Irregular behaviour in the booking system at Ibiza’s Technical Vehicle Inspection service (ITV) and the “recurrent” presence of an individual who, despite having no employment relationship with the entity, frequently appeared at the facilities and acted as though he were part of the staff. These were the signs that prompted the manager of one of the inspection stations (the fixed station in Santa Gertrudis and the mobile unit next to the Ibiza Fairgrounds) to report the alleged fraud, which has now led to an investigation by the Guardia Civil.
The Consell de Ibiza had already announced that it had referred the case to the state security forces, but no further details had been disclosed until now. The Guardia Civil has now clarified how the alleged scheme operated to obtain illicit benefits from vehicle inspections on the island.
According to investigators, one of the alleged activities carried out by the two individuals under investigation was the creation of appointments using fictitious licence plates. This practice would have allowed them to favour certain users by moving vehicles ahead in the queue or facilitating “fast-track” appointments outside the established procedure.
In addition, several clients told officers that they had obtained their inspection appointments through the services of one of the individuals, who allegedly acted as a “broker” for ITV bookings. Some even pointed to the possible existence of clandestine workshops linked to the scheme, where vehicles were taken for inspection without following the official channels—thus failing to guarantee the required safety conditions.
During the investigation, officers also verified the existence of third-party authorisations that enabled one of the suspects to manage appointments on behalf of other users. All of these authorisations included an alternative contact phone number, leading investigators to infer that the suspect was “operating in an organised manner” and with the assistance of at least one other person.
As part of the effort to dismantle the scheme, officers requested a “detailed report” from the Santa Gertrudis ITV station listing all reservations associated with the phone number and email address used by the suspect. The document revealed 665 appointments in 2024 and 767 in 2025, all linked to the same contact details, further reinforcing suspicions about the operation.
The two individuals are now under investigation as possible perpetrators of an offence of computer damage, as well as other potential criminal charges related to manipulation of the ITV appointment system.