Reading a message, answer a call or review a notification are just some of the most serious offenses due to the level of distraction they generate.
In our country, Transit fines They are sanctions imposed on drivers who do not comply with the road standards established in the National Law No. 24,449. These seek to promote security and prevent accidents, penalizing those behaviors and attitudes that put at risk the integrity of users circulating on public roads.
Its value is determined in Fixed Units (UF) and each is equivalent to the price of a liter of naphtha of greater percentage in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). This mechanism allows the price of infractions to adjust automatically according to registered inflation.
In the Buenos Aires city, these sanctions are measured, detected and managed through a police monitoring and control system that includes surveillance cameras, radars, alcoholic and denunciations of other passers -by. And with the new increase in their values, drivers who use the cell phone They must pay serious economic sanctions that can reach $ 100,000 In June 2025.
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The value of the fine for using the cell phone at the wheel
Talking by phone or sending messages while driving is not just a distraction and although sometimes it seems harmless to “respond fast” or “look at a notification”, the truth is that It reaches with a few seconds of deconcentration to cause an accident.
The statistics are clear and the use of cellular devices at the wheel is one of the main Causes of road accidents Avoidable The driver loses attention capacity, takes longer to react and considerably increases the possibility of making mistakes. For this reason, the current traffic regulations prohibit the telephone manipulation, unless a Hands Free System.
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In CABAfines vary according to the infraction:
- Send text messages while handling: $ 126,040.
- Talk by phone without hands free or use headphones: $ 47,139.
But, in addition to the amount, the sanction may imply the Remove from points of the registration and, in case of recidivism, the disqualification to drive for a while. Even if an accident is caused while the cell phone was used, responsibility can be aggravated and affect the coverage of the insurance.
All the amounts of the fines in June 2025
Values of fines in CABA
- Speeding when it circulates more than 140 km/h: from $ 252,080 to $ 2,520,800.
- Alcoholized driving: those who register between 0.5 g/ly 1 g/l of blood alcohol The fine ranges between $ 94,530 and $ 630,200. For cases where 1 g/l exceed, they can reach up to $ 1,260,400.
- Circular in the counter -raid or the Benca: between $ 279,600 and $ 1,398,000.
- Pass a low barrier: $ 252,080 to $ 1,260,600.
- Cover the patent: $ 630,200.
- Pass a traffic light in red: between $ 189,060 and $ 945,300.
- Obstruct ramps for disabled: $ 189,600.
- Send text messages during driving: $ 126,040.
- Obstruct exclusive lanes: $ 94,530.
- Driving with headphones placed or speaking by phone: $ 63,020.
- Bad parking: $ 63,020.
- Do not use the seat belt: $ 63,020.
- Not having the VTV: $ 63,020.
- Speeding when it circulates more than 20 km/h: $ 44,114.
Source: Ambito
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