Cost of GCS (Government Car Service) in 2020 and 2021: FOI release
- Published
- 2 February 2022
- Topic
- Money and tax, Public sector, Transport
- FOI reference
- FOI/202100262379
- Date received
- 8 December 2021
- Date responded
- 6 January 2022
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
What has been the cost of the GCS (Government Car Service) in 2020 and 2021? (This final bill will include chauffeur salaries, employer's contributions, fuel, vehicle maintenance, private hire and travel and subsistence).
How many cars are in the GCS fleet?
How many of those cars are electric or hybrid models?
How many journeys did the GCS make in 2020 and 2021?
Response
There are 28 vehicles on the Government Car Service (GCS) fleet; 11 electric (EV) and 17 plug in hybrid’s(PHEV’s).
GCS operating costs, inclusive of salaries, employers contributions, fuel, vehicle maintenance, private hire and travel and subsistence, are provided in the table below.
| Year |
Total cost of service |
Total number of journeys completed |
| 2019/20 |
£1,344,978 |
8,604 |
| 2020/21 |
£903,002 |
1,448 |
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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Edinburgh
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