Bin lorry iPad proposals criticised

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Town hall bosses have been accused of insulting taxpayers with plans to give bin men ?400 iPad gadgets to do their rounds.

The council, which will not say how much it has spent on the Apple devices, claims it will help save cash by improving collection rates, customer service standards and boost recycling.

Robert Oxley, campaign manager of the Taxpayers' Alliance, said: "It beggars belief that a council making huge savings can find this money to splash out on iPads.

"It's an insult to local residents who are tightening their belts in tough times that the council is wasting their money on fanciful ideas like this."




Local Councils are breeding grounds for stupidity, incompetence & bureaucracy - all of the things which are dragging the country to its knees??????

Never mind an iPad or SatNav.

They should know the routes anyway. So why do they need ipads?

The council will also have to train the staff to use the gadgets, another tax payers expenses!!!!!!!!

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Most of the binmen i no from where i work wouldnt no how use 1 let alone turn it on........................