El Consell de Formentera, a través de l'àrea de Mobilitat, informa que entre els mesos de gener a maig d'aquest 2023 els usuaris de transport públic en autobús s'han duplicat si comparam les dades d'enguany amb les de 2019, any previ a la pandèmia. De gener a maig del 2019 hi va haver 30.727 usuaris d'autobús, mentre que el 2023 n'hi ha hagut 60.102.

Si comparam aquestes mateixes dades amb les de l'any passat, els usuaris s'han triplicat, han passat de 21.002 el 2022 a 60.102 usuaris el 2023. A partir del 24 de juny es preveu un nou augment del servei de bus per donar resposta a la demanda. S'augmentaran expedicions de la línia L2, que tendrà una freqüència d'una hora, i s'implantarà un servei nocturn amb la línia N6 per donar servei a les últimes barques de la nit.

15 de juny de 2023
Àrea de Comunicació
Consell de Formentera

The Office of Mobility of the Consell de Formentera reports that the Formentera.eco project, now in its fifth year, has enhanced controls with new cameras to check that vehicles driven on the island are duly accredited. Specifically, two new license plate-reading cameras have been installed on the Sant Ferran roads of Avinguda de Joan Castelló Guasch and Carrer Universitat (the ring road).

These control cameras are in addition to those installed last year at the roundabout near the Hospital and those in place on Carrer d'Almadrava in La Savina since the regulatory scheme took effect. The cameras have been installed at the entrance and exit of the port of La Savina and in places of high vehicle traffic. The Consell also has a fully electric vehicle equipped with two cameras which will travel the island, including secondary roads, with the same objective. All of these cameras read the license plates of vehicles in motion and check if they have the associated clearance under Formentera.eco.

By law, operating a vehicle without the required clearance is punishable by minimum fines of €1,000.

13 June 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera

The Office of Mobility of the Consell de Formentera has blocked a bid by two local car rental companies to transfer clearances for 40 cars and 88 motorcycles to an international company. For the 2023 enforcement period of formentera.eco (1 June to 30 September), one company had requested 40 authorisations for passenger cars and the other 88 authorisations for motorcycles. The requests were denied because formentera.eco rules do not allow for authorisations to be transferred between companies.

7 June 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera

The Office of Mobility of the Consell de Formentera reports that the 2023 enforcement period of Formentera.eco regulations begins today. Between 1 June and 30 September, motor vehicles driven on Formentera must receive specific clearance, which can be obtained at www.formentera.eco.

On this first day of regulation, a total of 17,049 vehicles have been cleared.

Breakdown of figures
Visitor cars: 566 (maximum: 1,880)
Visitor motorcycles: 27 (maximum: 190)
Eivissa resident cars: 60 (maximum: 220)
Eivissa resident motorcycles: 5 (maximum: 20)
Rental cars: 1,900 (maximum: 2,268)
Rental motorcycles: 5,081 (maximum: 5,880)
Resident vehicles: 9,111 (no maximum)
Other vehicles: 299 (no maximum)
Total: 17,049
(Updated at 11.00am, 1 June 2023)

When enforcement began on 15 June last year, a total of 18,340 vehicles had an associated authorisation.

As of 1 June, 26,000 applications have been processed. Today, clearances are still available every day of the regulatory period, 1 June to 30 September.

Legislative aim
In 2023 the number of motor vehicles that can be brought to the island and driven and parked on public roads is capped at 10,458. This ceiling affects rental vehicles and visitors––the focus of Formentera.eco regulations. Under the scheme, there are 16% fewer vehicles on local roads than at the beginning of the legislature––precisely the target agreed four years ago by the Consell d'Entitats.

Reservations and clearance
Visitors who wish to clear their vehicle to be driven on Formentera can do so easily on www.formentera.eco. This year's Formentera.eco fees are double those of 2022: €6/day (passenger cars; €30 minimum) and €3/day (motorcycles; €15). The enforcement period has also been extended by one month and now includes all of June, July, August and September, whereas in 2022 it ran 15 June to 15 September. These changes were agreed at the Consell d'Entitats.

Residents pay nothing to receive clearance, but must still request it on the website. However, vehicles belonging to motorists with a currently valid authorisation to park in blue zone spaces and residents who pay the local road tax are cleared automatically. To verify this has been done correctly, drivers should visit www.formentera.eco. In a particular section of the site, just by entering a vehicle plate number, individuals can find out if their vehicle has been cleared or if the associated clearance has yet to be processed.

Hybrid vehicles and e-vehicles are eligible for 50% and 100% discounts, respectively, and residents of Eivissa, Mallorca and Menorca, pay nothing for authorisation.

Information
Ferry companies that transport vehicles are informing customers of the regulation at ticket offices and on their websites during the ticket purchasing process. This will ensure that all the people who come to Formentera with their vehicle are duly informed of the regulatory scheme. Informative posters and videos have been distributed as well.

In these first days, the Consell will prioritise informing individuals about the scheme. It has also prepared an information campaign encouraging residents and seasonal workers to obtain clearance for their vehicles. As part of the push, attendants will check number plates of vehicles parked on Formentera roads and leave leaflets signalling whether vehicles have been cleared or not.

The law provides for fines of at least €1,000 driving a vehicle without clearance.

1 June 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera