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Parking Penalties
Be sure to park in designated
spaces only. Exceeding your
pay­and­display time limit may
incur a penalty of up to €40.
When a vehicle receives a
penalty ticket it is automatically
registered on the computer
system. Any further
infringements or traffic
violations may result in the car
being clamped or towed.
Parking is controlled by the
local police in each town, and
The futuristic entrance to a metro station in Bilbao it is to them you have to go to
pay a fine or retrieve your car
Parking
to the spa of San Sebastián, as if it’s been towed away.
well as to several beach resorts, Parking spaces are especially
including Zarautz and Bermeo. scarce in the summer season. DIRECTORY
Free parking is almost impos­ Taxi Companies
Metro sible to find, while metered
parking is expensive. To park
Bilbao’s excellent metro system on the street, you normally Oviedo
is a pleasure to use. It enables need to find a blue pay­and­ Radio Taxi Ciudad de Oviedo
you to reach your destination display parking space. Be sure Tel 985 25 00 00.
quickly, providing a good to remember when your time­ A Coruña
alternative to overground limit expires. In most cities in Tele Taxi Tel 981 28 77 77.
transport. The station Northern Spain, parking is free
entrances, especially between 8pm on Friday Santander
in the city centre, evening and 8am on Tele Taxi Tel 942 36 91 91.
are very impressive. Monday morning. Radio Taxi Tel 942 33 33 33.
Viewed from afar, Underground car
both dur ing daytime parks provide an Bilbao
and at night, they alternative to Radio Taxi Nervión
resemble giant metered on­street Tel 944 26 90 26.
shrimps and parking. You collect a Radio Taxi Bilbao
are among the ticket when you enter, Tel 944 44 88 88.
boldest examples Speed limit sign in a retain it, and then pay Radio Taxi Getxo
of modern design to small village the attendant, or at Tel 944 91 53 53.
be seen in Bilbao. The the machine, as you
stations, which perfectly drive out. Underground parking San Sebastián
complement the city’s show­ is convenient, but tends to be Radio Taxi Donostia
piece Museo Guggenheim expensive. Parking your car Tel 943 46 46 46.
(see pp128–9), were designed for just a few hours may cost Logroño
by Norman Foster. more than €10.
Radio Taxi
Tel 941 22 21 22.
Driving Tele Taxi
Driving in Spanish cities is Tel 941 50 50 50.
not a pleasant experience, Trams
especially for visitors unfamiliar
with the surroundings. In the Bilbao
more crowded cities motorists
tend to drive aggressively. Signs EuskoTran
are often misleading or missing, Tel 902 54 32 10.
service stations are few and ∑ euskotren.es
parking is usually difficult. Read
the map before setting off, but Metro
watch out for one­way systems, Bilbao
tunnels and overpasses. In rush Plaza Miguel de Unamuno.
hour, traffic often comes to a
standstill. If you get lost while Tel 944 25 40 25.
driving, hail a taxi, shout the A sign with information on parking ∑ metrobilbao.net
address and follow the driver. regulations

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