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Greece vehicle license plate shortage and digital reform

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Greece vehicle license plate shortage and digital reform

Greece experienced is facing a significant potential automotive market crisis driven by a shortage of metal blanks required to manufacture vehicle license plates, affecting an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 new vehicles and motorcycles. plates. This scarcity, shortage, which impacted regions including Athens, followed began impacting the cancellation of an international procurement tender by motorcycle sector in early 2026, threatens to block the Court registration of Audit due to legal irregularities. The shortage reportedly led new cars and motorcycles, including vehicles that have already been manufactured, imported, and sold. Despite warnings from regional authorities to the emergence Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport as early as February, the supply issue persists, risking a black market for plates. In response, situation where consumers cannot take delivery of vehicles they have already purchased or financed. To address these chronic delays and stock shortages, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, with Deputy Minister Giorgos Kotsiras promoting legislative changes, Transport is implementing a digitalized new digital system for ordering and manufacturing plates. Promoted by Deputy Minister Giorgos Kotsiras, the reform to transition from a replaces the previous centralized procurement tender model to with an open, digitalized fully digitized market. This new framework aims to resolve chronic delays and local shortages by replacing traditional bureaucratic tenders with a Register A central component of License Plate Manufacturers. Any business this reform is the creation of a Manufacturers’ Register, allowing any company meeting specific technical, safety, security, and financial requirements can participate in this registry equipment standards to ensure supply stability. participate. The digitized new process consists of three primary steps: involves electronic submission of requests by owners for new registrations or authorized representatives, automatic verification and payment via integration replacements (due to damage, theft, or loss), which are integrated with the e-paravolo and DIAS systems, systems for automated verification and the issuance of payment. Once verified, a digital production orders order is sent directly to a certified manufacturers. This integrated approach is manufacturer, a move intended to ensure transparency increase market flexibility and prevent future supply bottlenecks. ensure a steady supply.

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