Vehicles used in operational capacity

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Dear North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust,

Please can you answer the following questions for me, as part of my research into the diversity and capabilities presented by different trusts.

1 - How many vehicles do you have in your entire of fleet, including Emergency Vehicles, Non-Emergency Vehicles, Fleet Support and Logistics etc...
2 - Of these, how many are emergency vehicles?
2i - Of these, how many are 'box ambulances' and how many are 'RRVs'?
3 - What vehicle makes and models does NWAS currently use to facilitate it's fleet e.g Skoda Octavia's.
4 - Does NWAS change fleet providers regularly?

Yours faithfully,

Curtis Bolton

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North West Ambulance Service

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Dear Curtis Bolton,

Thank you for your request for information.

Your request was received on the 21 December 2017 and is currently being reviewed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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FOI Enquiries, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

North West Ambulance Service

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Dear Curtis,

I refer to your FOI request regarding vehicles used in an operational capacity, please find below the response as requested.

1 - How many vehicles do you have in your entire of fleet, including Emergency Vehicles, Non-Emergency Vehicles, Fleet Support and Logistics etc...
Answer: 1054

2 - Of these, how many are emergency vehicles?
Answer: 651

2i - Of these, how many are 'box ambulances' and how many are 'RRVs'?
Answer: 380 Emergency Ambulances, 170 RRV’s

3 - What vehicle makes and models does NWAS currently use to facilitate it's fleet e.g Skoda Octavia's.
Answer: Mercedes 519, Fiat Ducato, Skoda Octavia, Fiat Scudo, BMW i3

4 - Does NWAS change fleet providers regularly?
Answer: No

I hope this information is of assistance.

Kind regards,
Dawn

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