HEALTH and Safety laws are forcing a cash-strapped Scots council to buy new lawnmowers which cost more than a top of the range car.
Fife Council is contemplating shelling out nearly £30,000 for each of the armchair-sized remote-controlled mowers.
New safety guidelines will now restrict council staff to use the machines if the gradient of a piece of land is deemed greater that 15 degrees.
Any strip of land over that gradient would automatically trigger a risk assessment and require workers to wear and use specialist equipment.
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