Perth and Kinross Council will donate used minibuses to community groups as part of a new pilot program. The council has allocated £50,000 for repairs before transferring the vehicles.
As part of a new pilot, Perth and Kinross Council will pass on minibuses - at the end of their operational life but in a suitable condition - directly to community groups .
PKC has 14 minibuses which are due to reach end of their operational life within council service this financial year; three of them have already been withdrawn from service. Moving the proposal for approval, SNP council leader Grant Laing said: "I think it is quite an innovative way to move forward to move surplus stock on to where it can be put to better use.
Liberal Democrat councillor Peter Barrett and Independent councillor Colin Stewart expressed concern about "gold plating the exercise" by spending time and money fixing up minibuses before passing them on.
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