Since 2022, a total of 110 BMWs bought by the Western Cape Government (WCG) have stood idle, never used.
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This was confirmed by the WCG, who bought the vehicles last year at a hefty price of R94 million. Of the total amount of cars, 60 brand-new BMWs were parked at the Gene Louw Traffic College in Brackenfell. Fifty others have been parked for more than a year at a government garage.
As per EWN, the ANC provincial caucus confirmed that each vehicle cost more than R850 000, although this has not been confirmed by the Executive Council for Transport. The department did however note that the vehicles were to be used for traffic services, without providing a date for when this would happen, citing a number of missing furnishings.
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Lulama Mvimbi, a member of the standing committee on the mobility department of the Western Cape Provincial Government, says the vehicles were purchased without a plan, translating to fiscal dumping.
‘These cars could be used to provide essential traffic services but instead, they are just sitting there, costing taxpayers more money. The MEC needs to explain why these expensive vehicles have been sitting idle for over a year. This is wasteful and fruitless expenditure.’
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