What to do if I lose my driving license

Accidents such as changing wallets and losing documentation may occur. We can also forget the wallet somewhere with all our cards and driver's license . Another possibility is that they rob us. In any case, recovering all the documentation we have lost is an arduous task, especially the driver's license. If you do not know what to do if you lose your driver's license, we will explain how to obtain a duplicate.

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In case you lose your driving license, you should make a duplicate driving license as soon as possible to get the car. Without the driver's license, we can not drive. If you stop for a traffic agent, you could be fined for not presenting the proper documentation.

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If you have lost your driver's license, you will have to carry out a simple paperwork in the Traffic Department of your province or city to obtain a duplicate. Check the one closest to your home.

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You must bring an official form filled with all your information. You can order it in the office itself, but to avoid queues, it is best that you download it from the DGT website: //www.dgt.es and take it already completed the day you complete the procedures.

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It is also necessary that you contribute your valid ID, passport or Residence Card. You can not provide any photocopy, so do not forget to bring one of these documents but always the original document to renew the driver's license for loss.

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The normal thing is that your driver's license is one of the new ones, of those that have a plastic card format. In this case, you should not take a photograph. But if you still have an old driver's license, of those with pink cardboard sheets, you must provide a passport-sized photo that shows your entire face, without shadows or backgrounds.

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If you have lost your driver's license, at the Traffic Department, you will be charged a duplicate fee. The rates for 2014 amount to € 19.80.

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In case the reason for losing the driver's license is a robbery, then do not forget to submit the complaint that you previously had to make in a police station.