'Where's Wally? New drain lorry yet to hit our city’s streets

ANEW lorry to clean thousands of “abysmal” drains in Derby is yet to hit the roads - despite its purchase being agreed 18 months ago.

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The whereabouts of the lorry in Derby has been questioned by puzzled councillors with the situation being likened to a game of “Where's Wally”.

But Derby City Council say the vehicle will soon “deliver an improved service, benefiting residents across Derby”.

Across-party agreement was made in February 2024 for the city council to purchase an additional vehicle to clean the drains. This happened after it came to light - via a member of the public - the authority had just one vehicle to clean tens of thousands of drains across the city. However, a political row broke out months later when it was confirmed the Labour-led council had yet to purchase the vehicle, despite an agreement being reached at an important budget meeting.