The shops in Chania operate from 8:00 am to 13:30 and from 17:00 until 20:00, but many tourist shops and kiosks are open daily in a continuous-time until 22:00.The banks operate from Monday to Thursday 8:00-14:00 and Friday 8:00-13:30.In case of renting a vehicle,it requires great care when driving in town, because the flags do not always work and the priority is rarely respected.The speed limits are 50km/h within residential areas and 80km/h outside.For any problems please contact the ELPA, tel 104, Chania: (0821) 26059, Express Service, tel 154.For any problem or complaint you could contact the Tourist Police by calling 171. Finally, the prefix for dialing Chania is 0821 while for Paleochora is 0823.