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The interested party  or any person authorized on their behalf.

To authorize another person to act on your behalf, you can appoint a representative through our  Register of Powers of Attorney , selecting the procedure "Application for driving license exam", which is within the "Drivers" category .

If your representative is going to carry out the procedure in person, as an alternative to using the register of powers of attorney, they may appear with a  DGT authorization form “Granting of representation”  signed by the interested party, where they authorize them to make the request, and it is stated that it is free of charge.

Remember that, when requesting the appointment, you must indicate both the ID of the interested party and that of the authorized person who will carry out the procedure on your behalf.

La solicitud para presentarte a las pruebas de aptitud y obtener, en caso de superarlas, tu permiso debe de ir acompañada de la siguiente documentación:

• Impreso oficial de solicitud de pruebas de aptitud para solicitar la presentación en las pruebas. Con la firma de dicho impreso, el solicitante también declara no estar privado por resolución judicial del derecho a conducir, no hallarse sometido a suspensión o intervención administrativa, ni  ser titular de un permiso de igual clase expedido en otro Estado.
• Informe de aptitud psicofísica, expedido por un Centro de Reconocimiento de Conductores autorizado. Recuerda que este certificado tiene un período de validez de 90 días.
• Justificante de pago con los datos de la tasa correspondiente adquirida previamente o una tarjeta de crédito si vas a realizar el pago en nuestras oficinas.

Si el examen al que te presentas es para obtener una licencia de vehículo de movilidad reducida (LCM) o de vehículo agrícola (LVA), en el momento de presentarte a la prueba en pista deberás aportar:

• Talón-foto con fotografía original actual de 32 x26 mm. en color y con fondo liso, tomada de frente con la cabeza descubierta y sin gafas de cristales oscuros o cualquier otra prenda que pueda impedir o dificultar tu identificación. La escuela en la que te matricules para realizar el examen práctico te entregará el talón-foto en el que deberás firmar y adherir la fotografía. Sólo será necesario si es la primera vez que solicitas un determinado permiso de conducir.
  • Si por tu religión llevas el cabello cubierto, se admitirán las fotografías con velo, pero el óvalo del rostro debe aparecer totalmente descubierto desde el nacimiento del pelo hasta el mentón, de forma que no impida o dificulte tu identificación.

If you apply through a driving school , the school itself will be responsible for submitting your application to take the aptitude tests and, if you pass them, obtaining your license.

If you choose to do it yourself , you have two ways to submit your application:

1. In person , by submitting all the required documentation at any  Traffic Headquarters or Office . In this case, you must bring  original and valid documentation  to prove your identity. 
   • National Identity Card or Passport .
   • If you are a non-EU citizen: Residence permit or identity document from your country, or Passport along with the Certificate of registration in the Central Register of Foreigners.
   • If you are a non-EU citizen: Valid residence permit.
     
     
     
2. Online , through the  Electronic Registry . You must have a   valid  electronic ID card  or  electronic certificate , or your cl@ve credentials  to access the registry. To submit your application, you can follow these instructions:
   
   
   1. Purchase and download the receipt for the  corresponding fee.
   2. Fill in your application details in our  Electronic Registry : 
      • Identify and complete the interested party's details, select your  Traffic Headquarters or Office as the "Recipient Organization" .
      • Include in the “Subject”: Application for presentation of aptitude tests + <applicant's ID number>.
      • Finally, click “Add document” in the “Attached documents” section and attach the documents indicated in the previous point.
      • If a representative will be submitting the application on your behalf, you must have previously authorized the representation through our  Power of Attorney Registry . When your representative identifies themselves in the registry to submit the application, they must indicate this by selecting 'Representative' from the 'Who is submitting the application?' dropdown menu, and then completing both their (representative's) and your (represented) information on the form. 
   3. Register your application and keep the receipt.
   4. Once we have received and processed your application, we will inform you of the decision along with your exam appointment.

Whenever you submit your application for registration, you must keep in mind:

• Submitting an application through the registry is not an automatic process. We will process your application as soon as possible, but we cannot guarantee a specific timeframe. Once we process your application, we will send you an email confirming that it has been submitted.
• When processing your application, the date it was submitted will be taken into account. Don't forget to keep your proof of submission.
• Before attaching your digital documents, please ensure they are easily legible and of good quality. If we cannot clearly read the documents you send us, we will not be able to process your request.

You may have lost your right to drive, or in other words, the validity of your driver's license, for two reasons:

• Having lost all the points on your license after committing several serious or very serious traffic offenses.
• Due to a court sentence of deprivation of the right to drive for a period exceeding 2 years.

If the sentence is two years or less, the license is not lost, but temporarily suspended. In this case, to drive again, you only need to prove that you have successfully completed the  24-hour road safety awareness and re-education course  (license recovery course) and have served the full sentence.

In the event of a driving license suspension (whether judicial or administrative) , if you wish to drive again, you must complete a road safety awareness and re-education course and pass a theory test on the course material. The test must be taken after the suspension period has expired: 6 months for general drivers and 3 months for professional drivers.  

• Complete a course to recover your driving permit or license in road safety awareness and re-education , at the cost of the interested party, which will last twenty-four hours and can be completed during the period of the loss of validity.
• Pass a theory test on the course you completed.  Once the validity period has expired (6 months for general drivers and 3 months for professional drivers), you must pass a theory test on the subject matter of the course you completed. 

