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BajaBrad
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Paying a Speeding Ticket
Received a Speeding Ticket just South of Guerrero Negro. Federal Officer looked too official to offer a bribe so I took the ticket without any
complaints. My question is: It took 3 days for the ticket (linea de captura) to show up on the www.ssp.gob.mx webpage and I was back home by then. It also states to take the "linea de captura" to the BANCOMER for payment. I went to a
Bancomer in LA and they told me they are not a bank and I have to go to a Bancomer in Mexico. Is there any way to pay the ticket online? I would
just blow it off, but I plan on doing a lot of driving in Mexico over the next year and don't want to take a chance.
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bajabuddha
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Were you speeding?
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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TMW
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If there are no instructions on the ticket or the webpage on how to send money to pay it off I would either blow it off or go to a Bancomer the next
time you are in Mexico.
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BajaBrad
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I was going 125 kph in a marked 80. (Speed Trap) My next trip to Mexico is in 3.5 weeks. If I pay it by April 10 I get the 50% discount. If I wait,
it doubles. Present fine is $178 usd!
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bajabuddha
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Speed trap? that's 25% over the posted speed limit; that'd be doing 80 in a 60 zone stateside, which would constitute reckless driving over 20mph....
whadayathink, Mexico doesn't have safety laws? You can do what you want?
So you got caught. My whole life, everyone who gets a ticket here or there has to biatch about the g-d pigs and blah blah.... you got caught amigo,
so pay your fine and move on. Even with mordidas and bribes and the cops supporting their families by graft, you have a bona fide ticket. Suck it
up, pay, and move on.... just sayin'.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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BajaBrad
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My question was how to pay it, not how to get out of it. So shut up! Just sayin!
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bajabuddha
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So how far is it from where you are to the border to find a bank to take care of business??? 2 hours? We did this today just for a medical
appointment. Follow the rules, Brad. Make it a day trip with fish tacos and a cervesa. Just sayin'.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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BajaBrad
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That is my intention, but I was hoping that someone knew of a way to do it on the internet or over the phone. I'm only two hours away so not too bad,
but I met a lot of people from Washington and Canada while I was down there so I wonder what they would have to do considering it takes three days to
get the ticket.
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BornFisher
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Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha  | | So how far is it from where you are to the border to find a bank to take care of business??? 2 hours? We did this today just for a medical
appointment. Follow the rules, Brad. Make it a day trip with fish tacos and a cervesa. Just sayin'. |
Geeeze Buddha--------------- Don`t chase another away. He asked a simple question, and you chose to jump him. But I`m sure you have never driven above
the speed limit, so go ahead and throw the first stone.
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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mtgoat666
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You probably can hire someone here to pay for you. Offer someone about $50 for their time, they will go to bancomer and pay for your sins. Just post
the request, and your proposed fee.
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sancho
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Sounds like OP did just ask a simple direct ?, certainly with
no dishonest intent, looks like he is just trying to do the right thing
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del mar
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welcome to bajanomads 
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BajaBrad
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First Post but long time reader so not too surprised. To put this to rest, I will drive down to TJ and go to the bank and pay the fine. I knew I was
speeding and understood enough Spanish from the Federal Officer that not only was I speeding, I was going fast enough to be reckless. That was also a
major reason I didn't try to buy my way out. Actually for a second, I thought he might nail me for reckless and take me in. Needless to say I was
relieved to get the paper ticket and drive away.
FYI-I was making a one day run from Loreto to Orange County, 800 miles. The section of Highway south of GN is about 25 miles of straight and smooth
road (over 40 miles if you don't count a very slight veer) that I was taking advantage of considering once I was into Baja Norte, the road would turn
to crap. Road is marked 80 kph (50 mph). Road from the State Line North to El Rosario is full of potholes and caution is the word or something may
break.
Just figured I wasn't the first to get a speeding ticket and be out of the country when it could be download from the webpage. Hoping for some local
knowledge. Just saying!
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rts551
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Info only. That section of road is a high accident area. Thus the Federal police patrolling it often.
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honda tom
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yep! know that section well.... and yes, when I can see for several miles I move my left tires over the line and hammer down. So many nomads preach
that stopping every 40 miles for a visit or a hike is the way to travel Baja. I know that I enjoy the places I want to get to. I would have made
payment at the spot of the infraction... had it been reasonable. sorry this didn't seem to be an option at the time. I find it hard to believe this
would ever show up at an interaction with Mexican law enforcement.
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bajabuddha
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| Quote: Originally posted by BornFisher | | Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha | | So how far is it from where you are to the border to find a bank to take care of business??? 2 hours? We did this today just for a medical
appointment. Follow the rules, Brad. Make it a day trip with fish tacos and a cervesa. Just sayin'. |
Geeeze Buddha--------------- Don`t chase another away. He asked a simple question, and you chose to jump him. But I`m sure you have never driven above
the speed limit, so go ahead and throw the first stone. |
I don't think I was throwing any 'stones' on the subject. My point was and still is "don't do the crime if you can't do the time". Rarely does
anyone admit to their offense (like a speeding ticket) and in this case, trying to find an easy way out of it. What if Tamhooressi (or whatever his
name was) claimed the same situation? El Chapo deserves better treatment? My point is, LAW IS LAW, regardless of country or origin (think POTUS vs.
WALL, goes both ways).
I'd answer to the question the same to a newbie or an old Gomer like both you and me, regardless. I am not a newbie hammerer like a few rank-and-file
members here. Just sayin'.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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BajaBrad
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I travelled that road north and south twice in the last month. The officer explained to me how dangerous the road was with other cars, cows, coyotes
etc. In February, my friend and I left San Ignacio at 0430 and started heading north. I was passing a semi with trailer while it was still dark and
just when I was abreast of the semi's front end, his headlights lite up a deer or an antelope. What ever it was, it leaped off the road away from me.
It happened so quick, but heart rate bumped up, and I did slow down until the sun came up and my friend and I discussed it for a couple of hundred
miles.
Part of the discussion was whether it was a deer or antelope. The animal had antlers so that made me believe it was an antelope, as I thought deer
dropped their antlers in the winter. On my trip down this time, I met a guy in a bar in Loreto and he claimed to be a professional hunting guide and
he had a photo of a multi-point deer that his client had shot about a week ago just north of Loreto. I have seen large deer in Tabor Canyon and world
class Bighorn Sheep are around, so we can add those critters to the list of obstacles that can be encountered.
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BajaBrad
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Buddha head
You were unnecessarily rude and made comments that were not constructive to the original question. My question was, "Is there a way to pay the ticket
online?" If you can't answer that question, Shut Up!
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honda tom
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welcome to the Baja amigos site
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aguachico
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Brad;
I got hit flying north in that same area. Not speaking Spanish enabled me to frustrate the officer enough to let me go.
If you are on BD, send me a PM there, maybe I can help you out.
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