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Driving around Menorca

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 11:46pm
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Sharon62

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I have heard that Menorca maybe restricting visitors driving in to  certain areas like Mahon etc, is this true? We always hire a car in Menorca and drive into Mahon and other places for shopping and meals out etc. This would be awful for us.

Katy

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:29am

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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:29am

This a google translation from Menorca Diario 

The residents of the historic center of Maó celebrate the measure of restricting vehicle access to the old town and the surveillance through cameras at key points, Plaça Esplanada and Sant Jordi and Sa Lluna streets. With a new board of directors, its president, Daniel Pons, assures that the residents have gained "a lot of peace of mind with the reduction in the entry of thousands of cars" and also note the greater ease of parking near their homes.

The support for limited access to authorized vehicles and the camera system launched by the City Council is clear from the entity, "the pacification of traffic in the center was an old claim," says Pons, a resident for around 25 years of one of the busiest streets in the center, the Cós de Gràcia. He believes that the group of merchants "was initially more reluctant but I think they have now seen that it is better." Pons refers to the priority given to pedestrians and the spaces that he has been gaining to enjoy the central streets of Maó . And he adds that many of the cars that used to enter the historic center "only went around looking for parking."

Sharon62

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:06pm

Sharon62

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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:06pm

Thank you for replying.

shelleyeng

Posted: Sun May 1, 2022 4:48pm

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Posted: Sun May 1, 2022 4:48pm

Katy wrote on Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:29am:

This a google translation from Menorca Diario 

The residents of the historic center of Maó celebrate the measure of restricting vehicle access to the old town and the surveillance through cameras at key points, Plaça Esplanada and Sant Jordi and Sa Lluna streets. With a new board of directors, its president, Da...

...niel Pons, assures that the residents have gained "a lot of peace of mind with the reduction in the entry of thousands of cars" and also note the greater ease of parking near their homes.

The support for limited access to authorized vehicles and the camera system launched by the City Council is clear from the entity, "the pacification of traffic in the center was an old claim," says Pons, a resident for around 25 years of one of the busiest streets in the center, the Cós de Gràcia. He believes that the group of merchants "was initially more reluctant but I think they have now seen that it is better." Pons refers to the priority given to pedestrians and the spaces that he has been gaining to enjoy the central streets of Maó . And he adds that many of the cars that used to enter the historic center "only went around looking for parking."

Hi 

Don't worry it's only in a few places that they have semi pedestrianised. It won't stop you from driving to any of the supermarkets or shopping areas.

Shelley Addaia 

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Sharon62

Posted: Sun May 1, 2022 5:45pm

Sharon62

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Posted: Sun May 1, 2022 5:45pm

shelleyeng wrote on Sun May 1, 2022 4:48pm:

Hi 

Don't worry it's only in a few places that they have semi pedestrianised. It won't stop you from driving to any of the supermarkets or shopping areas.

Shelley Addaia 

Thank you for replying.  Was a bit concerned but that seems fine x

sbirkin1410

Posted: Wed Jul 6, 2022 4:18pm

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Posted: Wed Jul 6, 2022 4:18pm

I was in Menorca in June hired a car the whole time I was there had no problem if there was restrictions I didn’t come across the

sbirkin1410

Posted: Mon Sep 5, 2022 9:02am

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Posted: Mon Sep 5, 2022 9:02am

Not heard of that i hire a car every time I come here had no problem came in june back here now still okay

Sharon62

Posted: Mon Sep 5, 2022 9:31am

Sharon62

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Posted: Mon Sep 5, 2022 9:31am

sbirkin1410 wrote on Mon Sep 5, 2022 9:02am:

Not heard of that i hire a car every time I come here had no problem came in june back here now still okay

Yes just a friend who lives here said about it but it is ok, doesn't affect most.

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