The new license you receive will have a balance of  8 points .

To take the test , in addition to everything indicated in the section 'What do you need?', you must present:

• Certification issued by the center where you received the course, stating that you have successfully completed the course to recover the permit or license, or a certificate stating that you have successfully completed the corresponding additional cycle, where applicable.

Each application entitles the applicant to three attempts to pass the knowledge test. This test will consist of answering a 30-question questionnaire on the topics covered in the road safety awareness and re-education courses.

To be eligible to take the first available exam session, you must have successfully completed the road safety awareness and re-education course. If you do not pass the exam on the first attempt, you must complete a four-hour training course at the same center where you took the road safety awareness and re-education course to be eligible to take the exam on the second or third attempt. The training course will cover the same material as the road safety awareness and re-education course, and the center will issue a certificate of completion, which you must present as a prerequisite for taking the exam.

For more information on how to recover points, the content of the re-education courses, their price and more information, you can consult the " recover your points" section on our website . 

It is possible to obtain driving licenses of type C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D, and D+E at a younger age than the minimum .  To do so, in addition to everything indicated in the 'What do you need?' section, you must submit the following documentation: 

• Driver qualification card.
• Certificate of Professional Aptitude (CAP) or failing that, a certificate from the training course or a certificate from the training center indicating the initial qualification modality: ordinary or accelerated.

• Por cada permiso de conducir (Ciclomotor, moto, coche, camión o autobús) que solicites realizar las pruebas deberás abonar la tasa 2.1 de 94,05 €.
• Si tienes un permiso de moto A2 con más de dos años y quieres obtener el permiso A, el trámite tiene asociado el pago de la tasa 2.3 de 28,87 €.
• Para las licencias (Vehículos para personas de movilidad reducida (LCM) y vehículos especiales agrícolas autopropulsados (LVA)) la tasa 2.2 de 44,58 €.
• Si se trata de la recuperación del permiso tras de una pérdida de vigencia la tasa 2.3 de 28,87 €.

Recuerda que no están incluido el coste de la autoescuela en la preparación para la presentación a las pruebas de aptitud.

• La tasa abonada te da derecho a dos convocatorias para exámenes. Si suspendes dos veces, ya sea en una misma prueba o en pruebas diferentes, deberás presentar una nueva solicitud y abonar una nueva tasa.
• Si se trata de la prueba para la recuperación del permiso tras la pérdida de su vigencia, las convocatorias son tres.

Tienes varios medios para pagar tu tasa:

• Si vas a realizar la solicitud del trámite por internet a través del Registro, deberás pagar la tasa previamente a través de cualquiera de los canales disponibles e incluir el justificante de pago en ella.
• En caso de realizar el trámite presencialmente podrás pagar la tasa en nuestras oficinas en el momento de realizarlo, usando cualquier tarjeta de débito o crédito, nunca en metálico, o aplicar una tasa pagada previamente en alguno de los canales habilitados para ello.

• Código SIA. 202335.
• Normativa reguladora:
  • Real Decreto 818/2009, de 8 de mayo, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General de Conductores (Art. 55).
  • Directiva 2006/126/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 20 de diciembre, sobre el Permiso de Conducción, publicada en el Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea el 30 de diciembre de 2006.

I passed the aptitude tests, do I need to do anything to apply for the permit?

No. Upon passing, you will be given a provisional permit that will allow you to drive, and in approximately a month and a half you will have your new permit at home without having to carry out any further procedures or pay any fees.

Can I drive until my new license arrives?

Yes, you can drive with a provisional license for 3 months. Your driving school should give you this provisional license when they notify you that you passed your test.

Can I drive outside of Spain with a provisional license?

No. With a provisional license, you can only drive within Spain. If you plan to drive abroad, you must apply for an International Driving Permit at any  Traffic Headquarters or Office . In this case, you need  to schedule an appointment online  or by calling 060 . 

What do I do if I don't receive the new permit?

After a reasonable amount of time has passed since the process began, we advise you to go to the driving school where you obtained your license so that they can inform us of the issue and we can see what happened and send it back to them if necessary.

When does my passed theory test expire?

The declaration of aptitude in a test will have a validity period of two years from the day after the applicant was declared suitable in the test.

How many applications does the request entitle the applicant to?

To two. If you fail twice, either in the same test or in different tests, you will have to submit a new application and pay a new fee.

If it is the test for the recovery of the license after the loss of its validity, there are three calls.

I passed the theory test, but I have to move to another city. Can I take the test in that city with a different school?

Yes. The passed test remains valid (for two years from the date it was passed) as well as the psychophysical aptitude report, but you must submit an application for transfer of file at the Traffic Headquarters of the province in which you will be examined.

I want to get my B driving license but I'm not yet 18. Can I take the test before I turn 18 to get ahead?

Yes, the General Regulations for Drivers stipulate that the maximum advance notice for being able to appear for the first call for the knowledge control tests will be three months prior to reaching the minimum age required to obtain the class of driving permit or license in question.

I passed the theory test for my B license but haven't taken the practical exam yet. Now I'd like to register for the A2 license. Do I have to take the theory test again?

No. The General Regulations for Drivers establish that those who hold a valid driving license for which it was necessary to pass said test, or who have passed it for obtaining any other type of license, provided that it is within the validity period of two years, will be exempt from taking the common knowledge control test.