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The Department of Transport is a division of the Ministry of Environment, Roads and Utilities. The Department of Transport is headed by the Chief Motor Vehicle Examiner who is supported by 5 Driving and Vehicle Examiners, 6 Vehicle Testers and 15 Admin/Clerical staff.

The two principal Ordinances, which the Department is responsible for are, the Traffic Ordinance and the Transport Ordinance. The responsibilities of the Department, under the Traffic Ordinance, are broadly as follows:

1. To register, and licence vehicles in Gibraltar,
2. To carry out Motor Vehicle Tests on motor vehicles and to ensure that these meet EU standards, and
3. To test drivers and issue driving licences.

The Department’s offices are presently situated at the Motor Vehicle Test Centre, Eastern Beach Road. The opening hours, to the public, are 9AM to 2PM, winter hours, or 8:30AM to 12:30PM during the summer period.

An alternative to queuing at our offices is to print the appropriate form, complete it, and send it together with the corresponding fee to:

Department of Transport,
Motor Vehicle Test Centre,
Eastern Beach Road,
Gibraltar.

The requisite licence or appointment date for attendance, together with a receipt, will be posted to the address as given to us on the application form.

Cheques must be made out to "Government General Account". It is not advisable to send cash in the post. If you have any doubts as to the fees required or any other query please call us on Tel 51603.

This website is currently under development. The following information is general in nature and does not cover every eventuality. Individual’s instances may vary. If you have any query please contact our staff on 51603.

Vehicle Registration (Log Book) (Fee)

All vehicles in Gibraltar must be registered. An application for the registration of a vehicle is normally undertaken when a vehicle is either first privately imported into Gibraltar or sold by a dealership in Gibraltar. Should the Vehicle Registration document be lost or destroyed duplicate copies can be obtained for a fee of £15.

Vehicle Licence (Road Tax) (Fee)

Vehicle Licenses are issued for a period of twelve months as from the date of first registration and have to be renewed on an annual basis on the anniversary of registration. Vehicles that are four years old, or older, must have a valid Road Worthiness Certificate (MOT) otherwise the Motor Vehicle Licence (Road Tax disc) will not be issued. The fee for a Vehicle Licence is subject to the weight of the vehicle. To renew the Vehicle Licence the production of a valid Certificate of Insurance (Cover Note) and the appropriate fee may be either posted, in which case the Road Tax Disc will be posted to the registered address, or it can be renewed at the counter and collected in person.

Road Worthiness Certificate (MOT) (Fee)

Presently vehicles that are over four years old are required to have a biennial Road Worthiness Certificate (MOT). At present there is a waiting time for appointments. The necessary fee must accompany applications for an examination date. Please give yourself plenty of time if applying by post.

Transfer of ownership of vehicle, Registration. (Fee)

The transfer of the ownership of a vehicle requires that both the seller and the buyer complete their respective form. Please note that the vehicle must have a current valid Motor Vehicle Licence (Road Tax) before the transfer can be affected in our records.

Learners Licence (Fee £5)

Gibraltar residents who have attained the age of 17 are eligible to apply for a learners licence for the different categories of vehicle. A learners Licence is issued for a period of three months.

Driving Tests (Fee)

Driving tests are in two parts, theory and practical. Tests for different categories are undertaken by the Driving Examiners and incur different fees. Applications for a theory and practical test can be posted, together with the appropriate fee to the Department. Please note that the theory test must be successfully completed before applying for the practical test. Each category of licence requires it’s own theory test. An application for a practical driving test constitutes an application for a Driving Licence.

Driving Licence (Fee)

A Drivers Licence is issued once the two parts of the test have been successfully completed. Currently there are several categories of licences. These are:

EC CATEGORIES

A1 - Light motorcycles with a cubic capacity not exceeding 125cc and of a power not exceeding 11kw.
 
A - Motorcycles with or without a sidecar.
 
B1 - Motor powered tricycles and quadricycles.
 
B - Motorcars with up to 8 passenger seats and up to 3500 kg with a trailer up to 750 kg.
 
C1 - Vehicles between 3500 kg but not more than 7500 kg with a trailer up to 750 kg.
 
C - Lorries over 3500 kg with a trailer up to 750 kg.
 
D1 - Small passenger carrying vehicles with 9 to 16 passenger seats with a trailer up to 750 kg.
 
D - Any bus with more than 8 passenger seats with a trailer up to 750 kg.
 
B + E - Motorcars with up to 8 passenger seats and up to 3500 kg with a trailer over 750 kg.
 
