Car and chauffeur services – cost and spend

Costs incurred by the Council for car and chauffeur services for the leader of the Council, Council Cabinet and the Chief Executive of the council for the year 2020 to date, 2019 and as many years for which records are available.  

Chauffeur services

2020/21* 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17
£4,464 £16,509 £9,245 £22,349 £41,028

Note the 2016/17 and part of 2017/18 figures include driver salary and mobile costs as well as fuel, hire charges and maintenance.

* 1st April 2020 – 30th Nov 2020

We do not separately record the cost of hire cars for the leader of the Council, Council Cabinet and the Chief Executive.

Costs incurred by the Council for taxis fares expensed by the leader of the Council and Council Cabinet, for the year 2020 to date, 2019 and as many years for which records are available. 

We do not identify the cost of taxi fares separately from other public transport costs and therefore cannot provide this information. However the cost of travel expenses and subsistence combined, and paid as an expense is shown at individual elected member level in the published annual outturn reports