DGT appointment: how to book it for each procedure

How to book

The official channel is the DGT electronic office. The office sets a commitment unusual in the Spanish administration: to try to provide the appointment within fifteen days of the day you request it.

On the day you must identify yourself with the DNI of the person concerned or equivalent official documentation: passport, NIE or residence permit. Always take the original.

Who does not need to book

The DGT expressly lists several exceptions. Read them before wasting time looking for a slot:

• People aged 65 or over: may attend for any matter without an appointment, during the hours enabled for it.
• People with mobility problems who, after visiting a Driver Assessment Centre, must go in person to the Provincial Headquarters.

And these specific procedures do not require an appointment either:

• Resolving incidents about returned driving licences and expiry of the temporary authorisation.
• Filing written submissions, complaints and appeals.
• Completing an international driving permit started in the electronic office.
• Obtaining or renewing a licence for people with psychophysical limitations who cannot attend the assessment centres.

Exchanging a foreign driving licence

This is the procedure we are asked about most. Spain has exchange agreements with several countries, and the procedure and requirements depend on which is yours. The list of agreement countries is updated, so check it on the DGT's official site when you start and do not rely on old lists.

What almost all cases share: a psychophysical fitness report from a Driver Assessment Centre, the original licence, an identity document and the corresponding fee paid. If your country has no agreement, there is no exchange: you would have to obtain the Spanish licence through the ordinary procedure.

Full detail of the service, timing and documents in driving licence exchange.

Vehicle transfer

Change of ownership has a deadline, and missing it has consequences for both seller and buyer: the seller remains the registered owner for fines and taxes until the transfer is recorded. That is why it pays to settle it quickly and not leave it pending.

Gestores administrativos can process the transfer online the same day, with no appointment and without either party going to Traffic.

Registering an imported vehicle

Registering a car brought from another country is a multi-stage procedure involving more than one body: technical sheet and inspection, taxes, and finally registration at Traffic. The DGT appointment is only the last step, and arriving without the complete prior documentation means starting again.

We explain it in full in registering a foreign car.

Duplicates and change of address

These are the quickest matters and also the ones most people do in person unnecessarily. A large share are settled directly online in the electronic office or from the miDGT app, without setting foot in the headquarters.

Checking, changing or cancelling your appointment

The DGT offers three ways to manage a booked appointment:

• Electronic office, from the appointment request application itself.
• miDGT app on your phone.
• Phone 060: automated information 24 hours a day and an agent Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 18:00. From abroad, the number given by the DGT is +34 902 887 060.

If you cannot attend, cancel. You free the slot for someone else and keep your headquarters' calendar from filling with ghost appointments.

ITV is not the same thing

Many searches for «cita previa» end at the ITV, but the vehicle technical inspection is carried out at authorised stations with their own appointment system, different from the DGT's. It is not a Traffic procedure and we do not handle it: book directly with your ITV station.