How to order a green plate

A green license plate is a temporary license plate for individuals issued by the General Directorate of Traffic . Requesting it is a very simple procedure to do, but it will be even lighter if you go to the nearest Headquarters knowing all the documents you must provide. Its validity ranges between 10 and 60 days, depending on the reason you request it. In .com we explain step by step how to order a green plate.

Steps to follow:

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The first thing you have to do is request the form, which bears the title " Temporary permits for individuals (green plates) ".

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You will have to pay a fee of almost 20 euros, specifically for 2014, of 19.40 euros.

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As in most official procedures, you must identify yourself with your ID, driver's license, residence permit or passport and NIE.

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If you want a green card to use while the final registration of the car is processed, they will give it to you with a validity of 60 days. To obtain it you will have to provide the complete file of the ordinary registration.

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If it were the case that after 60 days the car could not be registered, you will have to request an extension of the green license plate . For this, you must present:

  • Official form
  • Temporary permission of circulation.
  • Proof that the car could not be registered for reasons beyond your control.

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On the other hand, if you want the green plate to take the car abroad, they will also give it to you with a validity of 60 days.

  • If the car is already registered, you will have to make the final withdrawal by transferring to another country. The ITV must be in force.
  • In the event that the vehicle is not yet registered, you must take the ITV card with the pink sheet and the blue sheet, which picks up the sales diligence; or the invoice. Also, if you take it to a country outside the EU, you will have to present a document from Customs that proves that the export is legal.

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There are also green plates of shorter duration, of only 10 days. They are originated for the transfer of the car to the province of registration. The process must be done at the headquarters of the DGT in which the vehicle is located.

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In this case, you have to present the ITV card with the pink sheet and the blue sheet with the sales diligence or invoice or award certificate, if the car obtained them in an auction.