Sandbach town councillors are being urged to support a move to replace the 17-year-old market Transit van and two trailers and replace them with a new model. 

An item on the agenda here for the full council meeting on Wednesday (July 24th) is urging councillors to back the move. 

The item on the agenda states: "That the purchase of the van and disposal of the two trailers, is delegated to the Chief Officer up to a maximum net cost of £15K to be funded from the earmarked reserve of £10K, and balance from general reserves." 

A report from the town council's assets and services committee states: "The market van is a Ford Transit van with 104,000 miles on the clock and is 17 years old. It was purchased by the council in 2011 and has averaged 600 miles per year ...

"The current MOT is valid until October 9th . There are advisories on the last MOT certificate. Many are corrosion of bodywork, brake pipes etc and the braking system is barely adequate. "

The report goes on to say that "it is recommended therefore that this Transit van is now replaced to avoid uneconomic repair costs with a newer vehicle with a tail lift."

The meeting takes place at Sandbach Town Hall at 7 pm on Wednesday (July 24th).    

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