The measure, approved unanimously by the three municipal groups at the City Council, is part of an amendment to the Regulating Ordinance of the parking rate, and also states that the rest of the commercial vehicles must pay 362 euros per year for the certificate to park in the Regulated Service Parking (SER, as in its Spanish acronym).
It is worth mentioning that a decree of 2006 enabled the use of the “orange card”, a certificate that allows small businessmen who own vans, pick ups and trucks up to 3,500 kilos to park in the blue spaces of all SER areas for a maximum of 5 hours.
With the recent amendment, the decree is extended to vehicles up to 5,000 kilos and also gives units powered by cleaner fuels the opportunity to get a considerable discount. Through this initiative, Madrid aims to encourage the use of alternative energies and, thus, protect air quality in the Spanish city.
Source: Madrid Council
