Clamp down on misuse of reduced mobility cards in Palma

“Palma City Council detected a flagrant breach in the use of reduced mobility cards, which are personal and non-transferable and their misuse carries a penalty of 300-6,000 euros,” she said. "A campaign has been launched to identify people who have cards that do not belong to them.”

161 were withdrawn in Palma in 2020; 75 in 2021 and 38 up until March 2022.

In 2020, 15 of the cards withdrawn belonged to cardholders who had died, 8 were withdrawn for improper and 4 had expired.

In 2021, 22 of the cards withdrawn belonged to cardholders who had died, 13 were withdrawn for improper use and 7 were photocopies of another person’s card.

Up until March, 2022, 6 of the cards withdrawn belonged to cardholders who had died 14 were withdrawn for improper use and 4 had expired.