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BajaRae
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you guys should check but what I understand if you don't have a fmm or fm3 or fm2 your insurance isn't any good.....I wouldn't go passed TJ without
one....
I have a Fm3 but my friend that goes with me needs a fmm...and we get one on our way in.....because he uaually drives my car....
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gnukid
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Speaking of insurance, I read in the DMV code that CA accepts Mexican full time insurance as proof of insurance for CA registered cars used by part
time residents in (Baja) Mexico. So you are not required to have two polices mex and usa to maintain valid CA reg anymore.
[Edited on 10-13-2012 by gnukid]
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David K
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BajaBound's Geoff has posted here that there is no such requirement for a tourist card.
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BajaRae
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gnukid
Speaking of insurance, I read in the DMV code that CA accepts Mexican full time insurance as proof of insurance for CA registered cars used by part
time residents in (Baja) Mexico. So you are not required to have two polices mex and usa to maintain valid CA reg anymore.
[Edited on 10-13-2012 by gnukid] |
Are you talking about a car you leave in Baja or one you go back and forth with. My car in Baja that never comes home just has Mx. insurance but has
CA tags. It is exempt from smog because it is more than 250 miles from the border...you know now Mx citizens have to have their cars smoged if they
live in TJ Tecate or Ensenada.
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Marla Daily
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And to add more info into the mix of this thread:
Every airline ticket sold for flights to Mexico from the US automatically includes a UK tax. This is the tax that pays for the tourist visa. If you
have an FM2 or FM3 you are exempt from this tax—about $22. BUT YOU MUST REQUEST A REFUND—EITHER AT THE AIRPORT OR FROM THE AIRLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE
OFFICE. It is a big hassle and a waste of time, but there is no other way to avoid this tax when you fly. Millions of dollars are collected each year
(and go where????) which should be returned as refunds. But the majority of folks either do not know this, or do not bother to request their refund be
processed. If you buy your airline tickets with a credit card, the credit is put back on your card. [Maybe this should be a new thread.]
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gnukid
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaRae
| Quote: | Originally posted by gnukid
Speaking of insurance, I read in the DMV code that CA accepts Mexican full time insurance as proof of insurance for CA registered cars used by part
time residents in (Baja) Mexico. So you are not required to have two polices mex and usa to maintain valid CA reg anymore.
[Edited on 10-13-2012 by gnukid] |
Are you talking about a car you leave in Baja or one you go back and forth with. My car in Baja that never comes home just has Mx. insurance but has
CA tags. It is exempt from smog because it is more than 250 miles from the border...you know now Mx citizens have to have their cars smoged if they
live in TJ Tecate or Ensenada. |
Speaking specifically about a CA registered vehicle that is in Baja and will remain in Baja Sur, the CA DMV states that full year Mexican insurance is
acceptable proof of liability for the vehicle registration so you do not have to have two policies has as been interpreted in the past, one for USA CA
Reg and one for actual liability in Mexico. I can post the DMV code but it's the same we keep posting on this matter here on BN.
And yes you are excluded from CA Smog check for those vehicles located south of TJ, Tecate as well, for those vehicles that stay south, when you drive
north you must comply with CA Smog and Ins and inform the DMV.
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