The Spanish postal service has to reinvent itself to remain viable, since paper mail is increasingly in disuse. One of the most useful initiatives is the one that allows certain DGT procedures to be carried out at post offices.
Although the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) As it has an electronic headquarters and a mobile application that are increasingly complete and that allow many procedures to be carried out electronically, sometimes it is inevitable to have to make an appointment to go to a Provincial Traffic Headquarters.
However, Correos also offers the possibility of carrying out certain procedures related to the DGT in its offices, thus making life easier for citizens.
Change of ownership of the vehicle
This is one of the most recent procedures that you can do in a post office. Of course, at the moment there are few that allow it, so you will have to choose one of these:
- Branch 29 of Madrid. Address: Calle de Arturo Soria, nº189. 28043, Madrid.
- Branch 22 of Barcelona. Address: Avenida Mistral, nº44, 08015, Barcelona.
- Main Post Office of Murcia. Address: Plaza Circular, nº8, Murcia. 8
- Main Post Office of Logroño. Address: Calle Once de Junio, nº1, 26001, Logroño.
- Main Post Office of Barakaldo. Address: Calle Arana y Trav. Ibarra, nº8, 48901, Basque Country.
- Main post office of Gandia. Address: Calle San Rafael, nº21, 46701, Community of Valencia.
- Main post office of Calahorra. Address: Calle Ruiz y Menta, nº7, La Rioja.
In addition, Correos specifies that can only process the change of ownership in these cases:
- Change of vehicle service
- vehicle rental
- Changes of ownership by succession or donations
- Judicial award or auction
- Sale in possession of the vehicle
- Existence of co-owners, in the case of the seller of the vehicle
- Transmission of the vehicle in Ceuta, Melilla and the Canary Islands to the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, and vice versa
The cost of the service for the change of ownership of vehicles is €80.15 (VAT included), of which 55.15 euros correspond to the rate applied by the DGT to the service and 25.00 euros to Post Office management costs.
For the change of ownership of mopeds, the price is €52.57 (VAT included), of which 27.57 euros correspond to the rate applied by the DGT to the service and 25.00 euros to Post Office management costs.
You can get more information about this process at Post office website.
Other services of the DGT in Correos
In addition to the change of ownership, you can carry out other procedures related to your vehicle and the DGT at the Correos offices. They are the following:
DGT environmental label
Obtaining the DGT sticker is something you can do at any post office or even at the online store for a cost of 5 euros. To do this, you only have to present the vehicle’s circulation permit and the DNI of the owner of the vehicle or that of the authorized person.
Duplicate of the driving license
This service has a cost of €30.10 (VAT included), of which 20.60 euros correspond to the rate applied by the DGT to the service and 9.50 euros to Post Office management costs.
It can be requested at any office. After presenting the necessary documentation, Correos asks the DGT to send the duplicate by certified mail to the chosen postal address. In addition, Correos provides you with a provisional circulation authorization to be able to drive.
vehicle reports
To find out if a vehicle has an incident or is correctly registered, you can request a report from the Post Office. This service is available in all computerized offices and said report is delivered immediately.
It has a cost of €13.59 (8.59 euros of the DGT Rate + 5 euros of management commission).
Vehicle Sale Notice
Finally, it is also possible to notify the DGT of the transfer of a vehicle to another owner. This procedure can only be carried out in the offices that also allow the change of ownership and has a cost of €13.59 (VAT included), of which 8.59 euros correspond to the rate applied by the DGT to the service and 5.00 euros to Post Office management costs.