A police force in Wales has spent nearly £40,000 on tuk-tuks to help officers fight crime.
Chief Inspector Damian Sowrey said members of the public have had the opportunity to see the tuk-tuks and the feedback has been ‘overwhelmingly positive’.
‘They were on show at our Behind the Badge day, giving local residents the opportunity to see them up close and to hear more about how they will be used,’ Mr Sowrey said. ‘The feedback was overwhelmingly positive with parents telling officers that they would feel safer knowing that there was support for young people out at night, and from women who could think of an occasion when the tuk-tuk would have been a welcome sight.’
Mahindra Electric, which provided the ‘e-autos’, announced their involvement in the initiative on Twitter, writing: ‘Autos have been used as public transportation but Gwent police has different plans for them.There has been some criticism of the fleet online, with one user saying it will turn the force into a ‘laughing stock’.Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at