reboque
Published 8 November 2026, 20:08
reboque (towing a car away; the same word means a trailer)
Taking a car away to the pound. This is not allowed for every offence, only for those listed in article 164 of the highway code: the car is obstructing traffic, parked at a bus stop, on a crossing or on the pavement, double-parked, blocking an entrance, or abandoned. In adverts the same word means a trailer.
Where you come across it. Your car is not where you left it; the bill when you collect it from the pound.
The owner pays, on top of the fine: under the current wording of order 1424/2001, clamping costs €60, towing within the town €75 and storage €15 a day, with part of a day counted as a full day. You have to collect the car within 45 days, otherwise it is treated as abandoned.
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/portaria/2001-221579068