C1 + E - Vehicles between 3500 kg and 7500 kg with a trailer over 750 kg. Total weight not more than 12000 kg.
 
C + E - Articulated lorries or large lorries over 3500 kg with a trailer over 750 kg.
 
D1 + E - Small passenger carrying vehicles with 9 to 16 passenger seats with a trailer over 750 kg. Total weight not more than 12000 kg.
 
D + E - Combination of buses in category D with a trailer over 750 kg.
 
   
NATIONAL CATEGORIES
   
F - Motor vehicles designed, constructed and used for the purpose of trench digging or any kind of excavation or shovelling work.
 
G - Motor vehicles designed and constructed as mobile cranes.
 
H - Road Rollers.
 
I - Motor vehicles of any description not included in categories A to D and F to I.
 
J - Motor vehicles of categories F to J towing a trailer with a laden weight exceeding 750 kg.
 
K - Moped.
 

International Driving Permit (Fee £5)

International driving permits require the production of two passport-sized photographs together with the application form. International Driving Permits are issued, initially, for a period of one year. They can be renewed at any time within five years of first being issued.

Dealers Licence (Fee £100)

Dealer’s licences may be issued to any manufacturer or repairer of or dealer in motor vehicles. Dealers Licences expire on the 30th of March each year and must be renewed before that date. A dealer’s licence allows the holder, under certain circumstances, to use a dealer’s licence (blue DLR licence plate) as a Motor Vehicle Licence (Road Tax Disk). In most cases the use of a DLR licence plate is only allowed for transferring non-registered vehicles between two points such as, for example, dealer’s warehouse and the showroom.

Self Drive Operator (Fee £250)

Self Drive Operators are commonly known as "Car Hire Firms". These companies must be registered under the Traffic Ordinance and

Medical Certificates

Medical Certificates are required for certain types of licences and generally need to be renewed periodically. Holders of Driving Licences of category C, C1 and E to J are required to renew their Medical Certificates every five years.

List of Application Forms

•  Application for Registration of a Motor Vehicle. 
•  Notification of Change of Possession of Motor Vehicle.
•  Application for a Dealer’s Licence.
•  Application for Self-drive Operator’s Licence or Transfer.
•  Application for Licence for Self-drive car.
•  Application for Driver Theory Test
•  Application for a Driving Test.
•  Application for Gibraltar driving licence in exchange for a driving licence issued by a member State of the EC.
•  Application for a Learner’s Licence
•  Application for Duplicate Certificate of Registration or Roadworthiness
•  Application for Duplicate Motor Vehicle Licence.
•  Application for Advance Driving Certificate.
•  Application for an International Driving Permit.
•  Application for the Examination or Re-examination of a Motor Vehicle or Trailer (MOT)

1. On application for the examination of a motor vehicle, or trailer which is
 
(a) a private motor vehicle - £20
(b) a motor cycle - £15
(c) a public service vehicle with seating capacity for more than 8 passengers - £45
(d) a public service vehicle with seating capacity for not more than 8 passengers - £20
(e) a goods vehicle the unladen weight of which exceeds 1,525 kilograms - £40
(f) a goods vehicle the unladen weight of which does not exceeds 1,525 kilograms - £20
 
2. On application for the examination of a trailer -  £25 
   
3. On application for the re-examination of a motor vehicle or trailer, where the application for re-examination is made more than 14 days of the last examination -  The fee payable under item 1 or 2 for a vehicle of the same category

 
4. On application for the re-examination of a motor vehicle or trailer, where the application for re-examination is made within 14 days of the last examination -  50% of the fee payable under item 3

5 On application for re-examination when;

(i) the vehicle is submitted for re-examination on the day of the examination; or - Nil
(ii) the re-examination was caused by failure to comply with the Lighting Requirements, the Direction Indicator Requirements, the Windscreen Cleaning Requirements or the Audible Warning Requirements - Nil
 
6. For re-examination of a vehicle under regulation 23 - £25

7. On lodging an appeal under regulation 30 - The fee that would be payable under item 1 for examination of the vehicle plus 25%

8. For the issue of a duplicate roadworthiness certificate - £10
 

Motor Vehicle Licence (Road Tax)

1. Motor bicycle (including a motor scooter and a bicycle with an attachment for propelling it by mechanical power) of which the cubic capacity—

(a) does not exceed 125cc - £15
(b) exceeds 125cc but does not exceed 250cc - £35
(c) exceeds 250cc - £45
 
»SECTION« II. —PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN VEHICLES SPECIFIED IN PARTS I AND V.
 
