Starting in November, violating the rules of transit in the province of Buenos Aires It is more expensive for drivers. This is the new update of the value of the fines, which will be in effect for two months.
The increase—which represents a 6.5% with respect to the previous values—is linked to the price of a liter of premium gasoline at the La Plata headquarters of the Argentine Automobile Club (HERE). That value is used to determine the amounts of violations through a Fixed Unit (PHEW).
With the new update, the value of a UF remains at $1,711 for the two-month period of November and December. The measure was made official on October 31 through a resolution of the Undersecretary of Road Policy and Safety, published in the provincial Official Gazette.
In this way, violations such as speeding, lack of license plate or insurance, and driving with a positive blood alcohol level become even more costly in the province.
In the case of those who drive with alcohol in the bloodthe fines range from $855,500 to $2,053,200, given that the expected penalty is 500 to 1200 UF. The same amount applies to drivers who refuse to take the test.
Other offenses with high economic impact are drive the wrong way or turn in unauthorized placeswhose fines range between $513,300 and $1,711,000. In turn, driving without insurance, without a valid Vehicle Technical Verification (VTV) or without a license It also implies sanctions within that same range.
Among the most common violations is speeding, whose fines range from $205,320 to $1,711,000 (150 to 1,000 UF). It is also sanctioned lack of helmet on motorcycles or failure to use a seat beltwith values ranging between $85,500 and $171,100 (50 to 100 UF).
In addition, run a red light It is penalized with fines of between $513,300 and $1,711,000 (300 to 1,000 UF). Meanwhile, the violations for bad parking, circulating without mandatory documentation, without insurance or with excess occupants are also between $85,550 and $171,100 (50 to 100 UF).
The start of November comes accompanied by a new round of increases in essential services such as electricity and gas rates, rentalsprepaid, public transportation and fuel. The different adjustments applied by the Government, companies and regulatory entities will affect the cost of living of users throughout the country.
Those who rent under contracts signed according to the repealed rental law will face an update of the Index of Lease Contractswhich implies an annual increase in 42.45%.
This figure shows a slowdown compared to the movements of previous months: in October the increase had been 46.1% and in September, 50.3%. The comparison with the first semester shows an even more notable decrease compared to the percentages above 100% that prevailed in January and the first half of 2024.
From this month, gas bills will see an average adjustment of 3.8%. This increase is added to a similar increase in electricity.
The impact of the new rates exceeds the inflation percentage projected for the month, which is around 2.5% according to surveys by private consulting firms. The increase in prices responds mainly to the transfer of the rise in the dollar to the prices of services, a phenomenon that deepened during the last stretch of the electoral campaign.
Since November 1, the Minimum bus ticket costs $573.09 for those who use the SUBE registered in the Buenos Aires suburbs, after the adjustment announced by the provincial Ministry of Transportation.
In City of Buenos Aires, the minimum value of the group went to $568.82 under the same payment method. The criterion for updating tickets combines the evolution of the price index with an additional two percentage points, a formula that in 2025 accumulated an increase of 54.39% in the Buenos Aires minimum fare, well above the 22% inflation accumulated until September.
The new prices apply to users of lines 200 onwards in the Buenos Aires suburbs and for Buenos Aires services that cover routes within the City, such as numbers 4, 6, 7, 12, 23, 25, 26, 34, 39, 42, 44, 47, 50, 61, 62, 64, 65, 68, 76, 84, 90, 99, 102, 106, 107, 108, 109, 115, 118, 132 and 151.
Furthermore, the Buenos Aires subway has a value of $1,157 for passengers who make from one to twenty monthly trips with registered SUBE. If you do not have the new registration scheme, the value is $1,839.63 per ticket.
