Driver’s license in Treinta y Tres
In Treinta y Tres the license is handled by the Dirección de Tránsito, at Manuel Meléndez 1120, with the medical exam at the Intendencia itself and payment at a payment network.
Reviewed on 23 October 2026
How to book
On the Licencia de Conducir online booking, which also opens from the Intendencia’s Agenda Web, in person or by phone at 4452 2108, extensions 153 and 155. The procedure is done in person.
In every category:
- You can’t start, renew or change category with pending fines or sanctions.
- You hand in every driver’s license you hold.
- The Intendencia doesn’t provide vehicles for the practical test.
- The medical exam is at the Intendencia. The blood glucose test, no more than 24 hours old, is done at a pharmacy or a health provider (mutualista) and you bring the result.
First time: A, G1, G2 and H
According to the procedure page, updated on 05/09/2025:
- A valid ID card (cédula de identidad) and a photocopy.
- The SOA (compulsory motor insurance).
- Proof of address: a UTE, OSE or Antel bill (landline), a notarial certificate or the residence certificate from the police station. It doesn’t have to be from the department.
- 2 professional stamps (timbres profesionales), of $ 160 and $ 260.
- The blood glucose test and the medical exam.
- Age 18. G1 is given from 16; before 18 you go with your legal representatives (mother and father or guardian) to sign the authorization.
The license is handed over once you pass the theory and practical tests. To study, the driving guide for cars and motorcycles.
Professional and change of category
To get or renew a professional license (B, C, D, E, F and G3) or change category, the procedure page, updated on 05/09/2025, also asks for the criminal record certificate, a valid health card (carné de salud) with a photocopy and a private psychological exam, which takes a $ 160 professional stamp. A change of category always includes theory and practical tests. To study, the guide for professional licenses.
Renewal
According to the renewal page, updated on 21/02/2024:
- The license expired or expiring within 30 days, and a valid ID card.
- The medical exam at the Intendencia and the blood glucose test.
- Proof of address and the professional stamps.
- For B, C, D, E, F and G3, also the private psychological exam, the health card and the criminal record certificate.
- Expired more than 2 years ago, you take the theory and practical tests again.
- With complete documents and a medical exam marked fit, the license is handed over the same day.
This page asks for stamps of $ 140 and $ 240; the 2025 pages, of $ 160 and $ 260. According to the catalog, the professional license is given up to age 75 and after 75 renewal always includes a practical test; the Intendencia’s page says 70. Confirm it at 4452 2108.
Duplicate
We didn’t find the duplicate driver’s license in Treinta y Tres on an official page: ask at the Dirección de Tránsito, at 4452 2108, extensions 153 and 155.
Cost
The license costs 1.25 UR, plus the professional stamps, according to the Intendencia’s 2026 cost sheet. The charge goes down with the validity: you pay 20%, 40%, 60% or 100% if the term is under 2, 3, 6 or 10 years. The catalog pages give other brackets: confirm it at the Dirección de Tránsito.
The procedure is generated at the office and paid only at a payment network (red de cobranza). The value of the UR each month is published by the DGI.
Offices
Monday to Friday, 8:15 to 14:15.
| Office | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Dirección de Tránsito | Manuel Meléndez 1120, Treinta y Tres | 4452 2108, extensions 153 and 155 |
| Cerro Chato | Juan Muñoz s/n | 4466 2027 |
| Santa Clara de Olimar | 25 de Agosto s/n, between Rubén Artigas and Miguel Etchandi | 4464 5026 |
| Vergara | Jacinto Ruiz 1765 | 4458 2024 |
| Rincón | Estación Rincón | 4458 3778 |
| General Enrique Martínez | Avenida del Puerto | 4459 2204 |
In the municipalities and local boards, licenses are handled depending on demand and the weather: call to confirm the date. The Dirección de Tránsito also answers at [email protected].
The categories and their validity by age, the same across the country, are on the driver’s license page.
Official sources
- First driver’s license, Treinta y Tres
- Driver’s license renewal, Treinta y Tres
- Professional driver’s license and change of category, Treinta y Tres
- Gobierno de Treinta y Tres: professional driver’s license and change of category
- Gobierno de Treinta y Tres: Agenda Web
- Gobierno de Treinta y Tres: 2026 costs
- DGI: Unidad Reajustable (UR)
Your license, in the app
You scan the front and the back of your driver’s license and each category keeps its expiry date. The app reminds you before it expires, so you can book the renewal in time.
Free for up to 2 vehicles.

