Following the delivery of new police motorcycles and new police cars at the end of last year, the police today (9 January 2008) took delivery of 25 new VW Touareg 2,5TDI DPF all-terrain vehicles and 40 new Renault Master L1H1P2 Y6 intervention vehicles, all in white-and-blue police livery.
They were formally handed over to the Director-General of the Slovenian Police, Jože Romšek, at the Police Academy in Tacen, Ljubljana, by the Minister of the Interior, Dragutin Mate.
Mr. Romšek said that today was an important day for the Slovenian Police and added: "The vehicles delivered today are suitable, safe and efficient. They enable us to provide a higher degree of security in the country and of course greater safety for their users, the men and women of the police force." He handed the keys to police officers and wished them happy and safe driving and success in their work.
The vehicles will from now on be located in the following police directorate (PU) areas:
- VW Touareg 2,5TDI DPF all-terrain vehicles: PU Celje (2), PU Koper (2), PU Kranj (3), PU Krško (1), PU Ljubljana (6), PU Maribor (4), PU Murska Sobota (2), PU Nova Gorica (2), PU Novo Mesto (1), PU Postojna (1) and PU Slovenj Gradec (1);
- Renault Master L1H1P2 Y6 intervention vehicles: PU Celje (4), PU Koper (4), PU Kranj (4), PU Krško (2), PU Ljubljana (6), PU Maribor (6), PU Murska Sobota (4), PU Nova Gorica (4), PU Novo Mesto (2), PU Postojna (2) and PU Slovenj Gradec (2).
The Slovenian Police last purchased all-terrain vehicles more than ten years ago. These vehicles are becoming obsolete and are beginning to deteriorate, and are therefore no longer safe for police use. In the last few years the police's need for all-terrain vehicles has become especially in situations involving natural disasters and extreme weather conditions, mountain accidents, missing persons and searches for perpetrators of serious criminal offences in areas that are not accessible to other vehicles. The new all-terrain vehicles that will be used for regular police work are modern, environmentally friendly and more suitable for users as a working environment. They will be used by police officers at police stations, above all for jobs for which other means of transport are not suitable. They will also be used by officers of the Special Police Unit and mounted police.
The leasing of the vehicles has been financed exclusively from the national budget and amounts (for a period of 5 years) to EUR 952,785 for the VW Touareg 2,5Tdi DPF vehicles and EUR 1,498,872 for the Renault Master L1H1P2 Y6 vehicles, including VAT. At the end of the financial leasing, the vehicles will remain the property of the Police.
All the vehicles (in accordance with the Decree) are white with POLICIJA (POLICE) markings, the symbol of the uniformed police, and special reflective stickers. They are fitted with sirens and flashing lights.
Basic technical data: VW Touareg 2.5TDI DPF
- engine type: 5-cylinder diesel R5 TDI with particle filter
- engine size: 2461 cc
- power kW (hp): 128kW (174 hp) at 3500 rpm
- top speed: 188 km/h
- fuel consumption and emissions:
- urban cycle: 13.2 l/100 km
- extra-urban cycle: 8.3 l/100 km
- combined: 10.1 l/100 km
- CO2 emissions: 267 g/km
- emission class: Euro 4
Basic technical data: Renault Master L1H1P2 Y6
- engine type: 4-cylinder turbodiesel common rail
- engine size: 1995 cc
- maximum power: 85 kW (118 hp)
- top speed: 160 km/h
- fuel consumption and emissions:
- urban cycle: 9.8 l/100km
- extra-urban cycle: 7 l/100km
- combined: 7.9 l/100km
- CO2 emissions 214 g/km
- emission class: Euro 4