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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.
It can be communicated up to 90 calendar days after the death of the causer.
- 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.
- Death certificate of the owner.
- NIF or NIE of the heir or, where applicable, of the legal representative of the community of joint heirs, powers of attorney or document accrediting legal representation. In the case of a community of joint heirs: documentation accrediting its existence. The provision of the NIF or NIE may be replaced by authorisation to consult personal identity data.
- Written statement from the heir of community of joint heirs confirming that they do not fall under any of the prohibitions set forth in Article 12 of the Regulations (this statement is included in the application form).
- If there is a will, a document confirming acceptance of the inheritance or, if there is no will, a declaration of intestate heirs.
- Application time limit: Within 90 days of the death of the deceased.
- Once the estate has been awarded, the definitive change of ownership will be processed.
Any changes affecting the owner companies and their details, which are not considered to be a change of owner, must be processed as modifications to the opening authorisation.
€40.05
Fee for modification of the authorization to open without inspection due to the change of provisional ownership.
For more information visit the Servei Català de Trànsit website.
Steps to follow
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Step one
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
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
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
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?’
