What is ROTT? Spanish land transport regulation

What is ROTT?

This guide covers Spanish regulations.

ROTT is the Regulation implementing Spain's Land Transport Act (Ley de Ordenación de los Transportes Terrestres, LOTT): the royal decree that puts the LOTT into practice — authorisations, access requirements, periodic validation (visados) and infringements. It was approved by Royal Decree 1211/1990 and has been amended several times since.

What ROTT covers

ROTT was approved by Royal Decree 1211/1990 and implements the LOTT: it sets out the authorisation regime, the requirements for access to the profession (professional competence, good repute and financial standing), the periodic validation (visados), ancillary activities and the system of infringements and penalties.

Amendments

ROTT has been amended several times. Royal Decree 70/2019 reformed, among other things, driver training and transport control documents, medical transport and dangerous goods (it is not the rule on VTC private-hire vehicles, a common mistake). A more recent amendment is Royal Decree 613/2024.

Giormo generates and keeps the transport documents the regulations require — including the control document — from the order. See it.

Information sheet only; this is not legal advice. For the binding text, see the official sources.

Official sources

LOTT Regulation (ROTT), RD 1211/1990 — consolidated text, BOE-A-1990-24442. www.boe.es
Royal Decree 70/2019 amending ROTT, BOE-A-2019-2289. www.boe.es

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between LOTT and ROTT?

The LOTT (Law 16/1987) is Spain's framework act on land transport; ROTT (Royal Decree 1211/1990) is the regulation that implements it and details how it applies in practice.

Is ROTT still in force?

Yes, with many later amendments, including Royal Decree 70/2019 and Royal Decree 613/2024.

Your operations in line with ROTT

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