Types of permit
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Daily permits
Registration of vehicles to be able to request up to 24 driving permits per year Further information and application form
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People with reduced mobility
Vehicles transporting people with reduced mobility. Further information and application form
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Emergency and other essential services
Medical services, funeral services, civil protection, firefighters, police and law enforcement agencies. Further information and application form
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Foreign vehicles
Register of vehicles with foreign number plates. All vehicles with foreign number plates need to be registered in order to drive in the low emission zones (ZBE). Further information and application form
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Medical conditions or disabilities
Vehicles for people with health requirements or recognised disabilities that affect their ability to use public transport. Further information and application form
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Periodic medical treatments
Vehicles that transport persons to undergro periodic medical treatments within the ZBEs. Further information and application form
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Special vehicles
Adapted vehicles used for the provision of special services which need temporary access. Further information and application form
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Activities with municipal authorisation
Vehicles with municipal authorisation to provide service for special activities or events on public roads. Further information and application form
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Road tests by repair workshops
Vehicles undergoing road tests in authorised maintenance and repair workshops. Further information
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Grace period for replacement
Vehicles to be replaced for a new one can have temporary authorisation to access the low emission zones (ZBE). Further information and application form
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Professionals approaching retirement age
Vehicles in categories M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3 whose owners are retiring within five years. Further information and application form
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People on low incomes
Temporary authorisation for vehicles of low-income persons. Further information and application form
Applicable regulations
FAQs + FAQ
The Metropolitan Register (Metropolitan Register of Foreign Vehicles and other Authorised Vehicles in the Low Emission Zones) is a service for the processing of permits for vehicles to drive within the restricted area of low emission zones (ZBE) of the metropolis of Barcelona, according to the regulations in force.
If you own a vehicle without an environmental label or a foreign vehicle, the register service enables you to obtain information about, apply for and manage —mainly through digital means— the different types of permits to drive within the restricted area.
Registration to the Metropolitan Register of Foreign Vehicles and other Authorised Vehicles in the Low Emission Zones (ZBEs) is a one-off procedure. To register, the owner of the vehicle must send an application form to the Register.
Once your application has been accepted, you can activate and pay for daily permits, up to 24 per year, from the user area on the registration website. A daily permit can be activated up until 11.59 pm on the day after accessing the ZBE. You can also request and pay daily permits at any Spanish post office (Correos), with the corresponding management cost.
Exceptionally, daily permits can be requested up to two days after access, presenting an urgency warrant.
Vehicles registered outside Spain are not classified according to the criteria of the Spanish Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT). Therefore, all these vehicles need to be registered so that they can drive in the low emission zones (ZBEs) of the metropolis of Barcelona.
Vehicles that can prove to meet the equivalent technological requirements may apply for a long-term permit:
- Motorcycles, mopeds and other category L light vehicles classified as Euro 2 or higher (usually registered after 2003).
- Cars (M1) and vans (N1) classified as electric, petrol Euro 3 or higher (usually registered after 2000) or diesel Euro 4 or higher (usually registered after 2005).
- Lorries (N2, N3), buses and coaches (M2, M3): electric, diesel Euro 4 or higher (usually registered after 2005). By way of exception, during the grace period stated in the by-laws, commercial vehicles, buses and coaches are granted a permit, even when they do not meet the environmental standards.
It is necessary to attach the vehicle’s documentation, showing the owner and the plate number, as well as the homologation category, the type of fuel and the Euro level.
Vehicles that do not meet the environmental requirements to circulate within the low emission zones (ZBEs) of the metropolis of Barcelona may request daily permits (up to 24 per year).
