According to the records of the National Automotive Property Registry (RNPA)by mid -2025 they were counted More than 650,000 vehicles with provisional patents delivered by the Ministry of Justice. That figure includes so much cars 0km that they still did not receive the definitive plates such as other cases for Replacement of damaged plates, robberies either losses.
Follow the foul of patent sheets: thousands of cars still circulate with provisional identifications
Although the Government He assured that the situation began to normalize in Septemberreality shows that The stock is still insufficient. In the Province of Buenos Aires, the AMBA and the citythousands of vehicles continue to circulate with provisional documentation. According to sector sources, it is a Logistic issue It could take several weeks to complete completely.
The missing originated in the middle of 2023when import restrictions complicated the arrival of key supplies, since The materials are not manufactured in the country. The situation worsened with the Temporary closure of the Casa de la Moneda area in charge of production, which caused Six months of total paralysis.
In 2025, the High demand for new cars accentuated the problem: only between May and July some were patented 500,000 unitsto which others joined 432,000 Until the end of August. According to private estimates, they currently circulate around 600,000 “irregular” vehiclesbetween cars, motorcycles and utilities with Provisority patents or without plates.
To this situation was added the closure of more than 130 RNPA officeswhich complicated the procedures and extended the delivery deadlines.
The lack of metal sheets generates multiple inconveniences: From problems in road controls and photomultseven difficulties in the APP my Argentina To enable drivers. Although vehicles are registered and have insurance coverage, the provisional paper It is not always detected by cameras or automatic systems.
From the Ministry of Justicewho heads Mariano Cúneo LibaronaThey say the problem “It is already resolved”And that since September the provision system returned to normal. Among the applied measures, the Incorporation of private suppliersremoving the monopoly to the house of La Moneda, according to Clarín.
The company Tönnjes Sudamericana SA It was selected by tender to supply the new plates for an initial period of three months. With one Structural reform and logistics improvementsthe government expects guarantee availability of plates throughout the country and respond to 0km sales recordwhich reached unpublished levels since 2018.
However, in the streets the impact of normalization It is not yet visibleand vehicles with paper patents They are still part of the daily landscape.
Source: Ambito
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