Police Scotland has rolled out a fleet of electric cars – but haven’t given officers proper training on how to use them. That’s the claim from the body which represents rank and file police officers amid safety fears over the £25million group of new emergency vehicles.
The Scottish Police Federation said not a single cop has been given any “hands-on instruction” in their use or maintenance – even though many are driving them on a day-to-day basis.
It claims this raises health and safety issues for the officers and also compromises their ability to deal with road traffic offences involving electric car and van owners.
