BajaNomad

Sindicatura

motoged - 1-7-2013 at 06:35 PM

Nomads,
Is the historical "Sindicatura" sticker still relevant/effective....and is that just a Baja thing or does it work on the mainland as well?

Thanks for any intel....:light:

This one?

David K - 1-7-2013 at 06:39 PM

DENNIS - 1-7-2013 at 06:56 PM

What it will do best against nasty law enforcement is nothing more than throw down the gauntlet. It's a challenge that won't be respected or reacted to favorably.

I wouldn't put one on my car.

mcfez - 1-7-2013 at 07:39 PM

Once again.......DENNIS is dead right. Never show disrespect in another country towards their police or citizens.

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Originally posted by DENNIS
What it will do best against nasty law enforcement is nothing more than throw down the gauntlet. It's a challenge that won't be respected or reacted to favorably.

I wouldn't put one on my car.

woody with a view - 1-7-2013 at 08:32 PM

just put the follwing on the back of your DL:

Sindicatura del Gobierno Municipal
Tijuana (664) 688-2810
Ensenada (646) 617-1561

Mine is reduced in font to a 1/2"x2.5" strip of paper that is covered with scotch tape. put a crease in the tape so when you hand the DL to the scumbag cop he will ABSOLUTELY feel the crease and turn over your DL.

The look on his face is/will be PRICELESS!!!!

The first 3 beers are on you Ged!

MMc - 1-7-2013 at 09:57 PM

Like Woody said!!! I have then on both the current and old one.

motoged - 1-7-2013 at 10:28 PM

Does this apply to mainland as well as Baja ?

Two widely different views....

I will be motorcycling for a few weeks in Michoacan, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Guererro states in February...and have 6 great drivers license copies made as "throw-aways"...as part of my " possession management plan" for documents (scanner and lamination project....I should become a counterfeiter :biggrin:)....and wondered if this emblem would be helpful....or antagonistic

Again....what about mainland?

Mula - 1-8-2013 at 06:16 AM

Maybe check in with some of the mainland forums for the answer to your question.

bajagrouper - 1-8-2013 at 07:09 AM

I am doing a road trip now and was stopped just outside Puerto Vallarta, I had the printed note on the back of the license like woody says except without the cities just the name and numbers in red so they can't miss it. worked like a charm...

LaTijereta - 1-8-2013 at 08:12 AM

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Originally posted by David K


Have one on the back of my Toyota since 2001.. Have seen cops some up look at it and drive around me with a smile on their face many times.. Couple of times been pulled over, and I walk back and stand next to the sticker..been let go with a warning.. My guess it is working good:cool:

David K - 1-8-2013 at 12:07 PM

Nice to hear Kris... I think I took the photo I posted of one off the sliding glass door at Gypsy's Wet Buzzard Bar (by Cielito Lindo)... I do not have one on my truck... and so far, so good!?

unbob - 1-8-2013 at 07:58 PM

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Originally posted by woody with a view
just put the follwing on the back of your DL:

Sindicatura del Gobierno Municipal
Tijuana (664) 688-2810
Ensenada (646) 617-1561
Is there a "Sindicatura del Gobierno Municipal" phone number in La Paz?

BOLARNR - 1-10-2013 at 02:50 AM

I have the big giant one the back of my quad trailer. The police, both feds and locals, have come screamin' up to the back of the trailer, with all the lights of an amusement park, only to turn them off. Twice, once in S.Q. the other time I was impaired in El Rosario. I'd say the sticker work. Haven't tried them in Tecate, never see any cops there!

woody with a view - 1-10-2013 at 07:29 AM

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Originally posted by unbob
Quote:
Originally posted by woody with a view
just put the follwing on the back of your DL:

Sindicatura del Gobierno Municipal
Tijuana (664) 688-2810
Ensenada (646) 617-1561
Is there a "Sindicatura del Gobierno Municipal" phone number in La Paz?


i think it is based on the "county" you are in, for lack of a proper term. ensenada covers a HUGE swath of the peninsula so lacking any other info just put the above info on your ID. the cop will know you are onto his scam and will think twice about screwing with you.

if you did break the law then deal with it in the right manner.

David K - 1-10-2013 at 11:47 AM

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Originally posted by woody with a view
Quote:
Originally posted by unbob
Quote:
Originally posted by woody with a view
just put the follwing on the back of your DL:

Sindicatura del Gobierno Municipal
Tijuana (664) 688-2810
Ensenada (646) 617-1561
Is there a "Sindicatura del Gobierno Municipal" phone number in La Paz?


i think it is based on the "county" you are in, for lack of a proper term. ensenada covers a HUGE swath of the peninsula so lacking any other info just put the above info on your ID. the cop will know you are onto his scam and will think twice about screwing with you.

if you did break the law then deal with it in the right manner.





Municipalities of Baja California:
01= Ensenada
02= Mexicali
03= Tecate
04= Tijuana
05= Playas de Rosarito

San Quintin is trying to break away, and take over the majority of the Ensenada district...

DavidE - 1-10-2013 at 12:25 PM

Myself, I never stick my tongue out at a cop because being of emotional latino stock they may decide to take the bull by the horns and FIND something, anything to try and prove their manhood.

I wait until I am stopped or queried unnecessarily then drop the hammer on their balls.

I'll never forget the juez's decision about an alleged infraccion in Ensenada when he hold the cop "Your infraccion charge is illegal, frivolous, and sin justicia" The judge made the cop apologize, and deep purple does not begin to describe the color of that cop's face. I presented my case to the court politely, with diagrams, and the judge really was courteous and attentive. The cop stormed out of the parking lot with tires squealing and that pi$$ed the judge off even worse. I wrote a report to los angeles verdes, and explained the episode in full including how fair and complete the juez's treatment of the case was.

But 99.9% of Americans will flee, like I posted before like frightened rabbits after they get stopped by a traffic cop.

monoloco - 1-10-2013 at 02:35 PM

I don't understand the fear of being tapped for a mordida that exists on this board. I have been living in Baja for over 20 years and have driven up and down the peninsula more times than I can even remember, in that time I have been hit up for a mordida 3 times, two of which I clearly committed an infraction, of those 3 times I ended up paying 1 mordida of 100 pesos, 1 time I went to the station and paid the multa, and 1 time I was let go after offering the cop the change in my ashtray. None of these incidents were in the last 7or 8 years. In that same 20 years, even though I spend very little time in the US, I have been pulled over at least a half dozen times by police in the states resulting in approximately $500 in fines, had my vehicle searched for no reason once, and was interrogated by a cop after being pulled over for no reason except for having out of state plates. Based on experience I am much more paranoid of the police in Los Estados Unidos than I am in Mexico. I don't know, maybe I'm just lucky.

[Edited on 1-10-2013 by monoloco]

Lee - 1-10-2013 at 05:03 PM

Don't have the sindicatura sticker yet but thinking about it just to show off.

Don't agree with anyone thinking it's thumbing a nose at cops. I do believe it put's a cop on notice and THAT is a good thing. And I'd be doing that with respect even to someone trying to scam me.

Just saw a huge (12'' x 12'') sticker on the back of a Caddy Escalade near Wal Mart in La Paz today. Nice.

AmoPescar - 1-10-2013 at 05:37 PM

SINDICATURA...


The late FRED HOCTOR of Western Outdoor Magazine and News was a proponent of having a visible card or sticker with the 'SINDCATURA' info clearly marked and visible for them to see. He had apparently had been let go many times with NO mordida or ticket!



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