14/07/2009
Alright, they are "obsolescent", having been replaced by the Trojan of
Jeremy Clarkson fame. But, given the problems in Afghanistan, could we not find a use for them there, instead of
selling them off in "good condition" for £9,500 each?
You can also have a
Caterpillar D6D with a blast-proof cab for a knock-down £47,500 or, if you are in the mood, there is a whole raft of ex-MoD
road building equipment including a grader in "excellent" condition for a mere £32,500, complete with spare wheels and manual.
This is redolent of the bizarre sale of
armoured bucket-loaders, which also doubled up as mine clearance vehicles, the £14 million fleet sold unused at a knockdown price of less than £4.5 million. One really does wonder what the MoD thinks it is doing.
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