The Consell de Mallorca starts counting vehicles after carrying out a load study

PalmThe Consell will allocate €1.2 million to install 250 cameras in Mallorca (125 license plate readers and 125 surveillance cameras) with the aim of obtaining more data on the origin and type of cars before limiting the number of vehicles on the island. This comes after having spent €40,000 on one load study The report, presented in October 2024, determined that nearly 400,000 vehicles entered Mallorca in 2023. The island councilor for Territory, Mobility, and Infrastructure justified the measure by stating that the data obtained will allow for "a much more detailed load study, with concrete data, and will reassure the car industry, which requested it and understandably wants more specific information." The installation of cameras at 125 points across the island will take place in the coming months. These locations include ports and secondary roads, among others. The measure responds to a request made by the car rental association (Baleval), which proposed this initiative to obtain a "real" figure. Baleval's president, Cristóbal Herrera, has repeatedly emphasized the necessity of this measure, arguing that the load study "is based solely on estimates." "It makes no sense to establish restrictions based on estimates that have been proven false," he insisted.

In addition to the installation of cameras, Herrera has called on the Consell (Island Council) to strengthen public transport, improve infrastructure, and implement technological solutions to manage traffic on the island before limiting vehicles in Mallorca. He asserted that the congestion problem "cannot be solved simply by limiting vehicle access, as has been demonstrated in Ibiza."