Driver’s license in Colonia

How it works

According to the page on the permiso único nacional de conducir:

1. Book in the Intendencia’s online booking: you choose the categories and whether it’s a first time or a change of category, or a renewal or a duplicate.
2. Go on the day, at the time and to the place you chose, with everything required.
3. You start the procedure and pay for the license.
4. You take the tests your procedure requires.
5. Once you pass, they take your photo, make the card and hand it to you.

If you can’t find an appointment, the booking page suggests trying the following Wednesday, or contacting the Tránsito office or the municipality.

Requirements

According to the list of categories and requirements in the online booking:

• From age 70, in every category, blood glucose, urine and cholesterol tests are added.
• For G1, between 16 and 18, you go with your father and mother or your legal guardian, with their valid ID card and proof of address, and your own valid ID card.
• The departmental permit, from 14 to 16, is for mopeds up to 50 cc without gears, from 7:00 to 20:00 and off national roads; it expires at 16. It asks for the same as G1 between 16 and 18.
• For H, a statement of competence issued by the employer is required.

The booking page doesn’t publish the first time requirements for categories C, D, E and F, and the pages don’t describe the medical exam: ask at the Dirección de Tránsito.

Practical test

For the first time and the departmental permit:

• The vehicle free of debt, with its insurance policy and registration card (libreta de circulación).
• A companion with a valid license of the same category you’re applying for or higher, with no pending fines.
• On a motorcycle, an approved helmet and a reflective vest.

For a renewal or a change of category, the practical test is compulsory from age 75, on medical advice at any age, if the license expired more than 2 years ago and when moving up a category, with the same requirements.

Where

According to the Intendencia’s page, it’s issued in Colonia del Sacramento, at the Dirección de Tránsito offices (Domingo Baqué 850, corner of Brasil); in Carmelo and Rosario, at their administrative offices; and in Nueva Palmira, Juan L. Lacaze, Ombúes de Lavalle, Florencio Sánchez, Nueva Helvecia and Tarariras, at the municipal offices. The days depend on a calendar drawn up 15 days ahead, which is in the online booking; in Colonia del Sacramento, Carmelo and Rosario there are separate days for A, G1, G2 and the departmental permit, and for B, C, D, E, F, H and G3.

According to the Intendencia’s phones and addresses. Email of the Dirección de Tránsito y Transporte: [email protected].

Cost

We didn’t find the cost of the driver’s license on an Intendencia de Colonia page: ask at the Dirección de Tránsito, on 4522 7000, extension 134.

The categories and their validity by age, the same across the country, are on the driver’s license page.