Step by step: Maldonado

9 steps to a category A license in the department of Maldonado, in the order you take them.

Steps checked on August 21, 2026

1. 1

   Step 1. Book the visit (agenda previa)

   You reserve the date of the visit — the paperwork, the trámite, starts there. Needed either way.

2. 2

   Step 2. Take the medical exam and get the constancia de aptitud psicofísica

   Book a slot at a center from the list and take the fitness-to-drive exam.

   • Cost ≈ 1,000 UYU
   • Do step 1 first: Book the visit (agenda previa)
3. 3

   Step 3. Attend the mandatory defensive driving talk (charla de manejo defensivo)

   Walk in with no booking to any scheduled session — there is no other mandatory training.

4. 4

   Step 4. Take lessons at a driving school (optional)

   Not officially required. Settles the car and the accompanying driver for the test.

   • academia de conducir
   • Cost from 1,000 UYU
5. 5

   Step 5. Hand in the documents and pay the fee

   The visit on your booked day: document, certificate, fee and exam dates.

   • Cost 2,404.30 UYU
   • Do step 1 first: Book the visit (agenda previa)
   • Do step 2 first: Take the medical exam and get the constancia de aptitud psicofísica
6. 6

   Step 6. Pass the theory test

   Eliminatory: fail it and the practical is closed. No official figures exist.

   • examen teórico
   • Do step 5 first: Hand in the documents and pay the fee
7. 7

   Step 7. Retake the test after a fail

   not for everyone

   Only for those who failed: wait out the interval and book again.

   • reprobación
   • Cost 686.00 UYU
8. 8

   Step 8. Pass the practical test

   In a category A car and with your own accompanying driver — the intendencia lends none.

   • examen práctico
   • Do step 6 first: Pass the theory test
9. 9

   Step 9. Pick up the finished document (PUNC)

   Picked up where you handed in the papers. The card is printed on the spot.

   • Do step 8 first: Pass the practical test