Motorhome and Campervan Rules in Portugal
The law on overnight stops, the 48 hour rule, the coastal ban most people miss, and fines from 30 to 600 euros.
Legal
Residents Clocked 220 km/h on the Marginal's 50 km/h Limit, and Their Petition for Radars Has Passed 1,700 Names
A Cascais residents' association wants speed cameras, coordinated policing and fines of €1,000 to €2,000 on the coastal road from Lisbon. Hours before they described the campaign, a car left the EN6 at Praia da Parede and a man of about 50 was found dead on the rocks.
Cutting Down a Tree on Your Own Land in Portugal
The authorisation for cork and holm oaks, the bans on olive and holly, classified trees, and the 25 year freeze after an illegal felling.
The Alga Smothering Algarve Beaches Is Worth Money, and the Only Lawful Route to Selling It Runs Through a Plan Portugal Has Not Written
Rugulopteryx okamurae has been on the EU list of invasive alien species since August 2022, and Article 7 of Regulation 1143/2014 bans placing it on the market. The one door left open, in Article 19(2), needs a control plan the government's own strategy says still has to be drawn up.
Applying for Legal Aid in Portugal
The social security means test, what the state pays for, the 30 day silence rule, and the ruling that stops instalments pushing you below the minimum wage.
Coimbra Joins the Portuguese Cities Backing Away From Shared E-Scooters, While the National Rulebook Still Calls Them Bicycles
Braga has banned them, Espinho has ended its scheme and Lisbon faces a referendum push. Coimbra's mayor says the city lacks the safety conditions. Meanwhile the Codigo da Estrada still classifies e-scooters as velocipedes and helmets remain optional.
Lawyers Are Queuing Before Dawn Outside a Lisbon AIMA Office for Thirty Minutes of Service, the Bar Association's President Says
Joao Massano visited the Loja dos Anjos and sorted the failures into four groups: waits with no shelter, a portal carrying wrong or outdated information, files that cannot move between offices, and no fast channel for urgent cases.