1.4 Training standards are compromised due to the inadequate and aging vehicle fleet - the unit requires suitable and technologically current vehicles for training exercises. The current fleet had proven to be too costly to maintain and difficult to repair. This challenge is made greater by the scarcity of spare parts which resulted in the delays in the repair and servicing of vehicle, in some instances, for up to a period of 3 years. Vehicles are often thus not serviced and often overused, which impacts on not only the availability of safe transport, but also for vehicles used for such purposes, training are often reduced and training standards could be compromised.