The government unified the values of the transit taxes throughout the country, which will be framed within a new system of sanctions.
He Executive power decreed the unification measure based on a proposal that had already been made by the Congress of Mayors in May 2022. The decree, signed last Tuesday, bears the signature of the president Luis Lacalle Pouas well as the 14 cabinet ministers.
Based on the new regulations, departmental mayors will be able to increase or decrease the amounts of some types of sanctions by up to 50%.
However, general rules, such as not wearing a seat belt, speeding, or not carrying a driver’s license, cannot be modified by the departmental governments.
Likewise, those that fall within positive spirometry tests cannot be modified due to their universal nature.
What are the new values of traffic fines in Uruguay?
Regarding speeding, the penalty fee It will be 5 Readjustable Units (UR), that is, 8,134 pesos at today’s price, when the permitted speed is exceeded by up to 20 kilometers per hour.
When the permitted speed is exceeded between 21 and 30 kilometers, the penalty fee It will be 8 UR, or 13,014.4 pesos. For its part, it will be 12 UR (19,521.6 pesos) when it exceeds between 31 kilometers per hour and double minus one, and 15 UR (24,402 pesos) when the excess is double or more than the speed allowed by law. .
Those who drive under the influence of alcohol will be subject to a penalty fee of 15 UR (24,402 pesos), and the permit will be suspended according to the parameters of blood alcohol and repeat violation, as shown in the following box.
People who drive under the influence of drugs will also receive a penalty fee of 15 UR, with a suspension period of 8 months for the first time, 20 for the first recidivism, and 60 months for the second.
Source: Ambito
