Council drivers were involved in dozens of bumps and prangs last year.
Kirklees Council’s spending statistics have revealed town hall bosses had to fork out £186,000 in accident repairs in 2016.
Mirfield based A and D Accident Repair was used a total of 209 times.
The council has confirmed it has roughly 850 vehicles, meaning almost a quarter of its vehicles were repaired during the year.
A Kirklees Council spokesperson said many of its vans had been broken into, which accounted for some of the bodywork repairs.
They said: “A and D Accident Repair (Mirfield) are an approved supplier who carry out accident and damage repair work for the council, which has a fleet of 850 vehicles plus trailers and mowers.
“In 2016 there was an increase in the amount of vehicles broken into – 39 vehicles were targeted and had their side doors peeled down, which is a national problem.
“This accounts for a large percentage of the damage costs.
“All of the vehicles that were broken into were reported to the police.
“The remaining accidents are a combination of own fault and third party fault, and each accident is reviewed on a case by case basis and appropriate action taken.”
