BajaNomad

No vehicle importado required anywhere in Baja?

smedley - 4-26-2017 at 07:38 AM

Is it a fact that you are not required to import your vehicle anywhere on the Baja peninsula (like in the rest of Mexico)? When we moved to Lake Chapala some years back we had to purchase a vehicle importado certificate at the border and then surrender the windshield sticker to customs at the border when we left Mexico and drove back to the US.

Do you just need a Mexican auto insurance policy to drive legally in Baja?
And do you need to obtain a residente temporal in the US if you plan on year
round residency?

AKgringo - 4-26-2017 at 08:34 AM

There was a recent post stating that a permit might be required for an RV, but I did not check for a link to an official policy change.

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=86360




aguachico - 4-26-2017 at 04:04 PM

vehicle TIPs were tried and failed. This is because of the copious amounts of 'chocolates' that reside in border towns. There's no way to enforce it when half of you population is driving an illegally registered vehicle.

Gotta love Mexico. vehicle papers, insurance and oil changes are for ricos y gringos.