Cagliari, street vendors don't fit: "We are treated like outcasts, crushed by sanctions"

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Not only that, because Medici also harshly criticizes the nature of the sanctions: «We asked for a modification of the municipal regulation on itinerant commerce: today it provides for automatic and immediate bans and forfeitures. There should be», says the sellers' lawyer, «a broader procedure, with pecuniary sanctions first, and then disqualification , in case of recurrence. Instead, the suspension of activities immediately takes place. But it doesn't end there: if the days of suspension exceed forty over the course of the two-year period, the concession is made to lapse: I find it a bestiality ».

And it is precisely the nightmare of the potential stop that makes the owners of the bar trucks apprehensive, who complain of suspensions linked to situations that have no correlation with their business: «I recently received the communication», says a street vendor, «that I could have had the authorization for the feast of Sant'Efisio . The reason? My son had had a breakdown with the car (in my name) and had received   a fine for having it there   left in Ztl: due to a mistake, he paid 12 euros less ». In this case a small sum, but there are even more far-reaching situations: «I'm at a standstill», says another trader, «for 7300 euros of administrative reports dating back to 2000 , twenty-three years ago. I asked what it was about, they replied that they are not required to keep an archive». But the lawyer Marcello Medici adds that a dealer can also be blocked for an unpaid Tari in his own home . Another situation of discontent is that of the stadium , where a fee is paid for the entire football season of Cagliari. But in the event of absence for three games, "seniority" is lost , which allows loyal bar trucks to position themselves in strategic slots.

The operators then denounce an exhausting bureaucracy: an example is the use of the Pec, essential for requests: "Many of us don't even know how to use the PC ". Thus the frustration increases, as does the feeling of having so many duties and no rights: «We won a tender for 17 workstations around the city», they say, «and we are still waiting. Periodically we send a request, wasting a revenue stamp each time, and we only receive excuses: the last one concerned the lack of no parking signs ».

In short, street vendors don't want wars, nor generalizations about the mistakes and gestures of a few, they especially complain about the lack of communication: "We can't have a dialogue, we slam into a rubber wall".