Request for who made the decision to purchase the Tuk Tuk vehicles, were they were purchased, where they rolled out into use, are they still in use, if not in use where are they.
Reference: 25029
Date Added: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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Disclosure Details
Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.
You requested the following information
QUESTION ONE
On the 14th October 2022, Gwent Police announced the introduction of four 'tuk-tuk' vehicles, to be rolled out in Newport and Abergavenny as 'safe spaces'.
LINK: New Tuk-Tuks to provide additional support to Newport and Abergavenny residents.
Who made the decision to purchase these vehicles?
No information held by the OPCC on the name of the individual. It was a Gwent Police decision to purchase the Tuk Tuks.
QUESTION TWO
On the 27th October 2022, WalesOnline reported "A police force (Gwent Police) has spent just short of £40,000 on four tuk-tuks.
Is this amount correct? If not, what was the correct amount on money spent on the tuk-tuk vehicles?
The amount was £34,300
QUESTION THREE
Were the Tuk-Tuk vehicles ever purchased? If so when?
Yes, they were purchased in 2022
QUESTION FOUR
Were the Tuk-Tuk vehicles ever rolled-out into use? If so, for how long?
Yes. However, there is no information held by the OPCC on the length of time they were used for.
QUESTION FIVE
Are the Tuk-Tuk vehicles still in use today? If not, when were they taken out of service?
We were advised by Gwent Police that they were sold in June 2024
QUESTION SIX
If the Tuk-Tuks are not in use, have they been sold or scrapped? Are they in storage? If sold how much were they sold for?
They were sold for £5,950.
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