Ibiza has the reputation as being the party island of the Balearics and it could soon be the car-free one as well. In ground-breaking legislation announced on Friday the Council of Ibiza has decided to cap the number of vehicle on the road at any one time, 20,168 vehicles.
The new legislation states that there can only be 16,000 hire car with the remaining vehicles belonging to local residents.
Not even motorhomes escape the new legislation. Only those which are registered in Ibiza or have a place at an official camping site will be allowed.
This is the latest example of how the regional governments in the Balearics are trying to deal with the traffic problems and congestion on roads allegedly caused by hire cars.
The Balearic government wants to introduce a tax on rent-a-cars but so far this measure has not been approved by parliament.
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Ive had a place in Ibiza for the last 50 year´s it's close to Port san Miquel have to say really don´t understand where this is all coming from also in Mallorca if you don´t have a Car well your F-CKED I have never seen a problem , I have seen that when you come into the town now because of the HUGE BIKE LANE which you seldom see any bike´s using that less people in Ibiza lately more Formentor , this is another big climate change bull Palma has traffic problems for sure PALMA is over populated but they want more people UNBELIEVABLE !!!!
Seriously, odd journalism. But on the subject of hire cars, has anyone noticed that the airport parking in Palma appears to be increasingly cordoned off for the exclusive use of hire cars? It now appears that only the final top floor is for real people - ie residents parking. This is really worrying for the busy summer months. Also - like, really??? I thought we were trying to control hire cars … not blimin residents. Thoughts????
So many questions about this. Does it mean visitors from Mallorca or the mainland cannot now take their car to Ibiza? If a resident wants to buy a 2nd car are they allowed to?? …..or are you stuck with the number of cars you currently have? What happens when a kid gets a license, can they then get a car? The article simply does not explain any of these obvious questions.
Farcical article. In your first sentence you claim that Ibiza could soon be “car free” - and then helpfully explained how this could be reached by capping the number at 20K. Chortle.
Firstly, it seems a very random number. Secondly, how on earth are they going to count the actual number of cars on the road at any given time?