Authorisation for another driver to use a vehicle (Spain)
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For the registered keeper of a car or motorbike who lends it to someone else in Spain, for a few days or a set period: the authorisation signed by both, with the details of the vehicle, the insurance and the driver, the dates and the permitted use. It serves as proof with the police, the insurer or on a trip, and for naming the driver if a fine arrives (art. 11.1.a of the Spanish Traffic Act). No Spanish law requires this document to lend a vehicle. In Spanish.
- Made for use in Spain
- Last updated October 20, 2026
Published byDocMuse
When to use this document
- You are lending your car to a friend in Spain for a few days and want it in writing.
- Your son, daughter or another relative will drive your car during the holidays.
- Someone else will drive your car across a border and you want proof that you agreed.
- You want to have the driver's details ready in case a fine arrives later.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Owner
- Owner's DNI or NIE (Spanish identity number)
- Owner's address
- Make and model
- Registration plate
- Insurer
- Policy number
- Person authorised to drive
- Authorised driver's DNI or NIE (Spanish identity number)
- Authorised driver's address
- Licence number
- Term from
- Term to
- Permitted use
- Additional conditions (e.g. no trips abroad, fuel, mileage)
- City
- Date
Common questions
- Is written permission required to lend a car to someone in Spain?
- No: no Spanish rule requires written permission for another person with a driving licence to drive your car. The document proves that the use was agreed if the police stop the driver, with the insurer after an accident or when crossing a border, and it records the driver's details and the dates, which the keeper needs if a fine later arrives and the driver must be named.
- Does the Spanish car insurance cover the person I lend the car to?
- Compulsory insurance covers damage to third parties whoever is driving. What depends on the policy is the cover for the vehicle itself and the conditions for drivers not named on it, such as an excess or an exclusion for new drivers; check before lending. If the driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the insurer may recover what it pays the victim from the driver, the owner and the insured (art. 10 of the Spanish Motor Liability Insurance Act); driving without a licence depends on the policy.
- Who pays fines incurred while someone else drives in Spain?
- The fine goes to the vehicle's keeper, who has twenty calendar days to name the driver (art. 11.1.a of the Spanish Traffic Act); once named, the case is brought against the driver, who pays the fine and, where relevant, loses the points. If the keeper does not name the driver, that is a very serious offence with a higher fine than the original. That is why this document records the driver's name, DNI or NIE, address and licence.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
- Sign it yourself with a qualified electronic signature. If you already hold a QES — Evrotrust, B-Trust, StampIT, ZealiD or any qualified provider on the EU Trusted List, on a card, a USB token, in a mobile app or in the cloud — our signing guide explains step by step how to sign this exact file without invalidating it. Step-by-step help, and a way to check it worked
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