This procedure allows
inform the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) that you have changed your address so that the address on your vehicle registration certificate and/or driving license is updated.
If you have changed your municipality of residence, it is advisable to communicate the new address of your vehicles as soon as possible so that the tax address is correctly registered in the new municipality. Keeping this information up to date is important so that you can correctly receive notifications related to your vehicles or your driver's license, as well as so that the tax address of the vehicles coincides with the municipality where you are registered. It is also important to update the notification address associated with your driving license to ensure the receipt of official traffic communications.
Management can be done:
- Online, through the DGT's electronic headquarters.
- In person at the Information and Citizen Service Office (OIAC) of the City Council.
- In person at any Prefecture or Traffic Office.
- By phone, calling 060.
- Through the miDGT mobile application
Once the application has been submitted, the address details will be updated by the DGT. The maximum resolution period is 60 days.
Change of traffic permit
The Road Tax - IVTM Tax on Mechanically Traction Vehicles - for a vehicle is paid in the municipality where the vehicle has its tax address. It must coincide with the municipality where the owner is registered. Therefore, if you have moved to a new municipality, It is important that you request the change of tax address of your vehicles within 15 days. so that they are registered in your new municipality.
Changing the address of a vehicle may result in the issuance, free of charge, of a new registration permit if the vehicle permit is of the old format and the tax address is stated on it.
Keep in mind:
- If you have changed your address, in addition to the tax address of your vehicles, you must change your notification address to be able to be located in the event of sending a notification or communication.
- If what has changed are other details about your vehicle, such as a change in the characteristics of the vehicle or its owner, what you need is to obtain a new registration permit for the vehicle.
Driving license change
If you have changed your address You must inform traffic of your new postal address within 15 days. so that notifications and communications can be sent to you, preventing, for example, that you do not find out about the notification of a fine and the deadline for paying it passes or that you do not receive a notice of a call for inspection from the manufacturer of your vehicle.
You can also request that any notification from the DGT be sent to you electronically through the Electronic Road Directorate, ensuring that it reaches you wherever you are at that moment.
