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Registration and permits for vehicles

Permit registration

Vehicles used exclusively for transporting people with reduced mobility:

  • Persons who have a level of disability of 33% or higher and meet the criteria for having reduced mobility.

  • Persons who hold a personal parking card for disabled people.

You may apply for this type of permit for one vehicle only.

Natural or legal persons owning adapted vehicles that only carry people with a disability exceeding the mobility threshold. The vehicle must be registered with the use classification for people with reduced mobility (code 01).

Vehicles providing medical services, funeral services, fire service, civil protection, police and Spanish security forces. These vehicles must be registered by the legal representative of the responsible public authority, or the vehicle's technical inspection document must be presented with the vehicle use or service classification, which must stipulate special services.

Vehicles that do not meet the basic access requirements for the low emission zone and who need occasional access.

Foreign-registered vehicles for which compliance with the ZBE environmental requirements has to be verified.

Vehicles that do not comply with the ZBE environmental requirements can apply for up to 24 single-day permits to drive in the ZBE per year.

Application for a grace period until 31 March 2021 for vehicles of categories M1 and L dedicated to the exercise of professional activity. The applicant must prove an income lower than two times the current Public Multiple Income Indicator (IPREM).

Grace period for vehicles set to be replaced. Owners have to provide proof of purchase of a new motor vehicle that is compliant with the technological and emissions requirements laid down for entering the ZBE low emission zones.

Vehicles dedicated to the transport of persons with conditions or recognized disabilities that affect their possibilities to use public transport. The applicant must be the person with special requirements on medical grounds, but the owner of the vehicle may be any person accompanying the applicant.

Vehicles dedicated to the transport of persons who need to undergo periodic medical treatments. The applicant must be the person with special requirements on medical grounds, but the owner of the vehicle may be any person accompanying the applicant.

Vans, lorries and buses that have been adapted to provide special services The vehicle cathegory and usage classification shall be included in the requirements table

The request must be made in the Procedures Service of the Andorran Government

Vehicles with municipal authorization to provide service in singular activities or events on public roads.

Vehicles in categories M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3 whose owners are retiring within five years. Only one application for this type of permit per applicant is allowed.

Owners of vehicles without an environmental sticker who are on low incomes may apply for inclusion on the Register and obtain temporary authorisation to drive in the low emissions zones. Only one application for this type of permit per applicant is allowed.

Event data

In case of construction work only special vehicles detailed in the lower section can be registered.

Details of the vehicle

    Request for bonus of the daily authorization fee:

    * For the purposes of applying these bonuses, the economic income considered will be those resulting from the sum of the applicant's economic income (pensions, aid, income, rents, capital interests, etc.)

    The procedure is not yet available for foreign vehicles

    This form is aimed at completing the online procedure. It is necessary to have or obtain electronic identification/signature to complete the procedure.

    Applicant's details

    Person with reduced mobility details

    I declare under my responsibility that:

    The health centre where my condition is being monitored is:

    The Health Centre providing the treatment is:

    AMB reserves the right to pass on information to health care officials to verify compliance with the requirements. For further details, click here.

    Applicant contact details

      * The members of the family unit are the applicant, the spouse or the person with whom they maintain a similar affective relationship and persons under 25 years of age.
     

    Spouse data

    The spouse or common-law partner has to authorize the consultation of its income from the user area of the applicant after sending this application

    Representative's data

    Representative contact details (signing application)

     

    Daily permits

    Attach files

    If the person with reduced mobility does not have a disability ID card issued by the Catalan Government which also states the criteria for having reduced mobility are met, they must attach a comparable certificate or a formal ruling. Alternatively, they may present a personal parking card for disabled people.
    In the case of persons under guardianship, the applicant needs to present the formal ruling on legal incapacity, the document recording the appointment of a legal guardian, and the certificate of acceptance of the role of legal guardian.

    In case of adults under guardianship, you need to attach the sentence of incapacitation and guardianship.

    Please attach documentation that proves the activity of the entity and that the vehicle is adapted for the collective transport of people with reduced mobility.

    No additional documentation will be required if don't deny consultation to other bodies and this query can be resolved.

    No additional documentation will be required if don't deny consultation to other bodies and this query can be resolved.

    No additional documentation will be required if don't deny consultation to other bodies and this query can be resolved.

    If the medical recommendation has been issued by a health centre that does not belong to the network of facilities of the Catalan Public Health system, you will need to attach a report that states that you meet the requirements and is stamped by the health centre.

    Several official documents are needed to complete the authorisation procedure. In agreement with Article 28 of Law 39/2015, of October 1 on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Authorities (LPACAP), AMB may obtain such documents directly by consulting the corresponding public bodies , provided that the applicant has gives consent hereto.

    No additional documentation will be required if don't deny consultation to other bodies and this query can be resolved.

    To enable AMB to assess compliance with environmental requirements, you must attach documents that show the technical characteristics of the vehicle and give proof of ownership of the vehicle. If the technical documents do not contain information on the category or emission level of the vehicle, you must attach a certificate—written in English, Spanish or Catalan, and issued by the manufacturer or an authorised representative—that states the category and the emission level of the vehicle according to the applicable regulations in the country of registration.

    Attach documents that show the registration number and legal owner of the vehicle.

    Only if you have had to use your vehicle for a medical emergency can you apply for a single-day permit for the very same day or for one of the two previous days. You will need to provide proof of the medical emergency.

    The vehicle may be fined, but you can appeal against the fine if you provide proof of the medical emergency along with the confirmation of granting of the daily permit.

    Please note:

    • The proof of medical emergency must be issued in the name of the owner of the vehicle. The vehicle owner may have been accompanying the person requiring emergency medical assistance.

    • The date on the proof of medical emergency must be the same as the date of the granted single-day permit.

    In order to be able to process the permit it is necessary to attach the municipal authorisation to provide services for singular activities or special events on the thoroughfares (construction works, thoroughfare occupation, move permits, special events celebrations), which must specify the duration of its validity.

    In the case of filming activities, attach the filming permit, or in case of not having it, another document proving that the permit has been requested.

    The following documents must be submitted along with the application form:



    - Contract, firm order, declaration of responsibility or tender document for the new vehicle in the name of the applicant with technical specifications of the newly purchased vehicle model and the estimated delivery date of the new vehicle..

    - Or, responsible statatment of vehicle renewal compromise. Download the model here.

    The following documents must be submitted along with the application form:



    - An employment history report issued within the last three months showing you are registered with the social security system and the number of years you have paid contributions

    The following documents must be submitted along with the application form:



    The following documents must be attached to the registration form as proof of the family unit:


    - The family record book, birth certificate or document accrediting guardianship or foster care of minors may be used as proof that minors under 25 years of age are part of the family unit.

    - If the applicant is a person under guardianship, the ruling of disability, appointment of guardian and deed of acceptance of the position of guardian must be attached.

    Size of attached documents is higher than the maximum 4 MB allowed

    * The máximum size of attachments is 4 MB

    Several official documents are needed to complete the authorisation procedure. In agreement with Article 28 of Law 39/2015, of October 1 on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Authorities (LPACAP), AMB may obtain such documents directly by consulting the bodies

    To facilitate the unification and access of foreign vehicles in other low-emission areas of Spain, it has been agreed with the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) to share the database of foreign vehicles that authorize it. In this way, users will be able to access the ZBE that are established in coordination with the DGT, if they have authorized the AMB to communicate their data.

    This application will be registered and will not be processed until the applicant's signature has been received.

    Private persons may submit the application by traditional Post Office mail or in person. You can consult the options in the description of the procedure here.

    Click here to consult the accepted forms of digital identification.


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