DGT environmental sticker
Distintivo ambiental de la DGT
What it is
The environmental badge (distintivo ambiental) classifies vehicles by their environmental impact; some cities use it to restrict traffic on high-pollution days. There are four: zero emissions (blue), ECO, C (green) and B (yellow); the most polluting vehicles are not entitled to any. You can check which badge a vehicle has with its number plate, online, with the miDGT app, by phone or in person. Displaying it is voluntary, but if it is not visible (bottom right corner of the windscreen) you do not get its advantages. The sticker costs 5 €, plus possible postage, and is sold at Correos, gestorías, authorised workshops and other sellers; it is only valid for driving in Spain.
Official wording
La emisión de la etiqueta con el distintivo correspondiente tiene un coste de 5€.Official sources
- Where it applies
- All of Spain
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When
Displaying it is voluntary, but some municipal bylaws restrict traffic according to the badge, so the DGT advises getting it and displaying it.
Official wording
por lo que te aconsejamos que consultes las ordenanzas de tu municipio en este sentido, por lo que aconsejamos que lo obtengas y lo lleves puesto.Official sources
Steps
Step 1: Check which badge applies
With the number plate you check whether the vehicle is entitled to a badge: online, with the miDGT app, by phone or in person. You can check even if the vehicle is not in your name.
Official wording
Puedes consultar si un vehículo cumple los requisitos que dan derecho a obtener algún tipo de distintivo ambiental conociendo la matrícula del mismo.
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Step 2: Buy the sticker
It is sold at Correos offices, gestorías, authorised workshops (CETRAA and other networks) and other authorised sellers.
Official wording
Red de talleres de la Confederación Española de talleres (CETRAA) y otras redes de talleres autorizados
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Step 3: Stick it on the windscreen
It goes in the bottom right corner of the front windscreen; on motorbikes, anywhere visible. If it is not visible, you do not get its advantages.
Official wording
esta debe hacerse adherido la pegatina en el ángulo inferior derecho del parabrisas delantero, si se dispone de él.
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Fees
The sticker costs €5; the price may rise with postage and other charges depending on the seller. Checking the badge is free.
Official wording
La emisión de la etiqueta con el distintivo correspondiente tiene un coste de 5€.Official sources
FAQ
What does each badge mean?
0 emissions (blue): electric, plug-in hybrids with 40 km range, fuel cell. ECO: non-plug-in hybrids, plug-ins under 40 km, gas. C (green): petrol cars from January 2006 and diesel from September 2015. B (yellow): petrol from 2001 and diesel from 2006. The rest have no badge.
Official wording
Tendrán derecho a esta etiqueta turismos y furgonetas ligeras de gasolina matriculadas a partir de enero de 2006 y diésel a partir de septiembre de 2015.Official sources
My car has foreign plates
You cannot get a Spanish badge, but if you come from a country with environmental classification (Germany, Austria, Denmark, France) you can check the equivalence and drive with your country’s badge.
Official wording
No, pero si tu vehículo viene de un país con catalogación ambiental (Alemania, Austria, Dinamarca, Francia), puedes consultar el equivalente de tu distintivo en EspañaOfficial sources
Is it valid in other countries?
No. Before going to a country with its own system (Germany, Austria, Denmark, France…) find out whether you need its badge.
Official wording
debes informarte antes de ir sobre si es necesario obtener un distintivo en el país al que viajasOfficial sources
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