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STAFFORDSHIRE POLICE VEHICLE FLEET REPORT

FLEET BREAKDOWN AS OF 01/11/2013

Staffordshire Police operate a fleet of light vehicles, (vehicles under 7.5 tones), a mixture of fully marked, corporately marked and plain.

These vehicles are used in operational policing, overt and covert, as well as in support functions.

Total fleet @ 04/04/11 Total Fleet @ 01/12/11 Total Fleet @ 26/11/12 Total Fleet @ 01/11/13 567 561 547 540

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VEHICLE ALLOCATION

The allocation of vehicles is summarised below and greater details attached in appendix 1.

Fully PSU Marked Plain with Marked Carrier, Plain Total N° Corp Vehicle inc Covert Prisoner Mob PS & Utility & Department Marked Veh’s Motorcycle Capabilities Van ISU, Specialist s Gatso

Local Policing 241 149 7 17 18 19 31

Operational Services 81

Investigative Services 188 42 14 132 (inc Rat Trap) DCC Directorate 30 6 11 1 12 (inc CMPG & Exec)

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REPLACEMENT CRITERIA

To replace vehicles in the main whilst they are still covered by mileage and age warrantee, to limit the liability of cost should a major part require replacement. For utility and other categories of vehicles professional judgment is made regarding the condition and purpose of individual vehicles.

Marked Response Vehicles – LPT 4 years or 100,000 miles

Specialist Unit (1) i.e. ARV 3 years or 120,000 miles

Specialist Unit (2) i.e. Dogs 3 years or 80,000 miles

Plain CID 8 years or 100,000 miles

This report request a capital replacement budget of £1.6m for 2014/15, although details the options should a lesser be authorised.

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REPLACEMENT OPTIONS

OPTION A £1,652,409

 include all vehicles that meet their replacement criteria

 move to a mixed response fleet which includes a larger estate for response (31 Veh’s)

 replace 4x4 vehicle with suitable off road vehicles for rural/ wildlife crime

 make the utility fleet 95 PS (Pferdestarke – BHP)

 replace 3 CMPG vehicles to stagger their replacement

 replace 3 road crime team motorcycles

 replace 5 ARV Volvos which meet replacement criteria plus have been and continue to be problem vehicles

Number of Vehicles to be replaced 101 (19%)

Vehicle Purchase £1,439,946

External Commissioning cost £ 212,222

Total Capital Budget £1,652,409

OPTION B £1,483,099

 include all vehicles that will meet their replacement criteria, and/or will not run without major risk of repair or replacement for a further 12 months

 partially replace some of the response vehicles and begin to move to a mixed response fleet which includes a larger estate for response (24 Veh’s)

 4x4 Vehicles are BMW X1

 utility fleet at 95PS

 replace 2 CMPG vehicles to begin to stagger their replacement

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OPTION C £1,247,074

 include all vehicles that will meet their replacement criteria, and/or will not run without major risk of repair or replacement for a further 12 months

 replace like for like

 utility fleet at 95PS

 replace 1 CMPG vehicles to begin to stagger their replacement.