Lanzarote Relocation

Following well informed sources, the traffic fines imposed by the Yaiza local police, will never be claimed and charged… except in the cases of  “on the spot” fines which offer a discount – because:

• There is no formal administrative procedure to recover later payment
• There are no recovery vehicles to remove your car
• There is no “pound” in which to leave said vehicles

In other words… if the fines are not paid, then nothing happens. This means that people who infringe traffic rules do not have to fear rhe fine… even if the police detain and sanction them

The reasons for the above situation has to be one of the following:

• Neglect or imcompetence of the administration of the Yaiza Town Hall government in order to organise the corresponding system of collection and apply it efficiently
• Political convenience, because if minimum severity ios applied at the execution of the traffic rules this could lead to discomfort of the victims and therefore a possible loss of votes by the poilitical party that is supporting the opportunr measures
• A mixture of the two

In any case the lack of action in this sense leads to a relaxation of the traffic by-laws, because the payment of the corresponding sanctions is not demanded and this leads to the absence of income for the municiapl ark, income which, in times like these, could be used to help the most needy citizens

These views do not reflect our own, but are gratefully received from Yolanda and Claudia of Playa Blanca Hoy. We would never recommend the non payment of fines, and would advise all persons to treat police officers with respect – whilst adhering as far as possible to the letter of the law (even if you disagree with it).

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