The Province of Buenos Aires updated the price of traffic fines. Find out how much the values escalated to.
Go up. The Fixed Unit increases are calculated based on the average price of half a liter of premium gasoline.
He Ministry of Transportation of the province of Buenos Aires announced the amount of traffic fines. The price of the fines They are determined using Fixed Units (UF), whose value is related to the price of fuel. After the modification, penalties for serious crimes can reach an amount of up to one million pesos.
Currently, there are traffic violations that can cost up to 1,000 fixed units, such as driving at speeds higher than the maximum allowed. Based on the new value of the UF, they already cost up to $1,010,000. The fines for the most common and minor offenses, meanwhile, will be around $50 thousand.
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Fines for double queuing in the province of Buenos Aires
The decision was published in the Official Gazette. Resolution No. 63/24 signed by the Minister of Transportation Jorge D’Onofrio establishes that, as of March 1, the UF used to calculate the amounts of the fines will be $1,010. This number corresponds to the value of a liter of higher octane gasoline reported by the Automobile Club Argentino in 9 and 51
Until now, the UF was equivalent to $771 and had been updated just 2 months ago. The new increase represents an increase of 31%.
One by one, the value of the fines
- Parking in double row: from 100 to 300 fixed units, which is equivalent to 101,000 pesos to 303,000, respectively.
- Bad parking: between $50,500 and $101,000 (between 50 and 100 UF).
- Circulate without the necessary documentation: between 50 and 100 UF, that is, between $50,500 and $101,000.
- Driving using headphones: from 50 fixed units to 100, which represents between $50,500 and $101,000.
- Driving with excess occupants: from $50,500 and $101,000 (between 50 and 100 UF).
- Driving without a helmet or seat belt: between $50,500 and $101,000 (between 50 and 100 UF).
- Positive alcohol level: from 300 to 1,000 fixed units. About $303,000 in the first case and $1,010,000 for the second.
- Refusing to take a breathalyzer test: between $505,000 and $1,212,000 (between 500 and 1,200 UF).
- Park on a pedestrian path: 50 to 100 fixed units. About $50,500 and $101,000 respectively.
- Speeding: from 300 fixed units to 1000. Equivalent to $303,000 in the first case and $1,010,000 for the second.
- Lack of VTV: from 300 to 1000 fixed units. About $303,000 and $1,010,000 respectively.
- Driving without a license: from 300 to 1000 fixed units. They represent about $303,000 for the minimum and $1,010,000 for the maximum.
- Crossing a red light: from 300 to 1000 fixed units. About $303,000 and $1,010,000 respectively.
- Circulate the opposite way: from $303,000 to $1,010,000 (between 300 and 1,000 UF).
- Turning left in prohibited areass: from 300 to 1000 fixed units. About $303,000 and $1,010,000 respectively.
- Driving under the legal age: between $303,000 and $1,010,000 (from 300 to 1,000 UF).
- Circulating without insurance coverage: between 300 and 1,000 UF, equivalent to $303,000 and $1,010,000.
- Circulate without proof of insurance: between $50,500 and $101,000 (50 to 100 UF).
Source: Ambito
