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Automobile registration
I have a question for those of you who keep an American plated car permanently in Mexico.
Do you bother to get annual renewal of your registration in the States? Do the Mexican police check to see if you have a current registration (the
sticker on yout plates) if you have a Stateside plated car? Has anyone been hassled by the police?
The reason I ask is because I have a friend in Los Cabos who was ticketed for lack of current registration about three months ago on a California
plated car. He had to go to the police station to pay, so probably not mordita.
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bajalou
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The law is you must have current registration in the place it is licensed or a Temp. Importation decal and papers for Mex. Rarely enforced but it's
there.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
The law is you must have current registration in the place it is licensed or a Temp. Importation decal and papers for Mex. Rarely enforced but it's
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Can you explain Temp. Importation decal, the purpose and time limits??
Thanks, Albert
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oladulce
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oxxo
The reason I ask is because I have a friend in Los Cabos who was ticketed for lack of current registration about three months ago on a California
plated car. He had to go to the police station to pay, so probably not mordita. |
He had to pay a fine, but does he also have to prove that he fixed the problem?
I wonder if a current registration is required for your Mexican auto insurance to be valid? I'd hate to take the chance and find out that I wasn't
covered.
Last year in the small town of Insurgenetes, a couple of cops stood in the middle of the only paved street thru town and pulled cars over at "random"
specifically to check for license and registration.
It probably doesn't happen often, but I bet some cops look for vehicles with US plates knowing that many cars never leave Baja and will not have
current registrations. (especially CA where a smog check is required and the reg. can't be continually renewed by mail)
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oladulce
He had to pay a fine, but does he also have to prove that he fixed the problem? |
Yes, he paid a fine and got a "fix it" ticket, both.
I've heard enough to convince me that I'll go ahead and keep it registered. It's not worth being hassled by the police, it is the law in Mexico, and
the insurance companies are always looking for an excuse not to pay your claim if you have one. It's a relatively old car and registering it in
California will not break the bank.
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I keep my old Bronco II registered in California with a Baja Residence. Yes, California doesn't care where you live. The only draw back is one must
remember to renew, they don't mail out renewal notices in this case. I purchase a one day insurance policy in San Felipe for the day I go up to El
Centro to renew. California does accept one day insurance policies. No smog either, El Centro is in Imperial County, a smog exempt County.
I have drivers license insurance and in order to be covered one must be driving a legally licensed vehicle, which my Bronco II is.
For my other Pickup, I license it in South Dakota, which has internet registration. I love RV friendly states.
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Bob and Susan
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if the car is in mexico you DO NOT have to "smog" it to register it EVER....
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bajalou
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
if the car is in mexico you DO NOT have to "smog" it to register it EVER.... |
As your posts regarding Calif DMV regulations a very strong, does one of you work for Cal DMV and have more knowledge of the subject than most of us?
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Bob and Susan
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lou...its just a fact...i've done it several times....no smog to register in ca if the car is in Nevada or Mexico
i have a girl that works for me that has a DMV registration business...
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bajalou
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Thank you
I wasn't questioning that statement.
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jerry
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ok how much to regester a 1986 suzuke in cali??
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jerry
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oregon i think is $56.00 2 yrs lisences included
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Bob and Susan
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yearly registration on my 1986 Suzuki is $52 a year...burns a little oil but runs Great!!!
if you're planning to import to california...don't..there is an import fee...$600+
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I just did the registration for our 2000 jeep in Oceanside, California last week so this information is up to date for that location. We needed a smog
cert according to the renewal notice DMV sent to out mailing address in California. I went to the office and requested an exemption because the car is
kept near San Jose del Cabo. I got the form to fill out, BUT it says right on the form that it is not good for cars in Mexico or Arizona. However,
after explaining that the car is 1,100 miles from the border I was able to get the exemption. I showed my FM3 as evidence of my residence in Baja Sur.
The lady took it to her supervisor for approval.
Lately in San Jose del Cabo the police have been VERY active pulling over gringos with cars plated outside of Mexico to check if the registration is
current.
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I just returned from Dana Point, registering our 2000 truck that needed a smog. Sent my brother to do the exemption to avoid the trip. He went to the
DMV in N. Cal. No way, they made me bring it up.
When I went to DMV San Clemente to register it I was told that the form (and it does say it ) is for all but Mexico and Nevada, BUT, in So. Cal. since
they have so many people down here the will register the car and extend the smog until your next trip us as long as it is within 1 year. This is info
as of last Friday from the DMV's mouth.
Also had a friend follow me up to do the same deal, she purchased the temp US insurance, DMV would not accept it as valid insurance.
Anyway that's my most current info.
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Bob and Susan
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that's why you mail it in....
people "make up the rules" as they go....
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A couple of things from my personal experience--
Imperial County CA (El Centro/Calexico/Brawley) does not require periodic smog checks for any vehicles. A Smog Cert IS required if bringing a vehicle
from another state (AZ.NV. etc) as well as change of ownership.
I have a vehicle insured with Geico Ins. My DMV notice stated id DID NOT have to provide proof of insurance as it was provided by my insurance co. so
I could do the registration renewal on-line.
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jerry
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bob and susan did you import your suzuki into mexico?? how much??$$
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Bob and Susan
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nope...never will...to much red tape
if you import it you need a mex drivers license....
also you still need to buy the plates and insurance....
i think there is no advantage....
also if i sell it it's worth more in the USA
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jerry
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i was told that you cannot import a moterhome into mexico??
true or false??
what if it was parked on a lot permanently?? disabled
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