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colamex4
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BC car plates
Hi:
I live in BC North.
Last year I bought a car in Tijuana that is "Frontera" plated ( it was legally brought in to BC from San Diego by the guy I bought the car from).
I am told that Frontera plates mean I can only drive it legally in Mexican States that border the US, and that I can't drive it in BC Sur (Cabo).
Does anyone know whether that is correct?
Thanks.
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DENNIS
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I didn't realize, or think of BCS being on the list, but the rest is true and correct.
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colamex4
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Thanks.
Any idea where/how I can get a definitive answer about Frontera plates in BCS?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by colamex4
Thanks.
Any idea where/how I can get a definitive answer about Frontera plates in BCS? |
Hang tight here for a while. Someone will be along with the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Monday mornings are kinda slow for most here.
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we see lots of Frontera plates here...maybe if you LIVE in BCS, you need to change plates...but what the hell do I know
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
we see lots of Frontera plates here...maybe if you LIVE in BCS, you need to change plates...but what the hell do I know |
Well...I'm not sure either. I know FRONTERA plates can't go into the mainland past a certain point like Guaymas, or something like that.
Where's HOOK. He knows.
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RnR
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I think that ALL of Baja is considered "Frontera".
That is why you don't need a car import permit like is required on the Mainland. (And the IVA rate is different, etc.)
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Riom
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| Quote: | Originally posted by colamex4
I live in BC North. ... I am told that Frontera plates mean I can only drive it legally in Mexican States that border the US, and that I can't drive
it in BC Sur (Cabo).
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I have a BC Frontera plate. I was told I would need to do the credit-card bond temporary import sticker (just like a US car) if I drove beyond the
border zones on mainland Mexico. Both parts of Baja California are fully within the border zone (for customs purposes).
You can of course also drive it in the US and Canada, with the appropriate insurance.
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colamex4
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So it seems I can travel freely throughout all of Baja in my frontera car. That's good news.
Thanks everyone!
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I hope you have MX drivers license to go with those plates.
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colamex4
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
I hope you have MX drivers license to go with those plates. |
Sure do.
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Riom
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
I hope you have MX drivers license to go with those plates. |
Yes, a Baja California license is required, to be able to register a car with BC plates including the Frontera version. Can't be done (legally)
without one.
Rob
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Riom
Yes, a Baja California license is required, to be able to register a car with BC plates including the Frontera version. Can't be done (legally)
without one.
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Although, there's nothing to stop one from buying an imported vehicle.....regardless of DL. 
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We just drove ca,az,ut,nv with BCS plates, Last year we drove to Maryland and back with BCS (La Paz plates)
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
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Mulegena
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Hi, Comitan and Co-Pilota
Back home safely? Good. Sure you've had/are having a great travel adventure.
Question: do you acquire US insurance when you cross into the US
or would Mexican auto insurance suffice?
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Riom
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Although, there's nothing to stop one from buying an imported vehicle.....regardless of DL. |
Bit pointless buying it if you're not legally able to transfer the registration to your own name.
For those who asked about insurance in the US, it depends on the Mexican insurance policy. Some, not all, do include liability and/or full coverage
in the US. Each policy is different.
For Canada, higher liability limits are needed which most policies don't have, but it's possible to get a top-up policy. I'm currently in BC (Canada)
with my BC (Mexico) car, with an add-on policy that provides the yellow non-resident insurance card needed for Canada.
Rob
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Riom
Bit pointless buying it if you're not legally able to transfer the registration to your own name.
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It might make a dandy gift for your gardner. 
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[Edited on 9-2-2011 by DENNIS]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Riom
Bit pointless buying it if you're not legally able to transfer the registration to your own name.
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Title registration denotes ownership not operation. You do not need a Mexican (or any other) driver's license to register your vehicle. A blind
paraplegic could register. The only proof you need is residency.
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Riom
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
Title registration denotes ownership not operation. You do not need a Mexican (or any other) driver's license to register your vehicle. A blind
paraplegic could register. The only proof you need is residency. |
Maybe this is one of the things that varies by town on how it is enforced. In San Felipe, they require a BC driver's license of the owner to register
a car. (see http://www.bajacalifornia.gob.mx/portal/servicios/enlinea/pl... - one of the requirements to get plates after you buy a car is "licencia del
propietario de bc vigente").
Rob
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All of my vehicles are insured by Qualitas and all of my polices as of this year have a rider for insurance while in the USA.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
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