Traffic offices for registering a vehicle in Spain

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare identity, official application, ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) technical card, fee proof and applicable tax-payment or exemption evidence. Imported used vehicles need original foreign papers; purchase evidence depends on whether the seller is a private person or dealer. Non-EU imports require the H1 import certificate unless import clearance is recorded on the ITV card. Follow the separate checklist for your origin and purchase situation; keep the filing receipt. If the vehicle is domiciled in Barcelona city, the municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) service offers an estimate, self-assessment/payment and a separate option to report the registration number assigned by DGT (Spain’s traffic authority). Keep the payment receipt; report the assigned plate using that municipal option after registration.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare original identity/address evidence, application, ownership/purchase evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee and applicable registration-tax and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment, exemption or non-liability evidence. Used EU vehicles require original foreign papers; a private sale needs the translated contract and transfer-tax evidence, while dealer purchases use the appropriate invoice documents. Non-EU imports require the H1 import certificate unless the ITV card records import clearance. UK imports after 1 January 2021 generally follow the non-EU route, except Northern Ireland or qualifying EU-status vehicles with AEAT (Spanish tax agency) proof. Confirm the checklist for a vehicle you already owned before moving. Counter fees are paid by card, not cash.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance. In the Canary Islands, permanent arrival of a car from mainland Spain, the Balearics or another EU country also needs a VEXCAN import declaration for IGIC. This is separate from DGT registration. Residence-transfer relief must be claimed and evidenced, not assumed. For relief involving foreign plates, the Canary Tax Agency requires a customs representative.

Prepare original identity/address evidence, application, ownership/purchase evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee and applicable registration-tax and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment, exemption or non-liability evidence. Used EU vehicles require original foreign papers; a private sale needs the translated contract and transfer-tax evidence, while dealer purchases use the appropriate invoice documents. Non-EU imports require the H1 import certificate unless the ITV card records import clearance. UK imports after 1 January 2021 generally follow the non-EU route, except Northern Ireland or qualifying EU-status vehicles with AEAT (Spanish tax agency) proof. Confirm the checklist for a vehicle you already owned before moving. Counter fees are paid by card, not cash.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare identity, official application, ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) technical card, fee proof and applicable tax-payment or exemption evidence. Imported used vehicles need original foreign papers; purchase evidence depends on whether the seller is a private person or dealer. Non-EU imports require the H1 import certificate unless import clearance is recorded on the ITV card. Follow the separate checklist for your origin and purchase situation; keep the filing receipt. For a vehicle domiciled in Madrid city, its online IVTM (vehicle tax) route can communicate payment automatically to DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) when the vehicle has eITV. Paying a printed self-assessment at a bank does not transmit that payment automatically: retain the returned proof for DGT. Do not confuse that municipal eITV facility with DGT’s separate online import application.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare original identity/address evidence, foreign vehicle papers, ownership/purchase documents, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, tax evidence and the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee receipt. The checklist varies by origin, new/used status and seller. Non-EU vehicles require the H1 import certificate unless the ITV card already records import clearance. Check the UK/Northern Ireland and EU-status rules where relevant. Counter fee payment is by card, not cash; do not drive without valid documents, plates and insurance.

Prepare identity, official application, ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) technical card, fee proof and applicable tax-payment or exemption evidence. Imported used vehicles need original foreign papers; purchase evidence depends on whether the seller is a private person or dealer. Non-EU imports require the H1 import certificate unless import clearance is recorded on the ITV card. Follow the separate checklist for your origin and purchase situation; keep the filing receipt.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.

Prepare the official application, accepted original identity and address evidence, Spanish ITV (vehicle roadworthiness inspection) card, relevant vehicle and ownership documents, proof of the DGT (Spain’s traffic authority) fee, registration-tax payment/exemption/non-liability, and municipal IVTM (vehicle tax) payment or exemption for your home municipality. Import purchase taxes depend on the transaction; moving with a car you already own is not the same as buying one abroad. A representative needs properly evidenced authority, not just their name on the booking. Office fees can be paid by card, never cash. Online submission needs an accepted digital identity and is not automatic approval. Do not drive merely because an application was submitted: arrange valid registration or an applicable temporary-plate procedure and insurance.