After two decades of delays and controversy, the paid ‘blue zone’ parking system for Vélez-Málaga and Torre del Mar is now scheduled to come into operation by the end of this year.
Blue Zone parking with a difference in Torrox
Torrox Council has introduced a rather different sort of ‘blue zone’ parking system for tourists, residents and traders visiting the historic centre, one that doesn’t fleece the motorist at every turn.
Blue zone tax in Málaga
The implementation of the ‘blue zone’ parking tax in the area around the Plaza de Toros Vieja and La Malagueta has minimised the chances of finding a ‘free’ parking space in the centre of Málaga, with one thousand new blue zone spaces having been added since last September.
First ‘blue zone’ parking in Ronda
Ronda is set to implement its first ‘blue zone’ parking tax as from December, with 174 spaces being available in the Concepción (free) car parking area.
Blue Zone parking proposals
The business associations of Vélez-Málaga (ACEV) and Torre del Mar (ACET) have submitted a proposal for the creation of 800 so-called ‘Blue Zone’ parking spaces, basically a parking tax, covering about a dozen streets in the town.
First ‘blue zone’ parking area for Ronda
The Mayor of Ronda, María de la Paz Fernández (PP), has announced the intention to introduce the first ‘blue zone’ parking area in the town, the location being the current ‘free parking’ area of La Concepción.
Vélez-Málaga ‘blue zone’ parking system delayed
The so-called ‘blue zone’ paid parking system in Vélez-Málaga and Torre del Mar will not come into operation until some time in 2012, the Council not wishing to act in haste. The project was only started in 2007.