The Guardamar Guardia Civil’s Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) demolished an illegal mechanics workshop in Algorfa. The owner faces fines of up to 100,000 euros.
Taking a vehicle to this type of repair shop endangers the environment as well as the vehicle owner, who generally does not receive any documentation, including an estimate or warranty for the repair or parts. As a result, if customers need to file a claim later, they sometimes are unable to prove that their vehicle was fixed at that location.
Inspection of the supposed establishment
SEPRONA policemen from Guardamar were conducting surveillance in a rural area of Algorfa when they discovered these structures.
So they investigated the supposed establishment and discovered that the person in charge could not produce the opening or environmental licence, nor was he registered in the industrial registry.
Additionally, they found that he did not have a mechanical workshop identity plate, a requirement for the workshop’s display.
It also did not provide documentation supporting the proper disposal of hazardous trash generated by this activity, such as old oil, liquids, filters, batteries, or tyres.
Although the facility management continuously denied any commercial activity and claimed to only fix automobiles for family and friends, officers discovered seven vehicles being repaired inside the warehouse, as well as thirteen more vehicles and a crane outside.
Clandestine mechanical workshop
An unauthorised car repair shop poses a major threat to the environment because motor vehicle waste is extremely harmful. As a result, it must be sent to an accredited waste management business that assures its recycling or destruction using appropriate techniques, preventing it from being discarded in the garbage or abandoned in green areas before being released into the environment.
On the other hand, in addition to creating unfair competition that harms industry professionals who follow regulations, it is also dangerous for users because, despite the belief that it can be more profitable, these types of workshops frequently use spare parts with no traceability (their origin cannot be proven) and no corresponding warranty, undermining customer rights.
In response to the various violations of Law 6/2014, of July 25, on the Prevention, Quality, and Environmental Control of Activities, at the regional level, and Law 7/2022, of April 8, on Waste and Contaminated Soil for a Circular Economy, at the national level, the Civil Guard has processed the corresponding files, which have been sent to the Algorfa City Council and the Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Commerce, and Tourism of the Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian Reg
The offender, a 42-year-old Torrevieja resident, could face fines ranging from 2,001 to 100,000 euros for serious violations, which could also result in the closure of the premises, a cessation of activity, and even the obligation to restore the environmental damage caused.
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