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.
The Issue of certificates, duplicates and other documents form can be used for the following procedures:
- Duplicate of the authorisation to practise.
- Duplicate of the authorisation to open the school.
- Stamping of the registration book.
- Stamping of vehicle plates.
- Issue of a certificate.
- Provision of other data.
€11.05
A recording fee will be charged for any other variation of data in the file or for the issuance of certificates, certificates and breakdown of documents.
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.
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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
STEP 4. Receive the Administration’s response
When will I receive a reply?
When will I receive a reply?
The administration has a maximum of three months from the application’s submission date to issue and notify a decision. If this period expires and no express resolution has been issued, the Administration's failure to respond shall be deemed a rejection of the application due to administrative silence.
How will I receive the reply?
You will receive an email informing you that you have a notification. You can access the content through e-NOTUM.
Can I file an appeal?
In the event of no response (administrative silence), you may submit an appeal to the director of the Catalan Traffic Department within three months of the deadline for resolution and notification mentioned in the section ‘When will I receive a reply?’