Police fleet strengthened by powerful new Passats

Police picked up 20 powerful new automobiles at Mošnov in the area of Nový Jičín on Monday, designed to pursue aggressive drivers and others who ignore the rules of the road. Police President Petr Lessy told the Czech news agency the new vehicles were 300 horsepower Volkswagen Passats, capable of achieving 0 to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds and maximum speeds of 250 kilometres per hour. The police bought the new cars for 30 million crowns (25 of which were provided by the Finance Ministry). Until now, the police had 15 such vehicles, which, over the course of three years had been used in more than 80,000 misdemeanour cases; fines handed out in the cases brought in around 90 million crowns, Mr Lessy said. He added the strengthened fleet of police vehicles would have a greater presence on the country’s highways and major roads.

Author: Jan Velinger