DGT-Correos Extension 2026: What Changes for Fleets and Self-Employed

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Transport companies, self-employed workers with fleets, and any vehicle owner who uses Correos offices for traffic procedures can continue to do so normally. The Under-Secretariat has published the addendum extending the existing agreement between the Central Traffic Authority (DGT) and the State-Owned Company Correos y Telégrafos, SA, S.M.E., guaranteeing service continuity without any interruption.

The resolution, published on April 22, 2026 in the Official State Gazette with reference BOE-A-2026-8851, formalizes the extension of the agreement that allows citizens to carry out certain traffic-related procedures through the Correos office network, expanding the available service points beyond provincial traffic authorities.

What does this regulation establish?

This resolution publishes the extension addendum to the collaboration agreement between two public bodies: the Central Traffic Authority (DGT) and Correos. The original agreement allows the Correos office network to serve as a service point for certain traffic procedures, decentralizing management that would otherwise fall exclusively on provincial traffic authorities.

The addendum introduces no changes to the agreement's content: its sole purpose is to guarantee service continuity through the extension of the existing agreement. This means that:

• The procedures enabled at Correos offices remain exactly the same as in the previous period.
• No services are added or removed from this channel.
• The Correos network of service points continues to operate for these services.
• Users do not need to adapt to any procedural changes.

The resolution is signed by the Under-Secretariat and has a purely publicative nature: it records and gives official publicity to the addendum already signed by both entities.

Economic and operational impact

The direct impact of this extension is operational, not economic: it does not involve new fees, additional costs, or changes to procedure conditions. Its value lies in what it prevents: the loss of a processing channel that reduces travel and management time.

For companies with vehicle fleets, the Correos channel represents a concrete operational advantage:

• Time savings: Avoids trips to provincial traffic authorities, which can involve significant waits and distances depending on the company's location.
• Decentralized processing: The Correos office network has much greater territorial coverage than provincial traffic authorities, facilitating management especially for companies or self-employed workers in areas with less administrative presence.
• Continuity without adaptation: Since it is an extension without changes, no adjustment is required in the internal processes of companies already using this channel.

If the agreement had not been extended, companies and drivers would have had to redirect all their procedures to provincial traffic authorities, with the resulting increase in administrative burden and time invested.

Who does it affect?

• Transport companies with vehicle fleets that carry out traffic procedures on a recurring basis.
• Self-employed workers with vehicles related to their business activity who use Correos as a processing channel.
• Individual drivers who manage traffic procedures through Correos offices.
• Vehicle owners who prefer or need to use the Correos network for proximity or convenience.
• Legal firms and offices that process traffic procedures on behalf of clients and use this channel.

Practical example

A distribution company based in a locality without a nearby provincial traffic authority office needs to process documentation for several vehicles in its fleet. Thanks to the extension of the agreement, it can continue to visit the Correos office in its municipality to carry out these procedures, without needing to travel to the provincial capital.

If the agreement had expired without extension, the fleet manager of that company would have had to organize specific trips to the provincial traffic authority, with the cost in time and resources that entails. The addendum published on April 22, 2026 guarantees that this scenario does not occur and that the Correos channel continues to be available without any additional management by the company.

What should companies do now?

1. Verify what traffic procedures your company performs through Correos and confirm that they remain available through that channel, since the extended agreement maintains exactly the same enabled procedures.
2. Inform fleet or administration managers that the Correos channel continues to operate, preventing procedures from being unnecessarily redirected to provincial traffic authorities due to lack of awareness.
3. Update internal procedures if your company had any alert or pending review regarding the validity of this agreement: service continuity is confirmed.
4. Consult the official resolution in the Official State Gazette (BOE-A-2026-8851) if you need to verify the agreement's validity to third parties or in internal audit processes.