Vehicles for special services

Description

Vehicles that have been adapted and are authorised to provide a special service or carry out a special activity in the low emissions zones, in agreement with the municipal byelaws.

Requirements

Vehicles providing special services may be authorised to drive in the low emissions zones if they fall within the classification of the usage groups as defined in Annex II of the General Regulation on Vehicles (RGV) and within a category of authorisation specified in the table below:

USAGE GROUP (Annex II of RGV)		DESCRIPTION	VEHICLE CATEGORY
05	Driving school	Vehicle used for driving lessons.	N2, N3, M2, M3
10	Platform	Vehicle for the transport of goods on a flat surface without lateral protections	N2, N3
11*	Open box	Vehicle intended for the transport of goods in a receptacle open at the top. The sides may be hinged or fixed	N2, N3
12	Container carrier	Vehicle built for the transport of containers by means of devices expressly designed for their fastening	N2, N3
13	Cage	Vehicle specially adapted for the transport of live animals	N2, N3
15	Car-transporter	Vehicle specially adapted to transport other vehicle or vehicles.	N2, N3
16	Silus	Vehicle specially designed for the transport of solid, powdery or granular materials in a closed tank and with or without auxiliary means for loading or unloading.	N2, N3
17	Dump truck	Vehículo provisto de un mecanismo que permite llevar y/o girar la caja para realizar la descarga lateral o trasera.	N2, N3
18	Dumper	Vehicle equipped with a mechanism that allows the box to be carried and/or rotated to perform side or rear unloading	N2, N3
19	Container sets	Vehicle intended for the transport of cargo in a group of fixed containers with a connection system between them	N2, N3
15	Car-transporter	Vehicle specially adapted to transport other vehicle or vehicles.	N2
22	Armoured vehicle	Vehicle with an armoured shell, used to carry persons or goods.	N1, N2, N3
27	Tank	Vehicle intended for bulk transport of liquids or liquefied gases	N2, N3
28	Isotherm tank	Tank built with insulating walls that allow limiting heat exchanges between the interior and exterior	N2, N3
30	Refrigerated tank	Isothermal tank provided with an individual or collective cold production device for various transport vehicles (mechanical compression unit, absorption machine, etc.) that allows the temperature inside the cistern to be lowered and then permanently maintained within a few determined values.	N2, N3
31	Heating tank	Isothermal cistern equipped with a heat production device that allows the temperature inside the cistern to be raised and then kept at a practically constant value	N2, N3
47	Radio/Television	Vehicle adapted especially for radio and television broadcasting activity.	N1, N2, N3
49	Workshop or laboratory	Vehicle adapted for the transport of tools and spare parts to make it possible to carry out repairs.	N1, N2, N3
50	Library	Vehicle permanently adapted for the display of books and offering space to read.	N1, N2, N3, M3
51	Shop	Vehicle permanently adapted for the sale of goods.	N1, N2
52	Exhibition or office	Vehicle specially adapted and permanently conditioned for use as an exhibition or offices	N2, N3
53	Tow truck	Vehicle fitted with equipment that makes it possible to partially lift and tow away another vehicle.	N1, N2, N3
54	Mobile crane	Vehicle fitted with equipment that enables the lifting of loads, but not the transport of loads (this group does not include self-loading trucks).	N1, N2, N3, N3G
56	Concrete mixer truck	Vehicle built specifically for the transport of the components of concrete, and with the ability to mix. the components during transport.	N3, N3G
58	Vehicle for fairs	Vehicle adapted for machinery used by circuses and travelling fairs.	N1, N3
60	Sludge extractor	Vehicle equipped with an absorption pump for cleaning cesspools and sumps	N2, N3
61	Pumper truck	Vehicle equipped with a pressure pump for the movement of fluidized materials.	N2, N3
62	Generator set	Vehicle equipped with the necessary elements to produce electrical energy	N2, N3
66	Concrete pump truck	Concrete pump vehicle, designed specifically to transfer fluid concrete.	N3
67	Perforator	Vehicle designed to drill deep into the ground	N2, N3
76	Bitumen truck	Vehicle used to spray fluid bitumen on different kinds of pavements.	N1, N2, N3
77	Road marking machine	Vehicle used to apply official markings on road surfaces.	N1, N2, N3
78	Snowplow	Motor vehicle designed exclusively to remove snow from roads and paths.	N1, N3

*Category 11 vehicles that can enjoy this access authorization are those equipped, according to the vehicle's technical sheet, with an articulated hydraulic crane and/or rear access ramps with hydraulic action, or another device intended to drag, lift or move necessary counterweights to stabilize them.

The usage code is the second pair of digits appearing in the box "vehicle classification" on the vehicle's Certificate of Technical Inspections.

Vehicles that, according to the observations on their technical data sheet, are equivalent to any of the listed classifications, may also obtain authorization.

Applicants may be natural or legal persons owning vehicles, and may register several vehicles.

Procedure

Interested parties need to apply to have their vehicle included in the register. After checking that all the requirements have been meet, applicants will be informed of their vehicle's inclusion in the register and the granted authorisation to drive in the ZBE low emissions zones.

By internet, using digital identification:

Fill out the application form available below.
No further documentation needs to be attached.
Digitally sign the application form and submit it: Click here to consult the accepted forms of digital identification.

Registration request, with digital identification
Obtaining digital IDs:
idCAT Mobile
Others

Additional documentation

If you have given us consent to verify your data at other public administrations and no issues are found, it will not be necessary to present any further documentation.

If consent is withheld, the applicant must submit copies of the following documents:

the Certificate of Technical Inspections (ITV)
the applicant's identity document

Schedule

The application for registration of the vehicle will be processed (accepted, denied or returned as incomplete) within 15 business days of submission. During this period, until the moment you receive confirmation of inclusion in the Register, the vehicle is not considered to be registered and is not allowed to enter the low emissions zones.

The vehicle will be included in the Register, and be authorised to drive in metropolitan Barcelona’s low emission zones until the finalisation of the grace period established for each zone in the applicable byelaws. In the case of the low emissions zone Rondes de Barcelona, the finalisation date is 31 March 2021, and in the case of the low emissions zone Sant Cugat, it is 30 April 2022.

Fees

No fees are charged for this procedure.

Barcelona Metropolitan Area

ZBE Metròpolis de Barcelona

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