Weight of vehicle unladen;

• Not exceeding l0cwts 507 kilos - £55
• Exceeding 507 Kilos. but not exceeding 762 Kilos - £60
• Exceeding 762 Kilos. but not exceeding 1016 Kilos - £65
• Exceeding 1016 Kilos. but not exceeding 1270 Kilos - £75
• Exceeding 1270 Kilos. but not exceeding 1524 Kilos - £80
• Exceeding 1524 Kilos. but not exceeding 1778 Kilos - £90
• Exceeding 1778 Kilos. but not exceeding 2032 Kilos - £110 
• Exceeding 2032 Kilos. but not exceeding 2286 Kilos - £130
• Exceeding 2286 Kilos. but not exceeding 2540 Kilos - £150
• together with an additional fee of £20 for each additional 254 kilos. or part thereof in excess of 1778 kilos..
    

»SECTION« III.—MOTOR TRACTORS AND GOODS VEHICLES OTHER THAN VEHICLES SPECIFIED IN PARTS I AND V.

Weight of vehicle (other than a trailer) unladen

PART IV - PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES

Weight of Vehicle (kilograms)

• Exceeding 508 but not exceeding 762 Kilos - £33
• Exceeding 763 but not exceeding 1270 Kilos - £34
• Exceeding 1271 but not exceeding 1524 Kilos - £38
• Exceeding 1525 but not exceeding 1778 Kilos - £40
• Exceeding 1779 but not exceeding 2032 Kilos - £45
• Exceeding 2033 but not exceeding 2286 Kilos - £51

SECTION 7 - REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP

Regulations 3(1), 6(1) and 7(2)

1. For Registering a motor cycle with an engine capacity up to 50cc - £20
2. For Registering any other vehicle - £30
3. Certificate of Registration - £15
4. Duplicate Certificate of Registration (Reg 6) - £15
5. Transfer of ownership - £15
    

PART II - ROAD SERVICE LICENCES

Fee No.

1. For every application for a road service licence - £50
2. For every road service licence (per vehicle) - £250
3. For every transfer of a road vehicle licence - £250
4. For every duplicate road service licence - £25
5. For every application for the amendment of a road service licence - £50
6. For every renewal of a road service licence - £100

PART III - DEALERS' LICENCE

1. For a licence to use one vehicle at any one time - £200
2. For each additional licence issued to the same motor trader during the currency of the licence issued under paragraph 1 above. - £200

PART IV - HORSE DRAWN VEHICLE

• Licence for hackney carriage - £10
• Licence for horse-drawn vehicle other than hackney carriage - £5
• Licence for drive hackney carriages - £2
• For a duplicate of any licence - £2

PART V - DRIVING LICENCES

Fee No.
 
1. For the issue or renewal of a driving licence: Provided that where a licence or a renewal is issued for a period of less than 10 years the fee shall be £2 for each year or part of the year for which it is expressed to be valid. - £25
 
1a. For renewal of a driving licence to any person aged 70 or over. - Nil
 
2. For the issue of a duplicate driving licence: Provided that where at the date of the application the licence had less than 10 years to run, the fee payable shall be £2 for each year or part of the year for which it is expressed to be valid. - £25
 
3. For the issue of an advanced driving licence - £25
 
4. For the issue of a duplicate advanced driving licence - £25
 
5. For inspecting the register, for each hour or part thereof - £25
 
6. For a copy or extract from the register, for each folio of 72 words or part thereof - £25
 
7. For the addition of a further category - £15

8. For a change of particulars - £15

9. For the exchange of an EEA licence - £15

PART VI - LICENCES TO DRIVE AND CONDUCT PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES.

1. For a licence to drive - £20
2. For a licence to act as conductor - £20
3. For a duplicate of any licence - £20

Regulation 93(2)

DRIVING TESTS

Category and Fee

• A - £30
• B - £30
• C - £60
• C1 - £60
• D - £65
• D1- £60
• B+E - £50
• C1+E - £60
• C+E - £60
• D1+E - £60
• D+E - £60
• F to K-J - £50
• K - Moped - £30
• Advanced driving test - £50
• Public service vehicle up to 8 seats in addition to the driver’s seat - £50
• Public service vehicle over 8 seats in addition to the driver’s seat - £65
• Theory "A" Category - £10
• Theory "B" Category - £10
• Theory "C" Category - £15
• Theory "D" Category - £15