TAXPAYERS will be saved thousands of pounds after City of York Council struck a deal for its large lorries to be serviced at the Nestlé factory.

All City of York Council vehicles weighing over 7.5 tonnes, including gritters, waste and refuse trucks, will have their annual MOT carried out at the confectioner’s York vehicle workshop, an annual saving of about £5,000.

Coun David Levene said: “Every little penny we can save by joining forces with locally based businesses is benefiting York residents by building on next year’s round of budget savings.”

Nestlé became the first vehicle workshop in North Yorkshire to become an authorised testing centre in March 2011. Previously, vehicles were tested in Wetherby.