Patrol car ‘worth less’ than €4k repair bill

Gardaí spent €4,000 repairing a 06 Garda car after it involved in an accident with a donkey in Co Donegal.

Middle-ranking officers said the car was not even worth €4,000 and this was an example of money being wasted in repairing, rather than replacing, vehicles.

Speaking at the annual conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, Sgt Paul Wallace of the Donegal branch said around €4,000 was set to be spent on repairing the garda car after the collision.