Mallorca car rental firms open to limiting fleet
The leading industry association has commissioned an external consultancy to calculate the total number of rental cars on Balearic roads.
Don't blame hire cars for traffic congestion in Mallorca
"There are traffic jams right at the moment. These are not because of the car-hire firms."
Hire cars in Menorca
One association accepts that there are too many cars.
Car-hire associations clash over reduction in the number of cars in Mallorca
One association supports a reduction, the other is citing freedom of movement.
Mallorca's vehicle 'ceiling' exceeded by over 100,000
The Council of Mallorca's report indicates the "most restrictive" and "least restrictive" vehicle ceilings.
Hire-car transporter in Palma, Mallorca
A cap on the number of hire cars.
Limits to the number of vehicles in Mallorca proposed for 2025
One of the proposed measures is a daily quota of vehicles arriving on the island.
Hire cars in Menorca
Hire cars are at the centre of the debate about tourist overcrowding.
Hire cars arriving in Palma Mallorca
Hire cars are at the centre of the debate about tourism sustainability.
How many taxis does Mallorca need?
Taxi and VTC (e.g. Uber) users are to be surveyed for their opinions as part of a major study.
Your seven days news round-up in Mallorca
This week dobbing your neighbour, what's a 'pourist?, car hire, getting rid of property cowboys, expropriating empty homes and water shortage.
Hire cars in Palma Mallorca
Hire cars are central to the debate about the tourism model.
Limiting hire cars in Mallorca "would lead to greater chaos"
Othman Ktiri of OK Mobility says that the car-hire sector is a vital one "for a greater distribution of wealth".
Mallorca will limit vehicle entry if it has to after the summer
"We will take courageous, real and efficient measures” to address this mobility problem suffered by Mallorcans and visitors".
Hire cars
Thousands of hire cars - but there aren't accurate figures.
Call to limit Mallorca to 25,000 hire cars
But how many hire cars are there in Mallorca at any given time? No one knows for sure.
On the critical list - Mallorca news round-up
Some of the stories that have made the news over recent days.
Residents demand action as rental car chaos grips Arenal
The problem extends beyond cars to rented motorcycles, exacerbating the strain on public parking spaces.
Illegal hire-car parking lot in Palma, Mallorca
One of the parking lots.