Area Rep. Says No More Golf Carts for San Pedro

The wholesale importation of golf carts in San Pedro over the past couple years has entered new and creative means recently. Golf cart rentals are now resort to disassembling the vehicles into parts and then transporting them onto the island. Today, Belize Rural South Area Representative, Andre Perez told News Five that because of the traffic congestion, permits are not being granted for any more golf carts to be imported in San Pedro. It is a problem that Perez says his office will be collaborating closely with the town council to enforce traffic rules and regulations, and where necessary, to get the Ministry of Transport involved.

 

Andre Perez, Area Representative, Belize Rural South

“I have reached out to the Minister of Transport and the CEO that we may need some kind of additional support, maybe at the port that they go there and inspect these things because they need to have permits. They need to have a permit. While you may say you have a dealership license, that does not give you.  Open packet for you to bring in a hundred golf carts because you have a dealership license, right? So we have to have some kind of, enforcement there going. And we have reached out and they took for, support there as well. We have to cap it and say no more, because at this point in time, you can go there and rent a golf cart and you’ll pay a rock bottom price for it because the supply is plentiful. Now I’m not saying that we want to increase prices for our tourists, but finding the balance is that enough is enough, and the tourists will understand. When I have the traffic problem and the congestion, we realize that we’ve reached our point. That we have to say, no more. Secondly, enforcing the quality of the golf cart that’s being rented. Beca we have to cap it and say no more, because at this point in time, you can go there and rent a golf cart and you’ll pay a rock bottom price for it. Because the supply is plentiful. Now I’m not saying that we want to increase prices for our tourists, but finding the balance is that enough is enough, and the tourists will understand.When I have the traffic problem and the congestion, we realize that we’ve reached our point. That we have to say, no more. Secondly, enforcing the quality of the golf cart that’s being rented. Because often times you see, some of those tourists are stuck, middle of the street, right there, they broke down.use often times you see, some of those tourists are stuck, middle of the street, right there, they broke down.”