Dropped the better half off at RA this morning, lots of Nice New Covered Car Parking Lots, got parked easily in a designated roof covered parking plot. No fees, was only there an hour but as it was a newly finished parking lot with no signs about period of stays or fees for the moment I wouldnt worry. There were a few cars in the pound just as you enter the airport but all neatly parked and in order.

Jools,
       don't judge the book by it's cover. There may be some vehicles at the Airport that come under your category as " old bangers" but most of them that I have seen parked seem to be in good/fair condition other than the dust on them.
Also is it worth the risk to return and find the car moved or impounded and before you can get it back the authorities want to see documents for proof of ownership then maybe tax,mot and insurance and you cannot produce.I would like to think the majority can produce if necessary, and if not, it's a long walk home!!

Hi Roswell,

We are in a re-enactment group from the Spanish Civil War. It is amazing how many people from all walks of life and nationalities are interested in the same thing.

One of the guys in our group is a Mossa d'Esquadra, based on the coast near l'Aldea. He speaks reasonable English, and he has told us that the "force" have been told to look out for very old UK cars. Obviously they didn't realise that a registration number plate can denote the age of the car, therefore alerting them to some of the very old cars which are now on the streets of Catalunya (or Spain) in general. 

He said that the guys in their region now have a "competition" as to how many of these cars they can stop and prove that they dont have suffient documentation.

This isn't meant to scare or to reprimand anyone, only as a warning that they are on to it!!!
In all honesty, would any of us drive illegally in the UK and hope to get away with it???

Yes Pondgirl, you are right about the drug testing.
Most of the ex-pats who come here, especially with young children think that it is a few years behind the UK in these problems, but unfortunately not so.

You realise quite quickly that drugs are probably more available here than in the UK.

Maybe it is because the communities are smaller and more concentrated, but i honestly wouldn't know who and where to ask in Cheshire, if i needed a "smoke" or "tabs" or even "charlie", but everybody here seems to know of a supplier for everything.

Can be worrying if you have teenagers or young children, and even more so, especially if your kids can speak Catalan or Spanish, and you are a little "behind the door with the lingo"

Sorry dad 

Anyway, I was encouraged by William's post a couple of days ago.  I hope he's coping without his better half.

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Maybe, but the issue of Mossos selling unroadworthy drugs at roundabouts near Reus airport when they should be towing away "Coches de los scumbag Ingleses" is something that merits all of our attention. Blessed are we that this matter has not come up on Rotknob's radar......yet.... 

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Damn funny though ....  serves him right for doing all those drugs he bought of the Mossos before looking for his no doubt ultra scabby car   

If you cast your mind back it was Rotnob who mentioned seeing the two "birds" on the game at that roundabout, maybe Roswell saw their minders?
He's got a lot to answer for when he gets back on the forum.............!!