# Argentina license plate: Alternative

> The Argentina alternative license plate: format LL 999 LL, for example GD 155 QK, 2019 to today, car, van, truck, bus, and semitrailer.

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Part of [Argentina license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina) (10 registration series).

![Argentina license plate, Alternative (2019 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ar/ar-alternative-2018/argentina-license-plate-alternative.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL 999 LL` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2019 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, semitrailer |
| Plate size | 400 × 130 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band #0033A0 on the top |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `ar-alternative-2018` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina/alternative-2018) |

Sources:

- [Digesto Título I Cap. IX Sec. 1ª art. 2 c), verbatim: 'La "Placa de Identificación Metálica Alternativa" del automotor, que contendrá el dominio otorgado a este, compuesto por CUATRO (4) letras y TRES (3) números, cuyo modelo obra como Anexo III de esta Sección y en el que se establece su diseño, contenido y demás características.'](https://www.dnrpa.gov.ar/nuevodigesto/digesto/Titulo1.pdf)
- [Digesto Título II Cap. I Sec. 3ª arts. 3, 5 and 6 — WHEN the alternative plate is issued (a restriction disclosed by the Certificación de Seguridad Vehicular), the 'Vehículo con circulación restringida' legend, and the ZZ 000 AA descending allocation quoted in full above](https://www.dnrpa.gov.ar/nuevodigesto/digesto/Titulo2.pdf)
- [CORRELATIVIDAD Cap. IX Sec. 1ª: 'Anexo III.- Incorporado por artículo 3° de la Disposición D.N. N° 125/18'; and 'Artículo 2°.- … Incorporado conforme Disposición D.N. N° 480/18 (puesto en vigencia por Disposición D. N. N° 194/2019)'](https://www.dnrpa.gov.ar/nuevodigesto/digesto/Titulo1_correlatividades.pdf)
- [servicios.infoleg.gob.ar](https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/buscarNormas.do?tipoNorma=4&numero=194&anioSancion=2019&dependencia=258)

## About this plate

The ALTERNATIVE plate for automotores whose circulation is restricted.

## Region code notes

none, Argentine dominios encode no geography, and the alternative series is allocated from one national pool exactly as the ordinary one is

## How numbers are issued

DESCENDING from ZZ 000 AA, right to left, with the SECOND position running in reverse alphabetical order (Z, Y, X, ...) while every other alphabetic position runs forward. This is the mirror image of the ordinary Mercosur series and is the only Argentine series whose odometer runs backwards in any position.

## How long it is valid

note: The vehicle is registered but restricted: the Registro Seccional inserts the legend "Vehículo con circulación restringida" and, pending the metal plates, issues provisional plates (automotores) or a thirty-day permiso de circulación (motovehículos).

## Other standard plates here

- [Mercosur](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina/mercosur-2016) (2016 to today)
- [Convocatoria reempadronamiento](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina/convocatoria-reempadronamiento) (1995 to today)
- [1995 car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/argentina/1995-car) (1995 to 2016)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/ar/ar-alternative-2018.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/argentina?series=ar-alternative-2018
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/ar` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "ar-alternative-2018"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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