Spanish legislation of motor vehicle insurance has created a computing File that is managed by the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros, called the Insured Vehicles Database (FIVA) in order for traffic accident victims to be able to find out the name of the insurance company of the vehicle that has caused the damages quickly and easily.

Therefore, you can find out this information through the FIVA, whenever you provide the registration number of the other vehicle. In order to access the File you need to:

a) Hold the status of being involved in the traffic accident (accident victim due to personal injuries or damage to goods).

b) Fill in an information request model to the FIVA provided by the Consorcio and which also, can be downloaded from the Consorcio's web site. The following information appears on this model or form:

• Personal details of the applicant.
• Registration of the vehicle causing the accident.
• Date of the accident.
• Type of damages caused in the claim (personal-material).

Said model must attach the documents listed below:

• Copy of the damage report or accident report by mutual consent.
• If the applicant is acting on behalf of another individual or corporate body, this representation must be accredited.

c) The request must be made at the Consorcio's offices or sent by post (inform of the Production Department's address), by fax (913395514) or by email (ccsprod@consorseguros.es), accompanied by the required documentation. No consultations will be admitted by telephone.

There is an Insured Vehicles Database (FIVA) at your disposal that provides you with the name of the insurance company of any vehicle, whenever you provide the registration number of the other vehicle. In order to access the File the following is required:

a) Hold the status of being involved in the traffic accident (accident victim due to personal injuries or damage to goods).

b) Fill in an information request model to the FIVA provided by the Consorcio and which also, can be downloaded from the Consorcio's web site. The following information appears on this model or form:

• Personal details of the applicant.
• Registration of the vehicle causing the accident.
• Date of the accident.
• Type of damages caused in the claim (personal-material).

And the documents indicated below must be attached to this model:

• Copy of the damage report or accident report by mutual consent.
• If the applicant is acting on behalf of another individual or corporate body, this representation must be accredited.

c) The request must be made at the Consorcio's offices or sent by post (inform of the Production Department's address), by fax (913395514) or by email (ccsprod@consorseguros.es), accompanied by the required documentation. No consultations will be admitted by telephone.

However, the FIVA file does not contain any personal information, but only information relative to the vehicle and to the insurance company, therefore we CANNOT provide you with any personal details about the other driver.

The Law 21/2007, of the 11th of July, which modifies the consolidated text of the Law on civil liability and insurance in the circulation of motor vehicles allows access to the information included in the IVD for health centres and emergency services that have signed agreements with the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros and the insurance companies for healthcare given to traffic victims.

Therefore, the requirements for accessing the IVD are:

• Being a health centre or emergency medical service from the public or private sector.
• Having signed an agreement to treat traffic victims with the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros and the insurance companies.
• Requesting information contained in the IVD in accordance with the purpose entrusted by the law to the File, that is to say, only for the management of the expenses derived from the provision of healthcare to traffic accident victims.

Both for the case of Health Centres that are members of the CAS (Management System of Payments for Healthcare Services in Motor Vehicle Claims) and those that are not members of CAS, it is essential to send the membership protocol correctly signed and stamped along with the model for request for registration of users (with a maximum of 3 users per Centre).

Both documents can be downloaded from the Consorcio's web site and must be sent to the Production Department by post (Ps. Castellana32,28046.Madrid); e-mail (ccsprod@consorseguros.es) or fax (913395514).