Apply for your Vado Permanente (garage entrance) at the Ayuntamiento

What you need to have ready

1. Cl@ve or certificado digital to enter the sede electrónica of your Ayuntamiento.
2. Property details (referencia catastral, exact address, whether it’s a local, communal garage, etc.).
3. Measurements of the access (width of the gate and pavement) and if you plan to lower the bordillo.
4. Contact for inspection (mobile available) and time to answer Policía Local if they come.

Documentation

1. DNI/NIE of the applicant and, if applicable, CIF of the comunidad or company.
2. Título de propiedad or contrato de alquiler of the premises/space + referencia catastral.
3. Scaled plan of the access (width, bordillo to occupy). If there’s work, croquis/proyecto signed by a técnico.
4. Authorisation from the comunidad de propietarios (acta or certificate) if the façade is shared.
5. Licencia/comunicación de obra menor to lower the bordillo, when needed.
6. Photos of the façade and surroundings (corners, nearby pedestrian crossings).
7. IAE if it’s a business activity (workshop, warehouse…).
8. Proof of payment of the processing tasa/autoliquidación.

Step by step

1. Find the trámite on your Ayuntamiento’s sede (keywords: "Vado permanente", "Paso de vehículos", "Reserva de espacio"). Log in with Cl@ve or certificado.
2. Fill the application and attach all documents. If it’s a communal garage, have the community request it or attach their authorisation.
3. If you need to lower the bordillo, apply first for the obra menor and wait for approval. Don’t touch the pavement without permission or you’ll be fined.
4. Pay the tasa for processing through the municipal gateway (they’ll generate an autoliquidación). Keep the receipt.
5. Inspection: Policía Local/technical services will come, measure and validate. If they see risks (corner, pedestrian crossing), they can reduce metres or deny the request.
6. Resolución: if approved, they assign a número de vado and issue the tasa anual. Pay it on time.
7. Placa and signposting: collect/buy the placa homologada and install it where required (height, visibility). If your municipio paints the line, they will manage it; otherwise don’t paint yourself without instructions.

Tricks that save you time

1. Upload clear plans with measurements and photos from several angles. It reduces requests for more info.
2. If you’re in a tricky spot (corners, stops), check the ordenanza before paying to avoid wasted fees.
3. Ask the community administrator for the agreement certificate already written; without it, the file stalls.
4. Use the same browser for the whole trámite and disable ad-blockers. Many sedes work better in Chrome/Edge.
5. If you’re doing works, coordinate dates: licence first, then resolución of the vado, and finally the placa. That way you don’t get stuck halfway.

Common mistakes that can derail the process

1. Painting or putting a plate without permission: fine and forced restoration. Also, the tow truck won’t consider your plate if it’s not official.
2. Not paying the annual tasa: surcharges and baja of the vado. Then you’ll have to start over.
3. Asking for more metres than needed: they’ll cut it down and you waste time. Match the real width of the access.
4. Not including the community authorisation: the file is stopped for weeks.
5. Thinking the vado is your parking spot: you can be fined for parking in front of your own vado.
6. Missing the inspection: they postpone it and your trámite goes to limbo.