Police Oversight and Com-munity Safety
With reference to vehicles of the South African Police Service (SAPS) undergoing repairs and maintenance in the Western Cape:
(1) How many SAPS vehicles have been out of service due to (a) mechanical repairs, (b) crash damage, (c) servicing or (d) maintenance in the province in 2024/25;
(2) from 1 April 2025 to the latest available reporting date, what is the total number of (a) allocated vehicles and (b) operational vehicles at each police station in the prov-ince;
(3) how many SAPS vehicles have been waiting for repairs for (a) longer than 30 days, (b) longer than 60 days, (c) longer than 90 days and (d) longer than 180 days;
(4) whether the SAPS has identified any capacity constraints contributing to prolonged vehicle repair delays; if so, what are these constraints?
The reply of the South African Police Service (SAPS):
6. (1) (4) The question was posed to SAPS for reply; however, no response has been received from SAPS. The reply will be submitted as soon as SAPS submit the response.
