Police forces have been criticised for accumulating thousands of pounds worth of repair bills, to be paid with taxpayers’ money, after officers repeatedly filled their vehicles with the wrong fuel. In the last five years police in Yorkshire spent almost £62,000 on repairs after more than 500 cars were incorrectly fuelled. West Yorkshire Police has the worst record, admitting officers made the mistake 394 times, at a cost of £38,958 to correct, even though it spent £2,133 in 2002 on high visibility stickers for its car fuel caps, telling officers the type of fuel required. More