Tainan Police Department Second Precinct reported the alternators in its police cars were replaced second-hand quality products, resulting in frequent repairs. Police ordered an investigation and the repair shop was charged with fraud.
As soon as the police car gets a call, it's out on duty. A police car is an indispensable tool in police operations. But recently, Tainan Police Second Precinct reported during scheduled maintenance for two police cars at the car repair shop, the owner used second-hand alternators as replacements rather than new products. This resulted in frequent replacement and repair of the police cars. The incident came to light after frequent shop visits. The police ordered an investigation and charged the shop for fraud.
Chang Yi-jiun, Deputy Chief, Tainan Police Second Precinct："Our vehicle alternators were replaced with non-original parts, which gradually affected onboard computer chips, resulting in the police car's poor condition."
The Second Precinct pointed out that the alternator was not an OEM part and generated insufficient power. The car's electronic chip was damaged as a result. The car's power generation was also unstable as a result of using the second-hand part. The repair shop owner said replacements using non-OEM alternators were quoted and approved by the precinct's top officers before the replacement took place. This means the police knew that non-OEM alternators were being used. The shop has been doing repair work for the Precinct for about 10 years now and there has never been a problem. But now the owner feels rather helpless for being charged with fraud.
Car Repair Shop Owner："In fact, they did not stipulate using OEM or non-OEM parts. I feel helpless and don't know what to do. I've been repairing cars for so long and never encountered such a situation. If you say you're charging me with fraud and that I didn't replace parts or replace parts with second-hand parts, then I'm wrong. (So they knew you were replacing parts.) Yes, they all knew, or how do I get approval."
The Second Precinct has 37 patrol cars and 156 motorcycles. The annual maintenance cost is about NT$1.5 million. But, there is no special requirement to use OEM or non-OEM parts for repairs. But now due to this case, funding constraints for police car repairs have also emerged. In this regard, Tainan Police Department stated that it will assist in solving the problem and prevent similar cases from happening.
警車一接到勤務，馬上就要出門協助，警車更是警察勤務之中不可或缺的工具。不過近期南市警二分局卻傳出有兩輛警車去保養時，遭到私人保養廠把發電機換成二手次級品，導致警車頻繁換修，經反應後事情才曝光，警局更下令調查，也將該保養廠依詐欺罪函送。
南市警第二分局副分局長 張翊雋表示：「我們在外保養的車輛以及發電機，有被更換為非原廠主件的狀況，漸而影響車用晶片，使得整部警車妥善率都不佳。」
南市警二分局指出，發電機被換成副廠零件，發電不足，長期下來車內的電子晶片也受到影響而毀損，整台車發電也不穩定，直指問題出在保養廠業者使用二手次級品。實際詢問保養廠業者，業者表示，發電器更換副廠，也都必須要報價、還要經過分局高層核准，才會更換，這也代表警方都知道使用副廠發電機，已經長期合作10年左右，一直都沒問題，現在被以詐欺函送，頗感無奈。
保養廠業者表示：「其實，他們也沒有規定要原廠或副廠，我也很無奈，我也不知道該怎辦。因為我修理車子這麼久了，沒有遇過這種情況，你如果說，今天用詐欺給我經辦，你說，如果我東西沒換，還是我換舊的，就是我不對。（所以你要換零件，他們都知道？) 他們都知道，不然怎核准(更換)。」
南市警二分局，共有37輛巡邏車以及156輛機車，一年維修費約150萬，但沒特別規定警車維修，必須要更換原廠或是副廠，但現在出現這案例，也讓警車維修經費拮据問題浮現，對此，南市警局也表示，將會協助解決問題，防止類似案例發生。
