the officers who committed the mistake.
nearly 6,500 cars. Since 2009, they have wasted £288,151 to pay for repairing
expenses after police made mistake in 991 occasions. The person also put in
that unavailability of vehicle never sounds ideal but he vowed that police
force would work around it. However, no mandatory punishment has been awarded
to the officers who committed the mistake.