What’s the most you’ve ever been charged for A4 photocopying? Does £11.45 seem pretty steep to you?
And I know local councillors are busy bees, often juggling different roles, but how many laptops do they need to exercise their civic duties efficiently? Up to three, it seems in Norfolk, and all at the taxpayers’ expense.
I didn’t realise that elected members who serve on more than one authority often receive complimentary IT equipment from each of them. I guess they can always decline and say they already have one, or two, or more….
And Fenland Council is reviewing its charges for photocopying in the light of a landmark ruling following the disclosure that their basic fee is 1,250pc higher than a neighbouring council.
One local solicitor had queried being charged £62.50 for photocopies of notes and information kept on a public planning file.
And a local agent says he has written to the council’s finance director after being charged £22.90 for just two copies of a planning document. Is this the highest photocopying fee you have heard of?
Do you have any other ludicrous examples of council waste/over charging?
