Placas provisionales (verdes y rojas) de la DGT

What you need to have ready

1. Cl@ve, certificado digital or DNIe that works (and Autofirma if you sign online).
2. DGT fee bought (modelo 791) and NRC kept.
3. Vehicle documents (ownership and technical) and active insurance.
4. If imported, customs papers and translations.
5. If you’re a company, powers of attorney and business accreditation.

Documentation

• Identity: DNI/NIE or passport. Companies: NIF and representative with powers.
• Ownership: invoice, contract or document proving the car is yours.
• Technical: tarjeta ITV in force (used) or manufacturer documentation/COC (new).
• Insurance: policy or proof. They’ll check it electronically, but bring it.
• DGT fee (modelo 791): receipt and NRC of the payment.
• Imported: DUA/aduanas + foreign documents (translation if applicable).

Step by step

1. Choose the type: green (private while you register/import) or red (company for tests/transfers). No cause, no plate.
2. Appointment or online: if you go in person, book a Jefatura slot. If online, go to the sede DGT > Vehículos > Matriculación > Autorización temporal de circulación.
3. Pay the fee: buy the fee (modelo 791) and keep the NRC. Without it you won’t get past the form.
4. Fill in and attach: complete the application, attach ownership, technical, insurance and (if applicable) customs. Sign with Cl@ve/certificado.
5. Decision: if everything checks out, download the temporary authorisation PDF (or they’ll print it at the counter on appointment day).
6. Physical plates: with the authorisation, go to a plate maker and order the plates (green/red). They’ll make them when you bring the authorisation and your ID.
7. Drive: fit the plates, keep the authorisation and the insurance in the car. Watch the expiry date.

Time-saving tips

• Scan to PDF and black & white legible. No crooked phone photos.
• ITV first if it’s a used import: without ITV they’ll stop the temporary.
• Insurance active from day one; otherwise they can immobilise you even with plates.
• Gestoría if you’re a company applying for red plates: they sort it faster and with fewer hassles.
• Browser: if signing fails, try Autofirma updated and a desktop browser.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Requesting it without a reason: "because it’s convenient" won’t fly. Say registration in progress, import or tests.
• Expired ITV on used cars: instant denial.
• No insurance: plates but no insurance = fine and immobilisation.
• Lost NRC: without the fee’s code your application is dead in the water.
• Letting it expire: driving with an expired temporary is a sure recipe for fines and immobilisation.