Family cars ‘not fit’ for police work

GARDAÍ are placing themselves at risk by having to use family cars which are not suitable as police vehicles, the AGSI conference heard yesterday.

Seamus Burke of the Louth branch told delegates that Garda cars should have to undergo an annual NCT test, as taxis do.

“Our members are required to daily undertake duties that involve using family saloon cars to masquerade as police vehicles while policing our communities.