Traffic fees: what they are and how to pay them online

El payment of Internet traffic fees It is a simple procedure that is only useful for procedures that you can do entirely online. If during the procedures you are going to have to go to a Traffic Headquarters, you can pay there with your credit or debit card, so you will not earn anything by paying online first.

In any case, as there are many cases in which you may need to pay the fees online, here we tell you everything you have to take into account to do it easily and from home. The first thing you have to know is that it should not be confused with the payment of fines online, since this is another procedure that goes through another channel.

What are traffic rates

A rate is a tribute. That is, a monetary obligation that is imposed by law when using a public service. In this case, a public service offered by the General direction of traffic.

Each procedure carried out with this institution may have an assigned cost. Although there are cases in which the interested party is exempted of your payment. For example, when you lose your driving license you have to pay the fee to request a duplicate. However, if the motive is theft and a complaint is filed with the Police, no fee will have to be paid.

Requirements to pay Internet traffic rates

• Have an electronic identification system such as DNIe/Electronic Certificate, Cl@ve PIN or Permanent Cl@ve.
• That bank account or card with which it is paid in the name of the person holding the certificate or electronic DNI which is used in the payment. can also be a person authorized instead of the headline.

Where Internet traffic fees are paid

(Updated April 29, 2022)

• Payment of fees online It is not done through the official page of the General Directorate of Traffic. Like the payment of fines, it is done through the Electronic Office of the DGT.
• With mouse over Other procedures A list will be displayed where you will find Buy and update rates. Click on it.

• Once you are inside click on Purchase, update and consultation of rates. Where you can not only buy rates but also find information about the different types of rates that exist.
• In any case, since we are talking about buying rates, on the next screen you must click on the section Buy rates.

• Now it will take you out of the Electronic Headquarters of the DGT for a moment for you to identify yourself electronically.
• Choose the mode you have and it will return you to the process of purchasing fees. Us We recommend the Permanent Cl@ve because it is very comfortable. Although the Cl@ve Pin is also valid for this operation.

• Finally, it will send you to a section where you can choose the rate you want to buy. It works like any Internet sales page, in which you add the product to a cart and then you can buy everything you have selected.

• They are organized in multiple dropdowns. For example, the duplicate driving license rate is 4.4, which is what we are selecting for this tutorial. So click on the dropdown 4. Other fees and we give the cart icon that is next to the rate 4.4. It will appear in the cart, which in the DGT they call Selection of rates.
• Payment of Internet traffic fees allows you to pay several fees at the same time, which is useful for companies or professionals who are dedicated to carrying out these procedures for several clients. You can select the number of fees you want to pay and you can even pay several types of fees at the same time. Once you have all the ones you want, click on the button Pay.

• The next step is the usual one for any Internet purchase. You just have to fill in the Contact forms and way to pay. Although we recommend that take note of the receipt number if there is a problem. Then, click on Complete the payment and you will have your rate.

What you must have at the end of the payment

After the whole process you should have the receipt that will serve as proof that you have paid the fee, with the barcodes of the rates purchased. Print it or save it in pdf format. You can also download it in txt or xml format. In the process you will have to enter the email account where you want to receive the email. Do it and click on Send Mail. Save all the documents and, if you are going to do any management related to the traffic rates that you have paid in a Traffic Headquarters, take them there.

Remember that if in the procedure in question you have to go to a Traffic Headquarters you will not earn anything by paying in advance online. You can pay right there with your credit or debit card. Though more and more procedures can be done online, as is the case, for example, of requesting a duplicate, which was previously only in person and now you can do it from your computer if you lose your driving license, it is stolen or other casuistry.

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