IVTM: check, payment and discounts of the car tax at your ayuntamiento

What you need to have at hand

1. Cl@ve, certificado digital o DNIe to log into your ayuntamiento sede.
2. Permiso de circulación and ficha técnica (to check fiscal power and whether it is 0/ECO, histórico, etc.).
3. IBAN if you want to domiciliar.
4. Justificantes for bonificación: título de familia numerosa, certificate of disability or tarjeta PMR, resolución de vehículo histórico.
5. If you moved, change the vehicle address before 1 de enero at the DGT: https://sede.dgt.gob.es/es/vehiculos/cambio-de-domicilio/.

Documentation

• DNI/NIE of the holder (or apoderamiento if you act for someone else).
• Permiso de circulación (registration and holder as of 1 de enero).
• Ficha técnica (to prove 0/ECO, age, histórico).
• IBAN ES for direct debit (some ayuntamientos don’t accept foreign IBANs).
• Título familia numerosa valid if you request bonificación for familia numerosa.
• Certificate ≥33% or tarjeta PMR if you request exemption/bonificación for discapacidad/movilidad reducida.
• Resolución de histórico or ITV annotation if you request bonificación for histórico.

Step by step

1. Check the municipality: IVTM is levied on 1 de enero where the vehicle appears in the DGT. If needed, change the address here: https://sede.dgt.gob.es/es/vehiculos/cambio-de-domicilio/.
2. Log into your ayuntamiento sede (e.g.: Madrid https://sede.madrid.es, Barcelona https://seuelectronica.ajuntament.barcelona.cat, Valencia https://sede.valencia.es) and go to Tributos > IVTM.
3. Check and pay: find your recibo, download the carta de pago or pay directly with card on the municipal gateway. Save the receipt.
4. Set up domiciliación: in "Domiciliación IVTM", enter the IBAN and sign electronically. Watch the deadlines: if you miss them, the domiciliación may start the following year.
5. Request bonificaciones/exenciones: in "Solicitud de bonificación IVTM", fill in details and attach the supporting docs (ficha técnica 0/ECO, título familia numerosa, certificado discapacidad, histórico). Submit and keep the acknowledgement.
6. Track the notification: bonificación resolutions usually arrive in 1–4 semanas via your municipal citizen folder. If they deny it, check the ordenanza and the recurso deadline.

Time-savers (tricks)

• Fiscal calendar: check your municipality's periodo voluntario and debit dates; this avoids surprise recargos.
• Apply for bonificación early and before the end of the first year's periodo voluntario you want the discount for.
• Sales contract: if you sell, state in writing who pays the IVTM for the current year (the ayuntamiento will claim the one registered on 1 de enero).
• Browser: many sedes work better with Chrome and the certificado installed in the OS.

Common mistakes that mess up the process

1. Changing the DGT address too late: the previous municipality charges you for the whole year.
2. Relying on domiciliación at the last minute: if it's set up late, the charge may not go through and you get recargos.
3. Assuming the bonificación is automatic: it isn’t; without application and proof you pay full.
4. Not keeping receipts: disputing recargos without proof is a headache.
5. Using a foreign IBAN: some ayuntamientos reject it; check beforehand or plan to pay by card.