Overweight Firefighters
“Five fire engines in South Yorkshire and the Humber region have been sitting unused since they were bought in 2007″ in a BBC report. At 26 tonnes they are too heavy to be used on the UK roads. Excluding the purchase expenses such as specification and manufacturer visits these vehicles each cost over £500,000. The fire service bosses blame the manufacturer, calling it a supplier error.
I know that if I had ever specified/ordered computer equipment that was too heavy for the containing building, I would be fired and/or sued for negligence. With the mind set of the Fire Chiefs I’m not surprised that no-one has been fired for this negligent purchase. I’d love to buy a Chieftain Tank to park outside of my home, but I know that road regulations would make life very difficult for me and I’d have the councils chasing me for the cost of road repair. The people raising the Fire Engine order were presumed competent to buy such equipment, but they got it wrong. I bet they will still get their full pensions when they retire.
Further waste of Tax Payer’s money and no penalty.
Guru