Guildford Council’s Ageing Vehicle Fleet is Costly and Inefficient

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        August 20, 2026

Guildford Council’s Ageing Vehicle Fleet is Costly and Inefficient

Good Morning Surrey — 2026-08-20

By James Moules local democracy reporter Guildford Borough Council is eyeing replacements for its ageing vehicle fleet, with forecast maintenance...
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Guildford Council’s Ageing Vehicle Fleet is Costly and Inefficient
• By James Moules local democracy reporter Guildford Borough Council is eyeing replacements for its ageing vehicle fleet, with forecast maintenance expenditure on existing vans and lorries set to be nearly double what was budgeted.
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Surrey mother says she had to leave home over sustained heat in UK's driest village
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Guildford Through The Camera’s Lens – Including The Great Flood of ’68
• September 1968: A young boy in Wellington boots watches canoeists at the bottom of Guildford High Street.
• Shops such as the John Collier tailors lie under six feet of water.
• Just around the corner Plummers store (which later became Debenhams) is also flooded out.
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Human bones found in park on Surrey border as police investigation continues
• Testing is underway to establish the age of the bones and ascertain their identity.
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Brooklands Museum in Weybridge is home to the UK's largest Concorde exhibit, including the test aircraft 'Delta Golf' restored by over a hundred volunteers.
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