International Removals to and from A Coruña
A Coruña removals reserve road space through a council procedure that names moves, needs three working days’ notice and allows up to five days.
A few short questions. Nothing is sent until you check and confirm.
How many days can a move hold its space in A Coruña?
Up to five. The council’s application form for a temporary reservation of road space has a field for the number of days, marked “Máximo 5 días”, with boxes from one to five, and a line for the date that reads “Marcar a partir de 3 días hábiles desde día en curso”: the first day you can pick is three working days after the day you apply.
The council’s procedure page (opens in a new window), “Reserva de espacio temporal de vía pública”, says the permit is for activities such as moves, loading and unloading of materials and fuel deliveries. The form lists “Mudanzas” as its own box, number 7, among the purposes.
What does “three working days” mean here?
The procedure page states: “Deberá solicitarse con un mínimo de tres días hábiles de antelación.” The form repeats it and adds that the period may be lengthened or shortened according to exceptional circumstances, which the council’s technician or the Local Police assess.
The words are “días hábiles”, working days. The council does not say whether a Saturday or a local holiday counts; ask when you apply.
Which is the moving rate, 1,69 or 8,74 euros?
The fee ordinance, number 25, prints two figures in one table, 8,74 and 1,69, each against a line. Reading the file by position settles it: 8,74 sits on line 3.1, which covers concrete mixers, pumps, cranes, display stands, skips and similar uses, and 1,69 sits on line 3.2, “Mudanzas, descarga de combustibles por las empresas distribuidoras y otros usos extraordinarios”, per square metre or part, per day. The moving rate is 1,69 euros.
It is the rate for a street of the first fiscal category. For other streets the result is multiplied by 0,9 for the second category, 0,8 for the third, 0,7 for the fourth, 0,6 for the fifth and 0,5 for the sixth. The council’s street index is not on the pages we read, so which category your street is in is a question for the council. The ordinance also sets a minimum charge of 30,26 euros, and requires a prior deposit when the request is made.
As arithmetic only, not a council example: 25 square metres for two days on a first-category street is 25 × 2 × 1,69 = 84,50 euros, which is above the minimum.
How current are those figures?
The ordinance file (opens in a new window) linked from the council’s entry for ordinance 25 says it was approved by the council on 7 November 2019 and came into force on 1 January 2020. The council’s entry is titled with 2023 and the file name carries 2021, and the amounts match the 2019 bilingual edition (opens in a new window) exactly.
We found no later fee table and cannot show that the amounts have not changed since, so treat 1,69 as “from the ordinance in the council’s file, check the current figure”. The payment letter the council issues will show the amount actually charged.
What happens on pedestrian streets, bus lanes and street cuts?
The form asks for the vehicle’s plate only for pedestrian areas, and it lists cases where a prior report from the Technical Office of Citizen Security or the Local Police is needed: a bus, taxi or loading stop, a street cut, a lane cut, a bus lane and a pedestrian street. A lane counts as cut when more than 2 metres of width is taken in a line of parking.
On signs, the form says the Local Police receive the application with proof of payment and put up the signs, except in those report cases, and that signs go up only where the Technical Office or the Local Police think it necessary. The person moving should therefore not assume that signs will appear.
What goes in with the request, and where else in Galicia does this apply?
The procedure page asks for the specific application, a sketch with the dimensions of the occupation (the form asks for length and width in metres), a copy of the payment letter for the prior deposit and, depending on the work, a liability policy covering the activity in public space. Identity papers are needed only for in-person submission.
All of this belongs to the A Coruña council. For Vigo and the rest of the Galician coast, the separate Vigo guide applies, and the customs page for removals to Spain covers customs for belongings entering Spain.
Further east along the Cantabrian coast, the Santander and Gijón and Oviedo guides cover the next large councils, and the Spain overview lists the city pages we have.
Questions about moving to or from A Coruña
Is there a council permit for a removal lorry in A Coruña?
Yes.
The council’s procedure for a temporary reservation of road space names moves among its purposes, and the application form has a separate box for them.
How much notice does A Coruña need?
At least three working days, according to the procedure page and the form.
The council may lengthen or shorten that in exceptional circumstances.
How long can the reservation last?
The form allows a maximum of five days.
What is the fee for a move?
The ordinance line for moves is 1,69 euros per square metre or part, per day, for a first-category street, with lower multipliers for other categories and a minimum of 30,26 euros.
The ordinance text dates from 2019, so check the current figure.
Send us your A Coruña details
Tell us the A Coruña street, the size of the space the lorry needs, the floor and lift, and the dates you could move.
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