Overview
- The National Road Safety Agency (ANSV) reports 7,235 drivers were sanctioned in 2025 for missing, altered or misplaced plates on national routes and highways.
- Regulations require metal plates to be visible, legible and in the factory position per DNRPA standards, and authorities warn that noncompliance undermines vehicle traceability.
- Vehicles found without compliant identification cannot continue their journey and may be retained until the issue is regularized.
- Penalties vary by jurisdiction, reaching up to 1,800,000 pesos nationally, with Buenos Aires Province citing fines near 200,000 pesos.
- Only official provisional paper plates are valid for up to 60 days after theft, loss or deterioration, and deliberate plate concealment to evade cameras is expressly prohibited.