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Recovery operator angered by police rota scheme

21st September 2006
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A RECOVERY OPERATOR based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs alleges that he is losing more than £60,000 a year because of ongoing problems with police recovery schemes.

Jon Beech, who runs Jon Beech Recovery, is a longstanding opponent of the whole system of police recovery con tracts. He reports that his firm has regularly been turned away from recovery jobs in favour of nominated police contractors.

Beech has complained to Staffordshire police after one of his recovery teams was turned away from a truck that had shed its load of steel, even though the operator of the stranded vehicle had specifically asked for help from his firm.

Beech says that after a discussion with the police on site, his men were allowed to recover the vehicle with backing from the haulier but not before being threatened with arrest.

Beech tells CM that he regularly complains to Staffordshire police about being turned away from jobs, even when his vehicles are first on the scene.

Chief Inspector Peter Taylor, of Staffordshire police says that the force does not normally comment on particular cases. But he confirms that in this instance the operator had requested a particular recovery service.

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Organisations: Staffordshire police
Locations: Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke

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