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    Rolling stock that just ... doesn't

    Kitkat
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    Rolling stock that just ... doesn't Empty Rolling stock that just ... doesn't

    Post by Kitkat Tue 08 May 2018, 22:49

    Cardiff Council's Rolls Royce is driven once a year - to its MOT

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-44044881

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    The Rolls Royce owned by Cardiff Council has not been used for official business since 2002
    A Rolls Royce owned by Cardiff Council has been kept in storage for the last 16 years at a cost to the taxpayer,
    data has revealed.


    The 1963 Rolls Royce Phantom was last used in an official capacity in 2002.
    In the last three years the authority spent £590.85 running the vehicle, but it only left the underground car park at County Hall once a year for its MOT.

    Campaigners want the "unique vehicle" to be put in a museum. The council has yet to comment.

    The car was last valued in February 2008 by the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts Club at £70,000, while its number plate KG1 was said to be worth more, being valued at £100,000.

    In a response to an FOI request published on the authority's website, the council said: "In the last three years we have spent £590.85 on running the vehicle, which equates to 196.67 per year as it is taken out of County Hall once a year for MOT.
    "It is no longer used for fleet or council activities."

    A Facebook group called Cardiff's Rolls Royce KG1 has been campaigning for the car to be put in a museum.
    "It is a unique vehicle with an incredible history," a statement on the group reads.
    "Tragically the car has spent the last decade sitting under tarpaulin in the underground car park of county hall."

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