Tarifa Council has imposed a tax on motorists taking vehicles to the beaches, €1.50 for cars and €5.00 for motor caravans, and have expressed surprise at the negative reaction to the measure.
It is not especially the price that many people are objecting to but the fact that they are having to pay for non-existent services as there is no water supply available or a decent and suitable place to deposit rubbish.
Others say the measure is just another discouragement for visitors to the coast. The Council says it creates 18 jobs.