Pictured: Police carry out murder investigation in Smethwick<\/a> <\/b> <\/b><\/p>\nA local publication found that most tourists are oblivious to the fact that buying any items ranging from fake branded products, cheap sunglasses or toys from unlicensed vendors constitutes an offence.<\/p>\n
The vendors themselves could face even stiffer penalties, ranging from \u20ac750 to \u20ac1,500 (\u00a3640 to \u00a31,280). However, they have a knack for disappearing quickly if in trouble.<\/p>\n
The beach promenade at Playa de Palma has become a marketplace where vendors approach tourists offering all sorts of goods, including “almost genuine Rolex”, peddle sunglasses or even wedding rings.<\/p>\n
The situation has become increasingly problematic for both tourists and legitimate businesses.<\/p>\n
One visitor confessed that he was approached by the vendors at least 20 times in one day. Spanish authorities say the move aims to protect legitimate businesses and improve public safety.<\/p>\n
The rule is in force throughout the entire municipality, covering popular areas like Playa de Palma, Arenal, and the pedestrian zones of Sant Miquel, with police in the Litoral district responsible for enforcement.<\/p>\n
To complement the crackdown, local authorities have rolled out an information campaign directed at both locals and tourists, aiming to highlight the dangers of buying from unlicensed vendors.<\/p>\n
Officials say such purchases not only sustain an underground economy but also undermine legitimate traders and raise safety concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brits holidaying in Mallorca face a hefty fine if they buy from illegal street vendors, it has been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336883,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[2000,299,120474,120472,104,120473,8794],"class_list":{"0":"post-336882","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-hefty-fine","11":"tag-playa-de-palma","12":"tag-spain","13":"tag-street-vendors","14":"tag-tourists"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115012593882877357","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}