From BBC Cambridgeshire today: An ambulance service is using hire cars to respond to calls amid claims of a maintenance “crisis” within its fleet, it has emerged. The East of England Ambulance Trust (EEAST) has leased 15 vehicles to help during the busiest time of the year. In October, almost a quarter of the trust’s 500 ambulances were off the road with the majority undergoing unplanned maintenance. Glenn Carrington, who chairs Unison’s EEAST branch, said the trust was going through a “fleet crisis”. “I’ve lost count of the number of my colleagues who have turned up to do extra shifts … Continue reading In Cambridgeshire with 6 Tory MPs hire cars are needed for ambulances but it’s just one of those things