Mis-fuelling of motor vehicles

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Dear West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust,

Mis-filling of motor vehicles with the wrong fuel is a major issue in the UK with the costs of doing so ranging from £300 for a simple drain and flush through of the tank to over £5000 for those unfortunate enough to irreparably damage their engine. The AA has estimated that 150,000 such events occur each year. In addition, there is a heavy cost in terms of missed appointments and inconvenience.

Q1. Please provide the number of diesel vehicles currently operated by the ambulance service and the number of occasions any of these vehicles has been misfilled with petrol requiring unscheduled servicing during each of the last two years.

Q2. Please provide the total direct cost associated with the mis-fuelling events.

Q3. If the motor vehicles are owned/maintained by a leasing company please provide the name of the leasing company.

Yours faithfully,

Nick Panchaud

Lynsey Bull, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Good morning,

Please see the attached letter in respect of your Freedom of Information
request.

Kind regards

Lynsey Bull

Freedom of Information & Document Control Officer

West Midlands Ambulance Service

Millennium Point

Waterfront Business Park

Waterfront Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1LX

Tel: 01384 215555

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Lynsey Bull, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Good morning,

Please see the attached letter in respect of your recent Freedom of
Information request.

Kind regards

Lynsey Bull

Freedom of Information & Document Control Officer

West Midlands Ambulance Service

Millennium Point

Waterfront Business Park

Waterfront Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1LX

Tel: 01384 215555

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Dear Lynsey Bull,

could i please have the information across the last 2 financial years, 2009/2010 and 2008/09. thank you very much

Yours sincerely,

Nick Panchaud

Lynsey Bull, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Good afternoon

Please see the attached acknowledgement letter to your recent Freedom of
Information request.

Kind regards

Lynsey Bull

Freedom of Information & Document Control Officer

West Midlands Ambulance Service

Millennium Point

Waterfront Business Park

Waterfront Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1LX

Tel: 01384 215555

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Lynsey Bull, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Good morning,

Please see the attached response to your recent Freedom of Information
request.

Kind regards

Lynsey Bull

Freedom of Information & Document Control Officer

West Midlands Ambulance Service

Millennium Point

Waterfront Business Park

Waterfront Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1LX

D.D: 01384 451662

NHS call via N3 VoIP: 2000-1662

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