Last January, the businessmen of the industrial area of Playa Honda once again called the City Council's attention because, despite the entry into force of the traffic ordinance, which prohibits the sale of vehicles on public roads, the business had proliferated. However, the mayor, Marcial Martín, has justified that "until January 12, the ordinance has not been applied with the imposition of the corresponding fines" and it is now when the City Council considers that "it has taken effect", because the number of vehicles parked with sale signs has decreased.
The City Council believes that after a month in force, it "has come to solve one of the main problems that had been generated especially in the industrial area of Playa Honda". The publication in the Official Gazette of the Province of Las Palmas took place on December 19 and came into force on January 10 when the "use of public roads in order to promote the sale of motor vehicles, both new and second-hand or used, both from companies and individuals" was officially prohibited.
Andrés Stinga, Councilor for Public Services, recalls that non-compliance may result in penalties of 300 euros. Fines that according to the mayor "is avoiding not only the use of public parking lots to sell vehicles, with what that could mean of unfair competition for many legal companies dedicated to that purpose, but also that cars remain for days and even weeks occupying parking lots that otherwise could be used by residents, users and merchants of some streets and areas where until now this was happening on a regular basis".
Fiscal Ordinance No. 57 regulating the also establishes that "purchase and sale houses, mechanical or washing workshops, and any other companies in the automotive sector, may not use public roads to park vehicles related to their industrial or commercial activity, unless they have expressly authorized a space reservation". It is also prohibited the parking of vehicles that have installed advertising support, whatever the commercial or industrial activity they advertise.
