£2.3m damage for reversing police cars

Police have caused more than £2.3 million worth of damage to their police cars - while reversing, new figures revealed yesterday.

Most were minor parking accidents as officers backed into bollards, parked poorly or bumped into buildings.



The bill of £2,348,757 could have paid for 100 newly-qualified police constables, who earn £23,454 a year.

The figures were released by 31 forces across England and Wales under a Freedom of Information Act request.