New fines for motorhome parking in Palma

Fines up to 1,500 euros

Motorhomes in Palma have become an increasing problem over recent years. | Alejandro Sepúlveda

Andrew EdePalma02/04/2024 09:22

A target for new civic ordinance in Palma that is expected to be introduced by the end of May is the problem of motorhome and caravan parking on the streets.

Under the new bylaw, it will be prohibited to park a motorhome, camper van or caravan in the same place for more than ten days. The exact time and day of arrival will have to be indicated on the windshield and be clearly visible. After ten days, the vehicle will have to be moved a minimum distance of 250 metres.

There are various other provisions. For example, it will be prohibited to have the engine running while the vehicle is stopped. It will not be possible, therefore, to charge batteries or operate air-conditioning systems. Putting out tables and chairs by the vehicle will be banned.

The ordinance will state: Motorhomes and towed caravans will not be able to camp in the municipal area, except in areas expressly enabled and signposted by the town hall.

Fines will range from 750 to 1,500 euros, except if individuals are in a situation of social exclusion, in which case the fines will be substituted by community work.

The regulations take account of individuals' circumstances. If they are homeless, they will be directed to social services. In the most serious instances, the police will take people to social services.

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Jerry | 12 months ago

TDWe travel all over Europe including Palma where my other half’s daughter lives and park at her house , we have a perfectly good shower and certainly do not smell (apart from pleasant perfumed aromas) . So please do not generalise 😁 Also Lots of your local police are Motorhome dwellers as they cannot afford the rents in Palma when they are sent here to work from the mainland …….just something perhaps you should also know ! Perhaps If central govt on the island had any sense they would see the income some 1500 Motorhome visits a year generate ( like every other Spanish city ) and would actually allow a commercial Motorhome park to open ! , because I have tried to communicate to govt on this but it would appear on a local level the “hotel mafia” object . We even found a very expensive piece of land but were told in no uncertain terms that planning would not happen.

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TD | 12 months ago

Good, these things are a blight and the off grid people in them dirty snd smelly, don't pay taxes and use council resources. I would ban them altogether outside of designated caravan parks.

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