Types of Permits
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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
For vehicles transporting people with reduced mobility. Further information and application form
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Emergency services 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 plates need to be registered in order to drive in the ZBEs. Further information and application form
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Medical conditions or disabilities
Vehicles for people with health requirements or recognized disabilities. 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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Grace period for professional vehicles
Out of time.
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Dynamic tests in repair whorkshops
Vehicles in dynamic tests in authorised maintenance and repair workshops. Further information
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Grace period for replacement
Vehicles replaced for a new one can have a temporary authorization to access in the ZBEs. Further information and application form
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Activities with municipal authorization
Vehicles with municipal authorization to provide service in singular activities or events on public roads. 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
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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
Applicable regulations
Frequent questions + FAQ
The Metropolitan register (Metropolitan Register of Foreign Vehicles and other Authorised Vehicles) is a service for the processing of permits for vehicles to drive within the restricted area of ZBE (low emissions zones) of the metropolis Barcelona, according to the regulations in force.
If you own a vehicle that does not have an environmental label, or if you own a foreign-registered vehicle, the service enables you to obtain information about, apply for and manage — mainly through digital means — the different types of permits to drive in the restricted area.
Registration for the ZBE metropolitan permit is a one-off procedure. To register, the owner of the vehicle must send an application form to the Metropolitan register.
Once your application has been accepted, you can activate and pay the single-day permits from the user area on the registration website. A single-day permit can be activated up until 11.59 pm on the day before. You can also request and pay single-day permits at any post office (Correos), with the correponding management cost.
Exceptionally, single-day permits can be requested in person (by prior appointment) at the metropolitan Citizen Attention Office (OAC).
The following vehicles may obtain a VPRM authorisation: vehicles for persons with reduced mobility and vehicles for collective transport for persons with reduced mobility.
You need to request inclusion in the ZBE Register of Authorisations only once. To do this, the owner of the vehicle must submit an application form to the Metropolitan Register.