Mulegena - 6-2-2014 at 08:37 PM
Anyone know the process of obtaining title and registration of a Mexican car by a foreigner?
List of requirements: What documents must a foreigner present to register a Mexican car in their name?
~Mexican driver's license
~copy of passport
~copy of utility bill
What else, please?
chuckie - 6-3-2014 at 12:30 AM
I googled "Mexican car ownership" and ended up at a site "mymexicanlawyer" There are a lot of documents involved, I think you would have to be very
lucky to be able to produce all of them....try going to that site and see what YOU think..stay well
Mula - 6-3-2014 at 05:13 AM
I have 2 trucks with Baja Sur license plates.
I did not have to have a thing except the title.
I went to Finances and paid the taxes and went to the Police Dept. Gave them my name and address, paid the fees and that's it.
I renew the tags every year.
I do this in Loreto.
chuckie - 6-3-2014 at 05:16 AM
Way simpler than described by the lawyer, but then, he IS a lawyer..
Mulegena - 6-3-2014 at 06:53 AM
Yes, a little snafu here that I've been asked to help straighten out.
A American friend bought a Mexican car and wants to register it and drive the thing. She doesn't have a residency visa and the local Finanza office
insists on it to put it in her name.
So, to get around that she's willing to put the registration in a trusted friend's name (not me, btw) and I believe it's the police chief who now says
she cannot drive the car if it's not in her name even tho' she has a Mexican driver's license.
She's totally dismayed, and with good reason.
chuckie - 6-3-2014 at 07:14 AM
That's kinda what the lawyer guy said...local folks insisted on a FM3-2 or whatever they call it these days, and all of the ORIGINAL paperwork with
signatures and seals and all of the tax receipts etc. There was also a difference in requirements if the car had been imported vs sold new in
Mexico....He also said ""hey it's Mexico, can be different indifferent places"...good luck
Mula - 6-3-2014 at 07:25 AM
That is true. If any vehicle is in the name of a person other than the driver, it can be subject to confiscation.
When I put the Bronco and the Toyota in my name - with BCS plates, I only had a tourist visa and was not asked for anything else. I did not have a
Mexican driver's license then either and only had the Rancho San Nicolas address which has no water or electric bills.
For some reason your friend is getting the run around.
chuckie - 6-3-2014 at 07:35 AM
Or maybe you just lucked out?
Mula - 6-3-2014 at 07:38 AM
Been renewing the tags yearly for 5 years now and never had a hassle.
So I guess I do have good luck.
bajacalifornian - 6-3-2014 at 12:02 PM
Taxes need be paid at Finances each registration renewal. They accrue. Need to pay on sale of vehicle if not up to date.
gnukid - 6-3-2014 at 09:40 PM
Go to the transito office, there are expediters in the neighborhood who complete the tasks for 50-100 pesos.
latina - 6-4-2014 at 07:36 AM
Don't know how Mula managed to get a Mexican driver's license with a tourist visa....small town indifference? In La Paz you cannot own/drive a
Mexican plated car (other than a rental) without a residente temporal or permanente and you need one of them to get your Mexican driver's license as
well. Same if you want to import your foreign vehicle...
chuckie - 6-4-2014 at 07:45 AM
YUP
Mula - 6-4-2014 at 07:56 AM
When I got the Mexican Driver's License in December of 2011 in Lopez Mateos, I had a Temporary Residence card.
But I had 2 vehicles with BCS plates - legal and current then.
BajaGringo - 6-4-2014 at 10:32 AM
We've got a few different vehicles with Baja plates. Over the years I have learned that different cities require different things both to get your
license as well as to purchase/register a vehicle with Baja plates. All you need here in San Quintin is your Baja driver's license and the paperwork
on the vehicle along with a current insurance policy. We buy the bi-national insurance which is good on both sides of the border. Convenient and
cheaper than anything else.
YMMV
[Edited on 6-4-2014 by BajaGringo]
pacsur - 6-4-2014 at 12:41 PM
I'm in San Jose del Cabo, I usually pay somebody about $200p service fee + fees per vehicle to renew my registrations, I used to just hand my files
over and copies of my drivers license and I would have all 4 done at the same time.
There are not many people offering that service anymore, I could not find one this year as San Jose is requiring you bring in all vehicles for
inspection now, today was my 5th attempt in the last 2 weeks to pull in to the transito for visual inspection, I got lucky after waiting 10 minutes
for somebody to finally leave they let me in, I went to 5 different stations in about 7 minutes where they all just stamped my papers, the last one is
where I paid $442p, I was then directed to placas y revistas at the last window at the other end, turned my receipt in and the old tarjeta de transito
and was told to wait, about 40 min later all done, you can return later in the day to pick up the tarjeta if you want. I needed 1 copy of drivers
license and credential. I also tried offering a propina to the first guy if he would bypass the visual inspection of my other 3 vehicles, no luck at
all. The last lady told me it is now an infraction to be driving without current papers.
Bruce R Leech - 6-4-2014 at 03:55 PM
be careful in Mexico the owner of a car is responsible for everything if the car is involved in a accident or crime, or any thing else you can think
of.