New South Wales Police case study

The NSW Police operate 3,500 cars, many around the clock. It costs $160 million per year to operate this fleet. In each shift an estimated 40 minutes of policing is lost to filling out reports of incidents that occurred during the shift. These reports are necessary to ensure police accountability and are occasionally submitted as Court evidence. According to the estimates of NSW Fleet Director Keith Simmons, autoSCRIBE™ has the potential to save 1 million police hours per year and increase the accountability of its Officers by automating operational log reporting. In addition, autoSCRIBE™ can assist with right sizing the fleet.

There are four main savings opportunities for NSW Police using the autoSCRIBE™ system:

1. Generate an estimated $24 million per year in increased policing or reduced costs if autoSCRIBE™ cuts Patrol reporting by 1 hour per 8 hour shift on 1,000 marked cars.
2. Save an estimated $5 million per year with a 3% fleet rationalisation.
3. Save an average $1,000 per car per year in FBT costs for cars with business use >60% and travel, 25,000 kms per year.
4. Save an estimated $300 per car per year for Reportable FBT administration on pool cars.