After several months of waiting, this Tuesday, May 14, the Official Gazette published the engraving regulations patents on car windows and mirrors in Chile.
Like a mandatory modification for all motor vehiclesthe idea seeks to stop their theft.
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Thus, permanent carving should be added to the windshield, side windows, rear window and side mirrorsalways based on the details established by the text defined by the Transport authority.
Now, from now on too Two deadlines began to apply to which those who have not yet done so must join..
Thus the drivers of vehicles in circulation have until May 14, 2025 and the marketing companies only until September 14 of this year. From then on the measure would begin to be monitored.
“This is a requirement that will be carried out in the technical review, also the People could be inspected by Carabineros and would risk a fine of up to 1 UTM”, stated Juan Carlos Muñoz, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications.
An important detail is that the modification must involve a wear in the aforementioned areas. This with a solid line, dotted line or with a combination of dots and lines. Of course, the use of italics, bold or lowercase letters would not be permitted, details that could affect correct identification.
“People who have already engraved the license plates in advance on the windows of their vehicles do not have to do it again“It’s fine,” said the head of the portfolio.
The latter reviewing the need for the general measures described above to be respected in these situations, even if the officially defined position was not precisely established.
“In recent months They have reported to us some decrease in the theft of vehicle partswhich seems like something positive to us and we believe that it has in part to do with this type of laws,” explained Muñoz.
