Quito Pico y Placa: Plates Ending in 3 and 4 Restricted Tuesday

Quito’s Pico y placa restriction applies on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, to cars and motorcycles with license plates ending in 3 or 4, according to the Agencia Metropolitana de Tránsito (AMT) information reported by Ecuavisa.

The restricted periods are 6:00 to 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. The measure applies within the established perimeter of the Distrito Metropolitano de Quito.

The weekly sequence

The reported schedule is based on the final plate digit:

• Monday: 1 and 2
• Tuesday: 3 and 4
• Wednesday: 5 and 6
• Thursday: 7 and 8
• Friday: 9 and 0

The schedule in the article is a Quito mobility rule. It should not be assumed to apply in Cuenca, Guayaquil, or another municipality.

The AMT also implements contraflows on heavily traveled routes including avenida Velasco Ibarra, Mariscal Sucre, the Guayasamín tunnel, and the General Rumiñahui highway. The source does not provide a separate route-by-route timetable for those contraflows.

Vehicles listed as exempt

The AMT list reported by Ecuavisa includes official vehicles, vehicles driven by older adults, emergency vehicles, collective passenger transport, vehicles transporting people with disabilities, and 100 percent electric or zero-emission vehicles.

The article reports fines for violations in 2026 as 15 percent of the Salario Básico Unificado, or USD 72.30, for a first violation; 30 percent, or USD 144.60, for a second; and 50 percent, or USD 241.00, for a third. Those figures are reproduced from the reported Quito guidance and should be confirmed with the AMT if a citation is at issue.

Practical planning

If you are driving in Quito on Tuesday, check the final plate digit before setting out and allow for the two restricted windows. A car with a plate ending in 3 or 4 should not be treated as available for trips inside the established perimeter during those periods unless an applicable exemption is confirmed.

The source does not give an enforcement count or a new change to the weekly sequence. It is a same-day mobility notice, so current AMT information remains the best check if plans change.

Source: Ecuavisa