NORTH WESTERN AND NORTH WALES SEA FISHERIES COMMITTEE

OFFICER’S REPORT

REPORT ON VEHICLE STATUS AT 31ST MARCH 2007

Report by the Finance/Admin. Officer

Purpose of Report

To bring Members up to date with the status of the Committee’s motor vehicles, quadracycles and Zodiac inflatable boats.

Recommendation

That the report be received.

1. Motor Vehicles

1.1 There are currently ten vehicles in service, details as shown below:-
  OVERALL COSTS 2006/07
    First Reg'd Cumulative Mileage Mileage 2006/7 excl. lease and insec incl. lease and insec
1 Y685 XCW* 2001 54,268    5,039  1,109  1,840
2 MT53 ZTE 2003 25,465    8,679  1,516  3,927
3 MJ53 ZJY 2003 67,715  17,865  1,292  4,087
4 MA04 TWC 2004 45,209  14,910     877  3,901
5 MC04 NVE 2004 47,475  17,723  2,052  6,317
6 WR55 CHZ 2005 12,876  10,742  1,043  4,046
7 WN55 WEA 2005 15,540  10,978  3,565  7,752
8 WR55 WYD 2006 15,025    6,482  2,126  6,344
9 WU06 WBD 2006 22,316  20,872  2,391  5,800
10 BK03 LVE 2003 59,229    2,453     292     357
11 AU06 UMJ 2006 18,076  18,072  1,556  5,430
        142,358 17,819 49,801

* Owned by Committee.

1.2 Costs

Fuel (average, all vehicles) 9.0p/mile

Other (excl. lease & insurance) 3.5p/mile

Insurance - £7,308 for the year covering all cars and vans.

1.3 Replacement

All vehicles (except Y685 XCW) have been acquired under Full Maintenance Operating Lease agreements, which will run for either three or four years before needing to be replaced.

Quadracycles

2.1 There are currently six vehicles in use, acquired between 2003 and 2007.

2.2 Costs

Overall running costs for these during 2006-2007 was £2,274

2.3 Replacement

These vehicles are used almost exclusively in the intertidal areas by Fishery Officers working alone; they must, therefore, be kept to a high standard of safety. The current practice is for the bikes to be replaced approximately every two years, with the better of those remaining being passed on to the Senior Scientific Officer.

3. Zodiacs

3.1 There are currently five vessels in use, acquired between 1997 and 2006.

3.2 Costs

Overall running costs for these during 2006-2007 was £3,790.

3.3 Replacement

Where possible, it is intended to replace boats after five years, although a shorter replacement period is advisable for the Aegis’s boat which takes a lot more punishment than the others.

JOHN DAVIES

Finance/Admin. Officer

22nd August 2007

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