Another cause of delay to the construction of new offices was that a certain private customs clearing agent was refusing to vacate the land which the Department of Public Works had purchased to build the new offices. This matter needed to be resolved by the Department of Public Works, the clearing agent and the court. At the time of the oversight visit SARS was operating from caravans. It also did not have scanners. It was reported that once the construction of new offices was completed, SARS would be able to use scanners.