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What do you need to know?
Before a driving school can begin its activity, it must apply for authorisation to open and operate, both to start the business and to notify any changes in its infrastructure, personnel or ownership.
This procedure can only be carried out online. Documentation provided through any other channel will not be taken into account or counted for the purposes of the submission date.
Before starting the application, we recommend you consult the electronic procedure Help section and the frequently asked questions document (FAQs).
Authority responsible
Individuals or legal entities in their capacity as sole traders or self-employed persons who wish to obtain authorisation to open and operate a driving school, or, in the case of modifications or de-registration, to the owners of driving schools.
The authorisation can be applied for at any time.
- Application duly completed by the owner or representative together with the specific documentation required for the procedure in question.
- If the owner is a private individual: Valid NIF or NIE. This may be replaced with an authorisation to allow the Catalan Traffic Department (Servei Català de Trànsit) to consult personal identity data.
- If the owner is a legal entity: copies of the documents accrediting the incorporation of the company and its NIF; valid NIF or NIE of the representative or authorisation to consult the personal identity data and powers of attorney or documents accrediting representation.
- Application signed by the representative of the consortium. This can be submitted electronically using the generic request form.
- Copy of the public deed or private contract of incorporation of the consortium (signed by all associates) stating: the name and purpose of the consortium, the schools belonging to the consortium, its representative, registered address and associated vehicles. This document must also include the arrangements for the use of the vehicles, especially with regard to the hours of lessons to be given with each vehicle by each member of the consortium and the days on which the students of each member undertake the practical tests.
- If a new school or division is incorporated into a consortium, a copy of the vehicle sharing agreement signed by the consortium's representative and the owner of the school/division.
- De-registration of the consortium implies the de-registration of all the vehicles for the driving school divisions that do not own them. Each school must apply to de-register the vehicle or vehicles within 10 working days of the consortium's de-registration.
- Driving schools that cease to share vehicles in a consortium, either because they have withdrawn from the consortium or because the owning driving school has de-registered the shared vehicles, must apply to de-register the vehicle(s) from their driving school within 10 working days.
For more information visit the Servei Català de Trànsit website.
Steps to follow
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Step one
STEP 1. Apply
This procedure can only be carried out online. You will need to sign with a valid digital certificate.
By Internet
Application form
Start . Go to Application formGeneric request form with digital signature
Start . Go to Generic request form with digital signature- Download, fill in and sign the form:
- Download, print and fill in the form.
- Sign the form (must be signed by the owner or legal representative of the centre).
- Scan the signed form and save it on your computer.
- Send the form
- Go to Generic request form with digital signature.
- Once you have identified yourself, complete the information with the applicant's details.
- Attach the completed and signed application form that you prepared in Step 1 and the documents required to complete the procedure (you can find the list in the Documentation section of this page).
- Sign the generic request form and click Send.
- Confirmation of the procedure carried out
- If the form has been sent successfully, an acknowledgement of receipt will appear on the screen. Make sure you save or print it, as this document contains both the entry record, which is the date on which the procedure was initiated and may be important for certain calculations and deadlines, and the procedure identifier, which will help you check the status of the procedure from the Private Area of Canal Empresa.
- If the application contains any errors, it will not send and a message specifying the error will appear.
If you are unable to complete the procedure due to an incident in the system, please try again later.
If the incident persists and affects the generic request form, you can send us the communication by means of a complaint, query or suggestion (CQS) to the Contact mailbox on the website of the Catalan Traffic Department (Servei Català de Trànsit).
Alternatively, if the problem persists and you cannot wait to complete the procedure, you can use the generic petition form that you will find on the website or electronic office of your local council (or any other public administration). In this case, remember that the calculation of deadlines may vary and that you will have to wait a few days before you can monitor the Private Area section / Private Area of Canal Empresa.
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Step two
STEP 2. Pay
Once the application and the documentation submitted have been reviewed, you will receive an electronic notification to pay the corresponding fee. If you do not make this payment within 15 calendar [...]
Once the application and the documentation submitted have been reviewed, you will receive an electronic notification to pay the corresponding fee. If you do not make this payment within 15 calendar days of receiving the notification, the application will be definitively archived and considered withdrawn without further processing.
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Step three
STEP 3. Consult the status of the procedure
You can monitor your transactions in the following ways:
You can monitor your transactions in the following ways:
- From your Private Area of Canal Empresa (with idCAT Mòbil or a digital certificate).
- From Status of my transactions: enter the alphanumeric transaction identifier (ID) provided on the acknowledgement of receipt of the transaction and the identity number (DNI, NIE, passport, company NIF or foreign company document) that was entered on the application form. This identifier allows you to check the status of your transactions without a digital certificate.
- By calling 012 (with the procedure identifier and the DNI/NIF).
- By contacting the regional traffic department.
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Step four
PAS 4. Rebre la resposta de l’Administració
Quan rebré la resposta?
Quan rebré la resposta?
L’Administració té un termini màxim de 3 mesos des de la presentació de la sol·licitud per dictar i notificar la resolució. Si transcorre aquest període i no s’ha dictat una resolució expressa, s’entén que la sol·licitud ha estat desestimada per silenci administratiu.
Com rebré la resposta?
Rebràs un correu electrònic amb l'avís de la notificació. Pots accedir al contingut a través de l’e-NOTUM.
Podré presentar un recurs?
En cas de silenci administratiu, pots interposar un recurs d’alçada davant del director o directora del Servei Català de Trànsit en el termini de 3 mesos, comptats a partir de la data en què finalitzi el termini per resoldre i notificar esmentat a l’apartat Quan rebré la resposta?
