Here you will find the procedures managed by the GUB and other associations and institutions relating to safety, positive community life and mobility.

Special transport authorisation for the city's roads

Vehicles that are larger or weigh more than regulations allow require a special permit for travelling in the city.

You can start the procedure online if you are a transport enterprise and have a user name and password provided by the GUB.

Otherwise you can ask for these from the GUB's Special Transport Office.

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Public-space occupation permits for scaffolding or cranes

A GUB permit is required for putting up cranes on public roads that can lift over fifteen tons and for parking vehicles transporting materials for assembling or dismantling scaffolding.

Where such work is expected to lead to serious traffic restrictions or even road closures, Guardia Urbana will be required to intervene.

Before permits can be requested, applicants will have to self-assess and pay the rates for processing their public-road occupation applications (OVP).

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Recovering vehicles immobilised or sealed by the GUB

Recovering a vehicle that has been immobilised or sealed by the GUB.

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Recovering vehicles removed by municipal tows

Recovering vehicles removed by municipal tows from public roads and left in municipal pounds. Consult the cases where they will not be subject to charges for staying in municipal pounds or charged for use of the tow service.

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Permit for reserve parking for official and other vehicles

Permits which have to be applied for, for consulate, hospital and official- and charitable-body and other vehicles, to have a reserved parking place on a public road.

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Permit for occupying public space for parking vehicles or other work elements

All vehicles, engine generators and other elements which, because of loading and unloading and other work, have to occupy a road surface for a maximum of one day, are required to have a permit for parking on a public road.

Before such permits can be requested applicants will have to self-assess and pay the rates for processing their public-road occupation applications (OVP).

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Permit to occupy the public space for removals

This procedure allows you to request a permit to occupy the public space to carry out removals.

Before requesting the permission to occupy the public space, it is necessary to pay the rates for public-road occupation applications (OVP). This payment will not be necessary in the case of informed or type A removals.

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