Mallorca car cap plan advances with €30,000 fines
Drivers bringing cars to Mallorca could face entry limits, a charge and fines of €300 to €30,000 under a bill now moving through Parliament. On 9 September, the Balearic Parliament in Palma agreed to start considering the proposal, with every group voting in favour except Vox, which abstained. Consell de Mallorca president Llorenç Galmés expects the law to be passed before 2027 and in force for the next tourist season.
Galmés called it the legislature’s main measure to curb pressure from vehicles. The island council is preparing the tax rules and a new study into Mallorca’s capacity; its results are due in October.
Caps, charges and port cameras
The bill allows for an annual or two-year cap on the number of vehicles entering Mallorca. It would also set a charge for bringing a vehicle onto the island and place a limit on rental cars.
Shipping companies would handle entry permits and collect the charge. Permits and payments would be processed online, while cameras able to read number plates are planned at ports.
Who would be exempt
Non-residents who own a home on Mallorca would be outside the limit for one vehicle. Residents of other islands travelling to Mallorca for medical reasons would also be exempt, as would Mallorca residents returning from off-island for medical or family reasons.
Vehicles used by people with certified reduced mobility, official and public-service vehicles, and goods and commercial delivery traffic would not pay the charge.
Left-wing parties backed the bill’s progress but attacked its timing. Vox said Mallorca’s road congestion was real and serious, but argued that restricting vehicle arrivals was not the answer.
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Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com