The rate is around 141 euros in the city. A Coruña exceeds it by 14 euros
20 sep 2022 . Updated at 11:56 p.m.
Zaragoza and Barcelona take the cake, but Vigo is not far behind. The municipal towing service invoice Elevates the olive-growing city in the Spanish ranking to number 14, above cities such as Pontevedra and even doubling cases such as Badajoz, Ciudad Real or Guadalajara.
The 141.75 euros that are paid in Vigo for this service are a sample of the variety of rates that it has, according to a study by the Organization of Consumers and Users, OCU, which reveals differences of up to 3000% between some cities and others. The study included the councils of 54 cities, the provincial capitals plus Ceuta, Melilla, Gijón and Vigo due to the removal of a vehicle by the tow truck and its subsequent custody for 25 hours.
According to Europa Press, the OCU concludes that “many municipalities find in the vehicle withdrawal and deposit rate an easy way to increase collection.” The towing service and 25 hours of storage cost an average of 117 euros, but there are huge differences between cities.
After Zaragoza and Barcelona, Madrid (185.95 euros), Valencia (170.97), Vitoria (165.78), Toledo (160.07), San Sebastián (160.00), Logroño (159, 12), A Coruña (155.09), Lleida (154.20), Córdoba (148.00), Huesca (142.91), Castelló de la Plana (142.40), Vigo (141.75), Palma (141.10) and Pontevedra (132.15 euros).
The cheapest are Zamora (82.90), Ourense (82.50), León (82.20), Guadalajara (79.95), Badajoz (69.00), Ciudad Real (68.51) and Huelva (65 .50), in addition to Ávila and Melilla.
As they explain from the OCU, the municipal service has a cost of 99 euros, but in the event that it is carried out by a private company, a fee “much higher than the reasonable cost” is added. To this is added the price of the municipal deposit, an “extra penalty”, when applying a large part of the deposits rates for full days. While private car parks must be charged for the actual time the services are provided, in 47 of the 54 depots they invoice full days, “artificially” increasing the bill for this service, such as Soria (46 euros) or La Coruña (56 euros). euro).
