Parking

[Gonnel]

Can anybody tell me what the yellow and blue lines signify?

Thanks

Gonnel

[Doc]

Hi Gonnel.

In the absence of any other reply......

I believe that yellow lines / kerbs mean no parking, or parking restriction in force. I never park anywhere that is marked in yellow.

Blue markings (I think) denote disabled badge-holder parking.

I stand, however, to be corrected if anyone else knows differently.

Chris.

[archiebake]

Hi Gonnel,
From my understanding the doc as got it wright ,
However! it is quite difficult to see the yellow lines in the town for parked cars, or any other lines for that matter. Our entrance to the garage is quite often blocked by short stay parkers, but the highlite on my last visit a week ago was a lady driver parking on a very busy corner of a crossroads ,blocking a zebra crossing, she was arguing the point with policeman as to where else could she park,as he was laughing and writing in his book, and it is only Febuary ,wait until the traffic does get bad.
Yours archiebake

[Roy and Val]

Parking

Just wanted to respond to question about yellow and blue parking lines. As far as I know, yellow lines mean no parking but blue ones mean paying in a parking meter - will stand corrected though if wrong!!

They are just about to start a pedestrianisation scheme in middle of Torrevieja - this should be fun during the road works etc.

[beastess]

I think the blue ones mean parking with some restrictions. There is usually a notice nearby which gives hours and conditions. They might be free early, then paid after a certain time, for instance.

[Doc]

Hi all.

Looks like Roy and Val is (are?) right. The following was stolen mercilessly from another website:

What should I know about Parking in Spain?
On one-way streets, parking is allowed on even dates along the side with even addresses and on odd dates along the side with odd addresses; in both cases, park in the direction of traffic flow. Blue Zones or Zona Azul are areas in which parking is restricted. In Spain there are indicated by signs. Some large towns have Zona ORAs in the centre of the town; parking in such a zone is allowed in conjunction with display of a ticket. Parking in these zones is allowed for 1.5 hours from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Illegally parked vehicles may be towed. Parking discs can be obtained from hotels, travel agents, or the town hall. Zona ORAs tickets must be bought at tobacconist the tickets are valid for 30, 60, or 90 minutes.

This information, along with a few bits from other websites, seems to indicate that blue colouring means a restriction of some kind be that disabled parking, metered parking etc.

Chris.

[Gonnel]

Thanks for the answers folks. Looks like I wasn't the only one who wasn't sure!

Gonnel