lizard lips
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Baja Car Registration
Bought a new car for my son last August and imported it and paid for all the fees.
On his way to school this morning he got pulled over and was given a ticket because his registration had expired. Apparently all Baja car
registrations expire on December 31 of each year. I was assuming that it was not due until August. Now on top of the registration fee, 1400 pesos, we
must pay the 300p for the ticket. No problemo. There is no excuse for not knowing the law.
The one thing that upsets me more than anything are the cars driven on the road with California plates that have expired many years ago and those that
continue to drive without a license plate. How do these people get away with this? Mordida?
If this was Mexico City or for that matter anywhere in Southern Mexico the police would immediately impound your car and you would have pay not only
for the registration and the ticket but also for the tow and impound fees.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lizard lips
There is no excuse for not knowing the law.
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Does anybody really know the laws in Mexico? 
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How do these people get away with this? Mordida?
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That's about it. It's still a small town for a lot of these people and the local police know many of them by sight, as well as what they can afford
on an occasional basis. They're cash-cows for the police. They can't give much at any one time, but they make up for that by being dependable for
repeat business.
The ANAPROMEX days are over.
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lizard lips
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Your right Dennis. After the next election and all of the govt. agencies have new department heads the "New Laws" will be enforced. You need to hire
an attorney full time to keep up with what has changed and how it affects you.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lizard lips
Your right Dennis. After the next election and all of the govt. agencies have new department heads the "New Laws" will be enforced. You need to hire
an attorney full time to keep up with what has changed and how it affects you. |
That just might be the larger problem, Dan. Who's going to see to it that the attorneys keep up with the changes? It's scarey to think that the
clients will force and pay for their reeducation as they need it.
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Mula
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I have Onappafa on 2 of my rigs - older of course, but still - 91 Ford F150 and a 86 Ford Diesel F250. Never a problem with them. 25 pesos a month
- I pay by the year. And 100 pesos credential each for my husband and I.
And I have Baja Sur plates on 2 of my rigs. Always a problem with them on top of having to renew every year - and the year on the rigs here seems to
end in March.
And then of course there is the rig with the California plates that cost a fortune when the mood strikes the Constitucion PD.
Would like to sell some of the rigs, but with 2 places here and a fruit tree farm and mules, seems like we use all of them.
Just saying . . .
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whatsa rig?
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Mula
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Old pickups.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mula
I have Onappafa on 2 of my rigs - |
I thought that was the southern version of ANAPROMEX....the registration program to assist the needy when importation is out of the financial
question.
Up here, all one had to pay was around 500 P's....for life. The program was so abused....Mercedes' and BMW's being registered into it....that it was
recently abolished and the director was said to be in the slammer.
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Mula
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I never knew what it was with Anapromex, but there were people from LaPaz south who had it - and it seems they always had problems.
I have had Onapafa on the '91 Ford for 3 + years and there are Onapafa offices in each area around me: Mulege, Loreto, Constitucion.
And lots of cars and trucks with the permit stuck to the windows.
It is about 1100 pesos to register with Onapafa, 100 pesos for the credential and 300 pesos a year - for the 1st year - here in Constitucion and then
300 pesos a year and 100 pesos for the credential.
Must take the vehicle registration and those mini photos - 2 of them with you to apply.
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rts551
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Dennis I believe there were Anapromex offices in BCS as well.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
Dennis I believe there were Anapromex offices in BCS as well. |
Probably so, Ralph. I think I recall someone, or something saying the director was imprisoned down there.
Anyway....I think they're history, but ONAPPAFA sounds similar.
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Jail the jefe, rename the office and hire a new jefe.
Actually, I have seen where this program helped some people. too bad it was abused.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
Jail the jefe, rename the office and hire a new jefe.
Actually, I have seen where this program helped some people. too bad it was abused. |
Here's some ONAPPAFA info. Look for the links:
http://yucalandia.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/onappafa-an-alter...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
Actually, I have seen where this program helped some people. too bad it was abused. |
It helped a lot of people, I'm sure. Those who objected loudest were probably the car dealers, used and new, who had to import their inventory.
Also, I can imagine a lot of money going through the system and may have corrupted some who had access to it.
Who knows?
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lizard lips
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Just came back from the state offices and got bent over again-----On top of what I paid they also research your vehicle and you for not paying any
infractions. 120p.
Maybe next year there will be a new item for them to charge. Tires not inflated to the proper poundage or terrible paint job. 
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Trust me, on the mainland the PFP* and even the SSP know ALL the laws and the vehicle could have license plates from Iowa dated 1931 but as long as
the Temporary Import Permit was current and the vehicle displays a windshield SHCP/SAT hologram, the car is legal and not citeable. State motor
vehicle law in both Baja California and Baja California Sur state that extraneous motor vehicles must display license plates with current extraneous
license plate registration tags. Extraneous motor vehicles visiting from the mainland that have current and valid TIP and hologram are exempt from
this law.
*Policia Federal Preventiva
Large cities enforce this law, as do several towns, and the PFP. La Mordida is common especially around Navidad, Dia de Balentino, Y Semana Santa,
when it's time to buy la novia un regalito para la casa chica.
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lizard lips
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Thanks for the info. David. Like I said, I need a full time attorney to bring me up to date on the laws.
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Muchas Gracias A
Commandante Joaquin Baez, of the Petlatlan Guerrero office of the SSP who was kind enough to sit in the shade of a parota tree one day, drag out his
big black book and dig through it answering innumerable questions. I got to read the answers and ver los codigos!
[Edited on 4-21-2012 by DavidE]
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