The Regional Police have discovered six unauthorised car repair workshops in the northern region of Tenerife. These workshops were operating in a protected area where any form of industrial activity is prohibited.
The Civil Guard of the Canary Islands, through the Environmental Protection and Cultural Heritage Group of the Administrative Surveillance and Inspection Unit (UVIA), conducted a thorough inspection of the industry and found that the workshops were operating without the necessary permits and approvals in the northern part of the island.
These establishments were conducting various types of repairs, including mechanical, electrical, bodywork, and painting, as well as engaging in illegal buying and selling of vehicles. In addition to breaching existing environmental, industrial, and tax regulations, all of these workshops were situated in a protected area where industrial activities are prohibited.
During the inspections, authorities discovered vehicles in the process of repair, machinery, makeshift paint booths, and a significant amount of waste from these illegal activities such as tires, used oils, and filters, which were being accumulated and disposed of without proper management, harming the environment of the affected region.
As a consequence of these findings, serious sanctions are being proposed and will be submitted to the relevant authorities, including the Tax Delegation and the Provincial Service of Employment and Social Security.
The Administrative Surveillance and Inspection Unit is responsible for undertaking preventive police actions, investigating and reporting administrative violations in areas such as the environment and natural resources, tourism regulation in the Canary Islands, Canarian cultural heritage, Tax Administration, transportation, gambling, and any other duties assigned to it, in accordance with the Resolution of January 16, 2024, of the General Directorate of Security.
