Overview
- Dashboard notices have been installed across hundreds of white‑fleet cars and vans instructing staff not to connect MoD devices and to avoid conversations above OFFICIAL.
- An MoD spokesperson confirmed the guidance and said it applies to all civilian hire vehicles used by the department in the UK and overseas.
- The move follows a 2023 discovery of a Chinese tracking device in a government car and ongoing security‑service concerns about exploitation of vehicle technology.
- Officials have already restricted Chinese electric vehicles at sensitive sites, with local rules such as parking limits for China‑linked tech near RAF Wyton facilities.
- The white fleet includes 745 electric and 1,414 hybrid vehicles as the MoD pursues full electrification by the end of 2027, prompting calls for tighter controls on Chinese‑made components.