The driver of a chauffeur-driven transport car (VTC) is a professional whose activity consists of transporting persons and their luggage with advance reservations using a vehicle with at least four and no more than nine seats, including that driver.

VTC is the spanish acronym for a private hire vehicle. According to spanish regulations, they are defined because the passenger decides the starting and end points of her trip (unlike other transportation services like buses, for example).

A VTC driver, meaning Passenger Vehicle with Driver or Transport Car with Driver, offers the same services as taxis. Registration in the VTC register is mandatory to carry out the activity of VTC operator and must be renewed every 5 years.

What is the VTC card? You must have the VTC professional card to be entitled to carry out your activity. It is valid for 5 years. After that, you will have to apply for renewal every 5 years. It must be placed prominently on the windshield of your vehicle and visible from the outside.