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What do you need to know?
If a company or individual wants to provide interurban taxi services, i.e. offer public passenger transport in passenger cars with nine or fewer seats, before they can begin, they must apply for a permit for each vehicle to be used. This permit must be renewed or endorsed every four years, depending on the established timetable. If the permit expires because it has not been endorsed, it may be reinstated within one year of the expiry of the period within which it should have been endorsed. Furthermore, for example, the permit holder can be changed (transferred) or the vehicle to which the permit relates can be substituted.
As a general rule, the taxi driver can only pick up fares in the municipality that has issued the taxi licence, but they may transport their passengers to any destination as long as the VT permit is in force.
As an exception to this rule, a taxi driver may pick up a passenger at a port or airport in Catalonia, provided that the service has been previously booked and the destination is the municipality that issued the taxi driver's licence. The VT permit must be in force, and the vehicle must carry the duly completed Declaration of Prior Booking of a Taxi Service from a Port or Airport in Catalonia.
This procedure can only be carried out online. Documentation provided through another channel will not be taken into account or counted for the purposes of the submission date.
Electronic processing of transport licences: step by step.
This only applies to holders of VT category permits who are resident in a municipality belonging to the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona.
Authority responsible
Other related authorities
Individuals or legal entities who wish to engage or are currently engaged in the provision of an interurban taxi service.
This procedure can be requested at any time.
- The VT category permit holder must be resident in a municipality belonging to the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona.
- Provide proof of a change of registered address for tax purposes for the permit holder. If the holder changes their registered address for tax purposes to a municipality that forms part of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, the permit will be registered in that municipality. If the holder's registered address for tax purposes changes to a municipality that does not form part of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, the permit will be registered to the municipality of Barcelona.
- Not have any outstanding penalties for infringement of transport regulations imposed by a decision that concludes the administrative proceedings.
- Pay the corresponding fee.
€33.15 one-off fee per company.
Steps to follow
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Step one
Pay the fee
Click on the link 'Online' and follow the steps indicated.Once payment has been made, proceed to Step 2, 'Submit the application'.
Click on the link 'Online' and follow the steps indicated.
Once payment has been made, proceed to Step 2, 'Submit the application'.
This procedure can be carried out online with a digital certificate or without.
If you are acting on behalf of the permit holder, you must register the representative status before submitting the application.
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Step two
Submit the application
Applications are processed online through the electronic headquarters of the Ministry responsible for transport. To complete the procedure, you must meet the electronic identification and signature [...]
Applications are processed online through the electronic headquarters of the Ministry responsible for transport. To complete the procedure, you must meet the electronic identification and signature requirements (remember that the idCAT certificate and the electronic DNI are also accepted as digital certificates).
When filling in the requested data, you must provide, as the "Proof of fee payment number" the "Procedure code (ID)" that appears on page 1 of the acknowledgement of receipt, as shown in this example. If the subsequent check returns an error, call your Regional Transport Department. -
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Step three
Await the Administration's response
You can consult the status of the proceedings you have created from the electronic office portal of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda to find out when your application has been [...]
You can consult the status of the proceedings you have created from the electronic office portal of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda to find out when your application has been processed.
In addition, if you have provided your details correctly when submitting your application via the electronic office of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, and if this application and the attached documentation are correct, the Administration will send you an SMS indicating that your permit has been entered in the Register of Transport Companies and Activities. Lastly, confirmation of the favourable ruling on your application will also be sent to your email address in accordance with the provisions of the applicable regulations.
