International Removals to and from Majadahonda
Majadahonda removals go through a named council procedure, Ocupación de vía pública por mudanza, with a fixed 36.09 euros a day plus a charge for every square metre occupied.
A few short questions. Nothing is sent until you check and confirm.
Which notice period does Majadahonda apply to a move?
The council’s own procedure page, titled Ocupación de vía pública por mudanza, says the application must be made 15 days before the day of occupation. The traffic ordinance text published in the Madrid bulletin on 10 September 2019 gives a shorter figure: seven working days for the application, or ten working days where the move affects pedestrians or traffic, or happens in a pedestrian or semi-pedestrian zone.
The two do not match, and the procedure page adds a puzzle of its own. It says moves are regulated in articles 81 to 85 of the Ordinance of Mobility, while in the 2019 text the moving section sits at articles 89 to 93. The ordinance may have been renumbered or amended since 2019, and we have not seen a later text. The safe plan is to ask for the space at least 15 days ahead and to ask the Policía Local which period they apply to your street.
What does the space cost, and how is it worked out?
The procedure page sends payers to the “tasa por reserva de espacio y señalización” in fiscal ordinance 16. That ordinance makes the charge a sum of two parts. The fixed part is 36.09 euros a day. The variable part is 0.31 euros a day for each square metre in pedestrian zones, and 0.80 euros a day for each square metre on roads and parking spaces.
A parking space that is only partly blocked is charged as a whole space. As our own arithmetic, a road space of 20 square metres held for one day would come to 36.09 plus 16.00, which is 52.09 euros; the 20 is an assumption, since no council text gives the footprint of a lorry.
The version read here was last changed by the Pleno on 30 June 2022 and printed in the Madrid bulletin on 21 July 2022. The procedure page links to it as the current version, but ask whether a newer rate applies. Payment goes through the council’s Portal Tributario, choosing the concept “Tasa Servicios Urbanísticos”, and the receipt goes in with the application.
What goes into the application?
The page lists four items: the completed form; the exact place, day and hours, with the square metres to be occupied; the proof of payment; and a Google Maps screenshot of the spot. Someone applying for you must show their authority to act. The form can be taken to the Registro General or sent through the electronic office, where it does not need a separate signature.
Small moves are carved out of the traffic rules. The 2019 text leaves out jobs done in a vehicle of up to 3,500 kilograms authorised maximum weight (vehicle and load together) that needs no outside mechanical aid for loading. Check the plated weight of the vehicle the removal company will send.
Who puts the no-parking signs out?
The fiscal ordinance says the signs are at the applicant’s expense, with prior approval from the Policía Municipal and the infrastructure service. The 2019 traffic text is more specific about the company’s part: portable no-parking signs go up three days before, with 24 more hours added for each Sunday or public holiday in between, and the authorisation must sit visibly in the windscreen of the vehicle while work goes on.
If your move falls over a weekend, count the Sunday into that lead time before you choose the date.
Inside the application period the Policía Local issues a report, and the 2019 text says it may add its own conditions or limits, which are then written into the authorisation. The move must also leave traffic able to keep moving, and the working area can be marked off with fences or tapes at a height of one metre. A move carried out without the authorisation is stopped, and cannot resume until the right one is obtained.
Are removal lorries allowed into the low-emission zone?
Majadahonda’s low-emission zone ordinance was given final approval by the Pleno on 27 February 2025 and printed in the Madrid bulletin on 17 March 2025. Its list of vehicles allowed in includes “vehículos de autoescuelas, grúas y mudanzas”, and the annex asks for prior communication of the plate number. We did not read where the zone lies or when enforcement starts, so ask both when you book.
The regional background is in our Madrid removals guide. Two neighbours have rules of their own: Las Rozas de Madrid, where the fee runs per metre of kerb, and Pozuelo de Alarcón. For import duty on household goods, read the Spain customs guide.
Quick answers on Majadahonda
How much does a moving-day space cost in Majadahonda?
A fixed 36.09 euros a day, plus 0.80 euros a day for each square metre on roads and parking or 0.31 euros in pedestrian zones, under fiscal ordinance 16 as changed in June 2022.
How early should I apply in Majadahonda?
The council’s procedure page says 15 days before the day.
The 2019 traffic text says seven working days, or ten for pedestrian areas, so apply a full 15 days ahead and ask the police which rule applies.
Who puts out the no-parking signs in Majadahonda?
The applicant pays for them, with the police and infrastructure service approving.
The 2019 text has the moving company set portable signs out three days ahead.
Are moving vehicles let into Majadahonda’s low-emission zone?
The 2025 ordinance lists moving vehicles among those allowed, subject to prior notice of the plate.
The zone map and start date were not read.
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About International Removals Companies
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