Are you a tax resident in Spain? If you aren´t 100% sure it's best to check. Some people are surprised. Even if you have never declared yourself as a fiscal resident here you may be registered without you knowing it because the Police inform the tax office of new "residents" every now and again.
Carmen - it's not our red tape. It is SPANISH red tape and the fundamental belief of functionarios that the rest of us live only to provide them with a short working day and no accountability for their actions. Why, for goodness sake, should a resident of Arboleas have to make a 200 kilometre round trip to Almeria to sort out, for example, a minor trafico issue? Welcome all, to the 18th Century
Good point Norman.