EMERGENCY General - 112
EMERGENCY Policia - 091
EMERGENCY Guardia Civil - 062
EMERGENCY Ambulance – 061
EMERGENCY Bomberos (Fire) - 080
To dial internationally, the code is 00 followed by your country code and number
POLICE
There are two types of police in Tenerife, the local police "policia local" and the civil guard or "guardia civil". The guardia civil have green uniforms with green markings on their cars, the policia local have blue uniforms with blue markings on their cars.
Only telephone the police if you need them to stop a crime in progress. The police here speak very little English so simply let them know where you are and they will come straight to you.
To report a crime after the event, or to obtain a police report for any reason, you should go to the local police station. If you don't speak or understand Spanish, take someone with you who does. If the police can't understand you, they won't make a report.
If you are the victim of theft and are covered by insurance, you need a police report to make a claim.
If you're driving a car, as well as papers for the car you must also carry your driving licence and passport. If you're stopped and can't provide all of these, you will get an on-the-spot fine of about €450.
DO NOT lose your temper with either police force, argue with them or shout at them - you will regret it.
Multi-lingual police central office - 902 102 112
An alternative way of making a report is to call the number above An English operator will go through a your report with you and they will send it to the local police station
EMERGENCY Policia - 091
EMERGENCY Guardia Civil - 062
EMERGENCY Ambulance – 061
EMERGENCY Bomberos (Fire) - 080
To dial internationally, the code is 00 followed by your country code and number
POLICE
There are two types of police in Tenerife, the local police "policia local" and the civil guard or "guardia civil". The guardia civil have green uniforms with green markings on their cars, the policia local have blue uniforms with blue markings on their cars.
Only telephone the police if you need them to stop a crime in progress. The police here speak very little English so simply let them know where you are and they will come straight to you.
To report a crime after the event, or to obtain a police report for any reason, you should go to the local police station. If you don't speak or understand Spanish, take someone with you who does. If the police can't understand you, they won't make a report.
If you are the victim of theft and are covered by insurance, you need a police report to make a claim.
If you're driving a car, as well as papers for the car you must also carry your driving licence and passport. If you're stopped and can't provide all of these, you will get an on-the-spot fine of about €450.
DO NOT lose your temper with either police force, argue with them or shout at them - you will regret it.
Multi-lingual police central office - 902 102 112
An alternative way of making a report is to call the number above An English operator will go through a your report with you and they will send it to the local police station
