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MoD has come under fire for spending millions on car hires for staff

THE Ministry of Defence has come under fire following revelations that it has spent almost £13 million on hire cars for staff this year.

A freedom of information (FoI) request by the PA news agency also showed that the Department for Transport spent more than £1.1 million in the year to October, while other departments have spent tens of thousands of pounds.

The total figure from responses to the FoI request was more than £14.2 million.

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