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Buying and selling a VTC authorisation (transfer with prior checks)

Buying and selling a VTC authorisation (transfer with prior checks) is filed with Dirección General de Transportes de la comunidad autónoma de domiciliación. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. Estimated total cost: from €1,990. Official tasa (government fee): There are four costs and they have to be looked at together. (1) The PRICE of the authorisation: the national average is around 48.000 euros, with Madrid between 120.000 and 180.000, the Balearic Islands between 200.000 and 250.000, Barcelona between 90.000 and 130.000, and entry-level markets (Extremadura, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha) between 12.000 and 22.000. These are figures from broker portals, not from an official register: they are checked deal by deal. (2) The TRANSFER TAX, of 4 to 8 % depending on the region (on a Madrid licence of 150.000 euros, up to 9.000 euros). The alternative, buying the shares in the company that holds it, is usually exempt. (3) The regional tasa (official fee) for the change of holder. (4) Our fee.

You are about to pay between 12.000 and 250.000 euros for a VTC licence. Before you sign, we check what you are buying: if the seller has final unpaid penalties, the transfer is blocked (art. 146.5 LOTT, Spain's land transport act) and you pay but cannot have it transferred. We prepare the change of holder before the autonomous region and we give you the figures for both tax scenarios, buying the authorisation or buying the shares in the company, before you sign. We take no commission from the seller: we work for the buyer.

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Estimated total cost
from €1,990
Managora's fee
€2,407.90 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
There are four costs and they have to be looked at together. (1) The PRICE of the authorisation: the national average is around 48.000 euros, with Madrid between 120.000 and 180.000, the Balearic Islands between 200.000 and 250.000, Barcelona between 90.000 and 130.000, and entry-level markets (Extremadura, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha) between 12.000 and 22.000. These are figures from broker portals, not from an official register: they are checked deal by deal. (2) The TRANSFER TAX, of 4 to 8 % depending on the region (on a Madrid licence of 150.000 euros, up to 9.000 euros). The alternative, buying the shares in the company that holds it, is usually exempt. (3) The regional tasa (official fee) for the change of holder. (4) Our fee. (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
Processing time
The change of holder is decided by the autonomous region, usually within 1 to 3 months. The transfer tax return has its own deadline, set by the rules of your region.
Where it is filed
Dirección General de Transportes de la comunidad autónoma de domiciliación ↗
What you receive
Application

Cost breakdown: Our fee 1.990 euros (600 for each additional authorisation), plus the price of the asset, the transfer tax of 4 to 8 % depending on your region and the regional tasa for the change of holder..

Buying and selling a VTC authorisation (transfer with prior checks): how is it filed?

  1. 1Before you sign anything: we check whether the seller has final unpaid penalties that would block the transfer.
  2. 2We compare the two tax scenarios for you using your actual figure, and tell you which works out better.
  3. 3Payment of 1.990 euros. We prepare and file the change of holder with your region.
  4. 4We stay with you until the authorisation is in your name.

Which documents do you need?

  • •NIF or CIF (tax ID) of the buyer and of the seller.
  • •Deed and powers of the buying company, with public passenger transport in its corporate purpose.
  • •Copy of the VTC authorisation being transferred and of the transport card.
  • •Ficha técnica (technical data sheet) and permiso de circulación (registration document) of the vehicle to be assigned.
  • •Certificates showing the buyer is up to date with the AEAT (Spanish Tax Agency) and the Seguridad Social (Social Security).

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • WHAT YOU ARE REALLY PAYING US FOR: a final unpaid penalty on the seller's side BLOCKS the transfer (art. 146.5 LOTT). If nobody checks beforehand, you pay a six-figure sum and end up unable to have it transferred.
  • LIMITS OF ART. 20 OF ORDEN FOM/36/2008: the change of holder canNOT move the authorisation to a region other than the one where it was granted, and the buyer must meet every requirement.
  • THE CATALAN TRAP: an URBAN VTC authorisation in Catalonia can only be transferred between living persons ONCE if the holder is an individual, and it canNOT be transferred at all if the holder is a legal person. Buying the holding company does not work as a shortcut either. This has to be checked beforehand.
  • WHAT SETS US APART FROM A BROKER: the broker is paid to close the deal and has an incentive for the price to go up. We take no commission from the seller.
  • With new authorisations suspended in several regions, buying is often the ONLY way in. That is why this is the highest-value service in the pack.
  • Verified framework: Orden FOM/36/2008 art. 20 (change of holder); LOTT art. 146.5.

Buying and selling a VTC authorisation (transfer with prior checks): frequently asked questions

Buying and selling a VTC authorisation (transfer with prior checks): how much does it cost?

The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is from €1,990: Our fee 1.990 euros (600 for each additional authorisation), plus the price of the asset, the transfer tax of 4 to 8 % depending on your region and the regional tasa for the change of holder.. Managora's fee is €2,407.90, 21% VAT included (€1,990.00 net + €417.90 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: There are four costs and they have to be looked at together. (1) The PRICE of the authorisation: the national average is around 48.000 euros, with Madrid between 120.000 and 180.000, the Balearic Islands between 200.000 and 250.000, Barcelona between 90.000 and 130.000, and entry-level markets (Extremadura, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha) between 12.000 and 22.000. These are figures from broker portals, not from an official register: they are checked deal by deal. (2) The TRANSFER TAX, of 4 to 8 % depending on the region (on a Madrid licence of 150.000 euros, up to 9.000 euros). The alternative, buying the shares in the company that holds it, is usually exempt. (3) The regional tasa (official fee) for the change of holder. (4) Our fee..

Buying and selling a VTC authorisation (transfer with prior checks): how long does it take?

The change of holder is decided by the autonomous region, usually within 1 to 3 months. The transfer tax return has its own deadline, set by the rules of your region.

Buying and selling a VTC authorisation (transfer with prior checks): which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: NIF or CIF (tax ID) of the buyer and of the seller., Deed and powers of the buying company, with public passenger transport in its corporate purpose., Copy of the VTC authorisation being transferred and of the transport card., Ficha técnica (technical data sheet) and permiso de circulación (registration document) of the vehicle to be assigned., Certificates showing the buyer is up to date with the AEAT (Spanish Tax Agency) and the Seguridad Social (Social Security).. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with Dirección General de Transportes de la comunidad autónoma de domiciliación. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

Related procedures

Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Dirección General de Transportes de la comunidad autónoma de domiciliación ↗.

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