Question NW2019 to the Minister of Health
30 July 2018 - NW2019
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What are the details of the (a) number of accidents that vehicles owned by his department were involved (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018, (b) cost for repairs in each case and (c)(i) number of and (ii) reasons for vehicles being written off in each case; (2) whether all vehicles owned by his department have tracking devices installed?
Reply:
1. (a) (i) Please note that the following details pertain to fleet vehicles rented by the Department, i.e they are not wholly owned by the Department. The Department only pays for excess fee in the event of accidents and damages.
- One hundred and ten (110) accident damages occurred involving departmental rented vehicles for the financial year 2015/16;
- Eighty-nine (89) accident damages occurred involving departmental rented vehicles for the financial year 2016/17;
- One hundred and thirty (130) accident damages occurred involving departmental rented vehicles for the financial year 2018/18.
(ii) No accidents occurred involving departmental rented vehicles since 1 April 2018.
(b) - Insurance excess fee for the financial year 2015/16: R147,518.35
- Insurance excess fee for the financial year 2016/17: R139,897.96
- Insurance excess fee for the financial year 2017/18: R217,455.25
- Insurance excess fee for the period since 1 April 2018: R36,346.96
(c) (i) The details are as follows:
- One (1) accident occurred involving rented departmental vehicle for the financial year 2015/16;
- Two (2) accidents occurred involving rented departmental vehicle for the financial year 2016/17;
- One (1) accident occurred involving rented departmental vehicle for the financial year 2017/18;
- Twenty-four (24) accidents occurred involving rented departmental vehicle since 1 April 2018.
(ii) Supposedly beyond economical repair for the financial years: 2015/16; 2016/17 and 2017/18. No vehicles were written-off since 1 April 2018.
2. Yes, all rented departmental vehicles are fitted with tracking devices.
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