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Tourists who plan to explore one of the most popular islands of the Mediterranean with Buggy or Quad bike may soon need to pay extra attention. A comprehensive new regulation in Majorka may see that if it is caught in protected areas, it is faced with fines ranging from £ 260 to £ 1,300. The Capdepera Municipality, which includes the popular holiday town Cala Rajada, brought a draft challenge to prohibit the recreational use of four, cars and similar off-road vehicles.
The proposed ban includes gloomy country strips, forest agricultural lands, parts of Llevant Nature Conservation Area and other environmentally sensitive regions. It also extends to everyone who is not identified for motor traffic.
Local officials in Mayanta regions bring bans on four, cars and entertainment off-road vehicles to protect fragile ecosystems, maintain biological diversity and facilitate increasing coercion in rural and environmental protected areas.
30 -day public opinion consultation period, both private individuals and rental companies will be invited to give feedback, but is expected to pass, Majorka Daily Bulletin notified.
After being executed, violations may be fined up to £ 1,300, and the authorities will have the power to immobilize vehicles that threaten people, property or natural environment.
“This measure represents a solid step in the defense of the region and biological diversity.
He said: “It will protect the fields of agriculture and forests, reduce tourists and guarantee the protection of natural heritage. We are determined to a model that gives priority to sustainability and respect for the environment.”
Capdepera is not the first municipality that wants to break the entertainment vehicles such as quarters and cars in Mayorka. Other towns all over the island have introduced similar restrictions in recent years in order to protect fragile landscapes and reduce the effect of tourist on rural areas.
In Alcúdia, a regulation introduced in March 2023 prohibits these tools in important environmental protected regions, including La Victoria (Anei) and Puig de Sant Martí (Aanp). Those who violate the rules take the risk of a fine of around £ 520.
In Felanitx, at the beginning of July 2022, when he called for restrictions on entertainment vehicles in sensitive natural areas such as Local Opposition Party Bloc per Felanitx, Puig de Sant Salvador per Felanitx, called for restrictions on the use of entertainment vehicles.
Until August 2022, Manacor, Artà and Felanitx had advanced with official regulations aimed at limiting the movement of cars and quarters through forest roads, agricultural lands, agricultural lands and other ecologically important areas. In Manacor, specific limits were applied, including speed caps and route permits to better manage the environmental footprint of these tours.
