International Removals to and from Pozuelo de Alarcón
Pozuelo de Alarcón removals need an authorisation requested 15 working days ahead from the council’s Patrimonio department, and the nearest published fee, 2.50 euros per metre per five days, is not labelled for moves.
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Who authorises a move in Pozuelo de Alarcón, and when?
The ordinance names a department: the Departamento de Patrimonio. The person moving, or the company acting for them, must ask the council for authorisation with a minimum of 15 working days’ notice.
This is the final text, not the draft. The mobility and traffic ordinance was approved by the Pleno on 27 January 2022 and printed in full in the Madrid bulletin on 1 March 2022. An earlier researcher worked from the 2021 draft; the 15-working-day wording and the 3,500 kg exclusion in the final text are the same as in that draft. The application should describe the space wanted, where it is, the day, and how long the work is expected to take.
The text counts in working days and does not define them. Allow about three calendar weeks as our own rule of thumb, and more around public holidays, so the authorisation is in hand before the lorry is booked. The request has to name the space and the place, so confirm the address and the access to it before you apply.
What does the council’s fee row say, and what does it not say?
This is the part to read with care. The ordinance says the applicant must file, together with the request, the payment of “la tasa que corresponda”, the fee that applies, under the fiscal ordinance. The ordinance leaves open which row that is for a move.
The nearest published row in the 2026 fiscal ordinance 305 is headed “reserva de espacio temporal sin corte de calle para aparcamiento exclusivo de vehículos” and charges 2.50 euros per linear metre for each period of five days or part of one. It is a charge for reserving road space. It makes no mention of removals, so we cannot say the council applies it to a move; ask which row will be used. If it is the one, a 10-metre reservation for one day would be 25 euros, and the same sum would cover up to five days. That example is our arithmetic.
Two rules in the fiscal ordinance apply to reservation requests. The request must state the length in linear metres and enclose a detailed plan of the exact location, and it must carry a self-assessment of the fee, because the council will not process an application that lacks proof of payment. The closing note in the 2026 file says the last amendment to the ordinance took effect on 1 January 2017.
A different category applies if the lorry will close the street. The ordinance defines a street cut as total or partial closure of the road to vehicles or pedestrians, and for those requests the fee is worked out on the stretch of street that is cut. A removal that needs only parking space should not fall under that heading, but if the street is narrow, raise it with the council before fixing the date.
What does the moving company have to do on the day?
Roadside notices are the removal firm’s job, not the resident’s. Article 83 has the firm put them up to hold enough room for its vehicles, stating the day, when work starts, and the firm’s name and registered address. The firm must also warn the Policía Municipal, and the length of that warning is whatever the authorisation says, so it is set case by case rather than fixed in the ordinance. To protect passers-by, the ordinance also requires the danger area to be marked off and pedestrians channelled so that the route stays accessible.
If the lorry will lift furniture on special equipment, it has to meet every safety rule and carry the certificates the law requires.
Where does the 3,500 kg line fall?
The ordinance leaves out any move done in a vehicle with an authorised maximum mass of 3,500 kg or less. A lorry whose authorised mass is above 3,500 kg is inside the rules, and a small van below that line may not need the authorisation; ask the removal company for the lorry’s authorised mass.
A move inside a restricted-access traffic area follows article 7 of the same ordinance on pedestrian zones, with the moving chapter applying only where article 7 is silent. We did not read which streets are pedestrian zones, so ask when you book.
Where to look next
Madrid has the region-wide picture. In nearby towns the equivalents are Majadahonda, whose council has a procedure page for moves, and Las Rozas de Madrid, which charges by the metre of kerb. Customs treatment of the goods themselves is a separate subject, covered in shipping household goods to Spain.
Quick answers on Pozuelo de Alarcón
What notice does Pozuelo de Alarcón need for a move?
A minimum of 15 working days of notice, requested from the Departamento de Patrimonio, according to the final mobility and traffic ordinance printed in March 2022.
Is 2.50 euros what a moving lorry pays in Pozuelo?
Not confirmed.
2.50 euros per metre per five days is the council’s row for reserving space for exclusive vehicle parking, and it makes no mention of removals. Ask which row will be applied.
Does a small van need the authorisation in Pozuelo?
The moving rules leave out vehicles of 3,500 kg authorised mass or less, so a small van may not.
Does the removal firm or the resident handle the roadside notices in Pozuelo?
The firm does, under article 83, and each notice shows the date, starting hour, firm name and address.
Describe your Pozuelo de Alarcón move
Tell us the Pozuelo de Alarcón street and number, the floor, the lorry size if known and your possible dates.
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