Argentina Tightens Plate Enforcement as 7,235 Drivers Sanctioned in 2025

Overview

• The ANSV maintains nationwide checkpoints and treats the absence, alteration or concealment of license plates as a serious offense.
• Penalties depend on the jurisdiction and can reach ARS 1,800,000 for noncompliance.
• The law requires plates to be visible, legible and mounted in the designated position per DNRPA, and vehicles stopped without a compliant plate cannot continue until corrected.
• An official paper provisional is allowed only after theft, loss or damage of the metal plate, with a maximum validity of 60 days.
• Inspectors report drivers removing or hiding plates to evade speed fines, a practice expressly sanctioned, as metal plate supply was normalized nationwide in September 2025.