Palma police having to patrol in hire cars

A few weeks ago the council agreed to rent two nine-seater vehicles, at a cost of 6,300 euros, and, according to the councillor, “it is not an isolated case”.

Informal sources within the force already complained at the end of the summer that a fifth of the vehicles that the police have, some 50 out of a fleet of 230 cars, are not operational due to various breakdowns. The situation, Díez said, “has not improved in recent weeks”.

Last week, Palma local police staged a protest to complain about poor working conditions.