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Letter from Madrid

Monday 24 May 2004 at 16:00

Madrid's erratic taxi drivers, dated transport system and testing climatic conditions make driving the most appealing method of transport to many. And owing to the ineffectual – and largely absent – parking attendants, it is also a more feasible proposition than in many other capitals.

The result is that getting anywhere in Madrid fast at any time is tricky but last week it was close to impossible.