The Mayor explained that "some of the vehicles that are going to take down had up to 20 years old, so they produced a high fuel consumption and high spending on repairs, while preventing its use were made."
This replacement is part of the savings plan that has been adapted to the municipal fleet.
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar this morning the six new vehicles to the fleet is modernized local police, which will enhance the service offered to citizens and to terminate as many old or in poor state, eliminating the high cost of repairs and reducing fuel consumption.
Jodar explained that "some of the vehicles that are going to take down had up to 20 years old, which caused them to be a long time in the shop and could not be used, besides not being as efficient for emergency situations, and others that required large improvements, having been spoiled by participating in actions that were a great wearing them. "
Therefore, the Council has chosen to improve the material with which agents work incorporating these six car type SUV, which provide reach any point of the municipal easier to overcome obstacles, to have their low greater heights.
In addition, the incorporation of these new vehicles will be on terms more favorable than those in January 2007 for four years assuming each monthly savings of hundred euros compared to what was agreed at that time, although to be newer cars with better performance.
Francisco Jodar said "This modernization of mobility equipment completes the plan we put in place when I became mayor, who was to make a radical change to the policies of this area to ensure efficiency and enhance the effectiveness, which together with the increased collaboration with state security bodies, has resulted in a steady reduction of crime rates in the entire municipality. "
The mayor pointed out that "this plan was a priority to increase the workforce of the local police, with the corresponding provision of equipment to increase its presence in every corner of the town, the specialization of personnel and reorganization of resources ensure constant surveillance of the town and the districts as well as the creation of a Comprehensive Security Center four Regional Centres in villages Security and Emergency Center in districts high ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca