Documents reveal cops' admission that 1086 car prangs were their fault ACCIDENT-prone police officers who crashed, dented and scraped their cars led to half the police fleet being taken off the road for repairs. Taxpayers will now foot the $1.6 million damage bill sent to Victoria Police for 1086 accidents that these "Keystone Cops" admitted were their own fault. In 22 cases, police cars were written off, with those bills totalling more than $717,000. Freedom of Information documents obtained by the Herald Sun reveal that between January 2012 and March this year 1658 police cars had to be repaired at a cost of $2.46 million, including 1086 "own-fault" bingles and other smashes. The force, which has 2600 cars in its fleet, admitted it was concerned about the number of crashes and vowed to conduct an audit. It is already planning to expand the number of reversing cameras in vehicles. The crashes, scrapes and dents mean, on average, about four cars were taken off the road every day and put in the workshop. Documents list driving mistakes, including cars rolling after being left unattended; crashes caused by yard congestion; bungled U-turns; doors being opened into other cars; reversing and parking collisions; cars running over objects; officers losing control; and officers dropping motorbikes. Victoria Police transport branch manager Frank Melilli said: "We are always looking at ways to reduce collisions. For example, we will be introducing more reversing cameras into our fleet to reduce the number of reversing collisions. Victoria Police is concerned about the number of cars damaged and we are investing more time and effort into analysing our collision data to both highlight trends which require remedial action and to reduce the number of collisions or minor incidents in general. The documents show one officer caused $4383 damage while parking, one vehicle had a repair bill of $4575 after it was left unattended and allowed to roll, and a police officer caused $4891 damage during a U-turn. A diesel spill in the boot of a car cost $495, and an officer admitted "own fault" for writing off a $29,680 motorbike when it fell over. Third-party damage included hit and runs, wilful damage, and damage caused by animals, floods and hail. One car was written off after its bill for engine flooding cost $40,000.