UK police are taking part in a trial to help combat drunk and disorderly behaviour among Brits in the Balearics – but say they’re stifling in their uniform.
Unlike their Spanish counterparts, the British bobbies have to wear full uniform including tie and high-visibility jacket.
PC Martina Anderson and Sgt Brett Williams are taking part in a Foreign Office-funded two-week trial in Majorca and Ibiza to help authorities deal with victims and offenders from the UK.
PC Anderson told 5 News: "It is very warm here and this uniform doesn’t really facilitate that."
Sgt Williams added: "It is uncomfortable for us to walk around in, but that’s what the British public want to see. We need to work out here how we would normally work."
Authorities in Majorca cracked down on antisocial behaviour in Magaluf this summer, by banning drinking in the streets between 10pm and 8am, controlling bar crawls and issuing fines for balconing, urinating or being naked in the street.
The initiative involving the British cops follow similar trials in Spain with police from other countries such as Germany, France and Italy.
However, the bobbies’ effectiveness has been questioned as they do not have powers of arrest.
