What shoud i now if i bring an old truck from canada and i whant to keep it in Baja?
can i do that?
thanxSFandH - 6-19-2015 at 08:49 AM
To be legal you would have to go through a importation process that would result in you getting Mexican plates and registration. That may not even be
possible because of Mexican rules about what can be and what cannot be imported, I don't know. Probably not worth the trouble.
Just drive it in or better yet, leave it in Canada.chuckie - 6-19-2015 at 09:08 AM
He never mentioned importing it....Just bring it in keep the tags and insurance current, and fuggedaboud it....Leo - 6-19-2015 at 11:24 AM
Yes, as long as the plate is current and has a valid sticker he can keep it indefinitely. Importing is possible as long as it is not older then 8
years I believe and is quite a hassle. i did it about 8 years ago. It saves you being flagged down too often as a gringo.Alm - 6-19-2015 at 12:55 PM
What shoud i now if i bring an old truck from canada and i whant to keep it in Baja?
can i do that?
Finally, the right question.
Yes, you can.
There is nothing you should know about it. To get to the border and across, you need a valid license plate, and you need it for crossing Canada and
US anyway. To "keep" a truck in Baja you don't need a valid (or any) license plate. You just keep it there.
If you want not just to keep, but also to drive it in Baja - it's a different story.
To drive, you don't - normally - need any license plate if you are staying in the same village all the time and only drive a few miles to grocery
store. Local cops might occasionally give you a trouble, more often in bigger towns, rarely in a small village, and you are of course not covered
with any insurance. Or get a bicycle for grocery shopping, if you are staying in the same village all the time.
If you are really paranoid about consequences of driving without license plates and insurance and/or if the town is quite big and/or you are not a
careful driver - then every winter get a 3-month Canadian plates with no insurance or a very minimal insurance because your Canadian insurance is not
valid in Mexico. Here in British Columbia they won't sell a license plate without basic insurance, though they refund 90% of it when you return the
plates and show the proof that the truck was driven in Mexico. And buy an annual liability insurance for Baja for $90 from any online broker -
Bajabound, Lewis etc.
Canadian snowbirds at RV.net forum -> Mexico and SA, might tell you more, but there isn't really much to know here.
[Edited on 6-19-2015 by Alm]STARBAJA - 6-21-2015 at 09:15 AM
Taking and using a BC registered truck to Baja should not be a problem. Importing it will depend on how old it is. If the truck is staying in Baja you
can keep your BC plates and you can get a yearly decal for your plate from ICBC (BC Insurance Co.) without buying the insurance. Most people don't
know about this option. If the agent says it can't be done have them telephone their head office. To drive the truck to Baja you will need to have a
current plate and Canadian insurance. Before entering Mexico you need to pick up Mexican insurance. I use IGIB in So. Cal. and you can buy online
without a hassle. www.igib.com The Federales who have juristiction on the highways are getting serious about vehicles being currently plated and insured. My truck
decal costs thirty bucks a year and my basic mexican insurance is just over 100US per year. Cheap and saves lots of hassles later if you are stopped
or are involved in an accident. juandesiles - 6-21-2015 at 03:47 PM
thanks a lot for the info.
By the way i'm from Quebec, so is a long way down there.
What about buying a Mexican truck for a canidian, enything alls to now?
or shoud i bring my canidian truck.
Juan
[Edited on 6-21-2015 by juandesiles]chuckie - 6-21-2015 at 03:51 PM
Bring the truck, teach it to speak espanol, drink a lot of Pacifico...don't worry.....motoged - 6-22-2015 at 11:22 AM
If the truck is staying in Baja you can keep your BC plates and you can get a yearly decal for your plate from ICBC (BC Insurance Co.) without buying
the insurance.
Interesting. Is there any name for this decal, so that I would tell the agent? I bet this woulds result in abusing the system, i.e. Canadians buying
decal and driving it in Canada. Bob and Susan - 6-22-2015 at 04:57 PM
why waste all the time and money bringing a truck to Baja just to move a trailer?
if the trailer stays in California more than 10 days you need to register it there...$$$
just find a local Mexican storage yard and get a local with a truck to move your trailer back and forth
get a small gas saver car (junker) for town and
leave it at the storage yard or a yard near the airport
you wont be driving from quebec more than once...that's a long way and very expensive (gas)AKgringo - 6-22-2015 at 05:11 PM
Bob or Susan, whoever did the last post, I think you have two threads mixed up. This isn't the guy who wants to move a trailer!Alm - 6-22-2015 at 07:00 PM
Nope, this is exactly the guy that wants to bring both truck and trailer to Baja. So Bob/Susan is right on that.
He's also right that one doesn't need to use own truck to move a trailer some short distance between storage and campsite. Owner of either yard (or,
better yet, poor local guy with truck) will do this for 20 bucks or less.
California registration (after 10 days), however, has nothing to do with this, since the guy is from Quebec province of Canada.
Guess I was wrong!
AKgringo - 6-22-2015 at 07:21 PM
I get it now, a different thread, same author. I was thinking of the person who wanted to make a quick dash to Loreto to pick up a trailer.
I just got promoted to 'Senior Nomad', do I get busted back down for screwing up?Alm - 6-22-2015 at 08:35 PM
I just got promoted to 'Senior Nomad', do I get busted back down for screwing up?
No. The way it works here is that members with the highest super-booper-elite rating are are "allowed" to screw up the most. Or so they think. juandesiles - 6-24-2015 at 05:06 AM
wow.. ok no figths
Yes Juan from Quebec, who wants to bring my trailer whith my own truck.. at least for the first year.
and maby after i will rent or buy a truck in mexico or bring a old canidian truck and leave it there.
need a place to leave the trailer, and my truck to move the trailer because i'm going off road.. no towns near the place a want to go
and i will bring a jerrycans because my truck is addicted on gas
so a lot of questions before my treep on february.Russ - 6-24-2015 at 06:50 AM
You could always sell both after you have finished with them here. Bring the pink slips or sales record.Alm - 6-24-2015 at 09:50 AM
If the truck is staying in Baja you can keep your BC plates and you can get a yearly decal for your plate from ICBC (BC Insurance Co.) without buying
the insurance. ...Before entering Mexico you need to pick up Mexican insurance. I use IGIB in So. Cal. and you can buy online without a hassle. www.igib.com
Tried to find any info on igib.com, since their rates are 10-15% lower than Bajabound, Discover Baja, Lewis etc. There is no info. No reviews, no
nothing. Except for one recent lawsuit filed against this broker by their Mexican insurance company
I'm pretty sure that big operators like Lewis or Bajabound also have some legal issues from time to time, so this fact in itself doesn't mean much.
The absence of any feedback on the web is more interesting. New company maybe. Or very small one.
Another interesting thing is that Canadian sticker - that you say you can buy without Canadian insurance. All brokers for Mex insurance specifically
ask - before selling you policy - whether you have a valid Canadian (or US) coverage. Igib doesn't ask about this. Brokers make money on sales - the
more policies sold, the more money. Who would want intentionally limit their client base by introducing the requirement of valid Canadian/US
insurance, I wonder.
