FOI 612-2024 / July 2024 / Fleet cars
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 612-2024
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 2nd July 2024 as follows:
- Please identify the most powerful vehicle in your police fleet, according to its power output (hp, bhp, or PS). Please include both day-to-day fleet vehicles as well as show vehicles or educational vehicles.
- Please identify the make, model and manufacturer year of the force fleet’s most powerful vehicle.
- How many examples of the said ‘most powerful’ vehicle does the force currently have on its fleet?
Please find the Warwickshire police response set out below.
Response: Please be advised that the requested information is not held in a readily retrievable format. The business area has advised that not all information regarding a vehicle’s engine cc is recorded on the vehicle record within the fleet system and, in order to ascertain the information requested, it would be necessary to review each and every V5C document on an individual basis. This process would involve identifying the vehicles on the fleet system and then systematically work through each individual vehicle record by opening up and reading the attached V5C. However, in the event that an electronic version of the V5C is not attached to the record, it would then be necessary to review the corresponding paper files. The resulting information would need to be collated on a spreadsheet and then reviewed to determine the most powerful vehicle and the number of those which the force currently have on the fleet. The business area has advised that the work required would take considerably longer than 18 hours and would therefore exceed the fees limit (£450) as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004.
In accordance with s12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts as a Refusal Notice for this request.
In accordance with Section 16 of the Act I have a duty to provide advice and assistance in relation to your request; however, due to the amount of records which would need to be examined, I am unable to suggest a way to revise your request into one which could be managed within the fees limit.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB