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Importance: 6/10
New regulations on training and qualification of professional road transport drivers
18 Jun 2026
Effective: 18 Jun 2026
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Who is affected:
Professional drivers, CAP training centers and road transport companies
Summary
The regulation of professional driver training is updated allowing virtual classes and eliminating mandatory biometric attendance control. It improves access to the profession in a context of driver shortage.
Detailed analysis
PRO
Real Decreto 487/2026 modifies the regulation of initial qualification and continuous training of professional road transport drivers. Virtual classroom is permitted as an alternative training modality, while maintaining mandatory in-person attendance for practical and technical content. The mandatory use of biometric …
Full official title
Real Decreto 487/2026, de 17 de junio, por el que se modifica el Real Decreto 284/2021, de 20 de abril, por el que se regula la cualificación inicial y la formación continua de los conductores de determinados vehículos destinados al transporte por carretera y por el que se modifica el Reglamento de la Ley de Ordenación de los Transportes Terrestres, aprobado por el Real Decreto 1211/1990, de 28 de septiembre.