Millions of dollars of Queensland Police vehicles 'sit idle in depot'

9 News

29-07-2025

Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Millions of dollars of Queensland Police vehicles are claimed to have been sitting idle in car parks, waiting to be fitted with radios, lights, and branding by the organisation's Fleet Services department. 9News understands the vehicles have been unable to be rolled out to the frontline for up to four years. According Queensland Police Union president Shane Prior, there is $8 million worth of vehicles sitting in a depot. 9News understands the vehicles have been unable to be rolled out to the frontline for up to four years. (Nine) "Something needs to be done better because taxpayers' money is being spent on this," Prior said. "We are aware that Fleet Services have taken delivery of vehicles in 2021, not kitted out those vehicles and delivered them to the front line till 2025. "Those vehicles no longer have a warranty attached to it. "They've been sitting on flat tyres, which also is a significant workplace health and safety issue, but we've also heard reports of vermin making a home in the vehicles sitting there in the yard." Last week, 9News filmed a number of 2023 Land Cruisers with registration due to expire in October. According Queensland Police Union president Shane Prior, there is $8 million worth of vehicles sitting in a depot. (Nine) 9News has been told officers are driving cars that have clocked 250,000 kilometres, despite police policy dictating vehicles should be replaced once they have been driven 100,000 kilometres. "We've also got a prisoner van up in Caboolture that has over half a million kilometres on the clock," Prior said. Acting Commissioner Shane Chelepy said issues were raised in May and the "backlog has now been cleared". He said there's a "working group meeting weekly to manage the ongoing volume to ensure vehicles are delivered to the frontline as soon as practicable". CONTACT US