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sancho
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Getting a Mexican Driver's License in Ensenada
That's funny, although some of us have no other option.
Blood type is a sensible requirement
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AKgringo
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How about vision, do they check that? Is there a brail version of the written test?
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BajaBlanca
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Well, that sure was easy!
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weebray
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Here's how it really works. One, go with a friend fluent in Espanol, or, make a deal with one of the many "gestors". (read guy that you pay to do it
for you) The place will be full of them wanting 300 pesos up. There will also be offices nearby that you can pay and pick up your lic. the next day.
People working in transito won't be very helpful and will hint strongly that you need a gestor. You may conclude what you wish from this.
Every beautiful beach in the world needs a few condo towers - NOT.
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sancho
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Good ?, here in So. Orange Co., I often see Baja
plated trucks, high sided with metal gates, who scour
garage sales taking various washing machines, beds,
I assume they go SOB to segunda tiendas, I imagine
they have only Mex DL' s, but don't know
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weebray
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Quote: Originally posted by TedZark  | Weebray,
That might be how it works where you are, but I did not get any sense at all that such a system existed here in Ensenada.
It was all pretty straight forward as I have written above.
La Paz may well be different. |
No gestors in Ensenada?? No manches.
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mtgoat666
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Perhaps because they live in Mexico, eh?
And do Mexicans have a choice what country they get their license and title their cars?
[Edited on 5-27-2019 by mtgoat666]
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AKgringo
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Lee, the CA test is given in Spanish if requested.
[Edited on 5-27-2019 by AKgringo]
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bajatrailrider
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Dang it Lee are you a Mexican cop or a tourist. Just dumb questions like why would any gringo need a Mexican DL. Lighten up tourest.
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bajatrailrider
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lee | | Quote: Originally posted by bajatrailrider | | Dang it Lee are you a Mexican cop or a tourist. Just dumb questions like why would any gringo need a Mexican DL. Lighten up tourest.
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MX DL questions dumb? Like your comments?
Ted is too sensitive to be posting scams here. Any scammers wanting to share, buckle up it's going to be a bumpy ride. ..
poor Lee clueless tourest calling people scammers. Just think another stupid tourest telling people in Mexico what to do. Then
comparing USA to Mexico. Again another Baja nomad blow hard. Give it a rest the more you write the more clueless you are.
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JoeJustJoe
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With so many condoning or ignoring the cheating aspects of getting a Mexican drivers license, for unknown reasons.
I think it's a good time to ask the peanut gallery here on "Baja Nomad" if these so-called "gestors" who hang out at the DMV, also hang out where you
go get your Mexican real estate license?
Why bother studying for the test in Spanish, and learning about real estate laws in Mexico, when you could have a "gestor" take the test for you?
I would love to add a Mexican real estate license to my California real estate license, and perhaps sell Ejidos in Rosarito to Americans from the
states.
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MrBillM
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Those who Cheat .....................
The Mexican D.L. seems to be one of those (many) situations where it really doesn't matter HOW one accomplishes the task.
After all, there are (at any given time) perhaps thousands of gringos legally driving Mexican roads on their U.S.
licenses without proving their knowledge of Mexican regulations OR the Spanish language.
SO .................. What's the BFD ?
IF one decides to game the system with monetary lubricant in one way or another, there is no harm done.
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Lee
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| Quote: Originally posted by TedZark | Lee,
It's really too bad I have to explain this but here we go...
I am not sure I know anyone who enjoys name calling. It can certainly alienate you from making new friends.
I've lived down here for six years (outside the US since 1989 - mostly in Asia) and I was required to have a Mexican ID for something I wanted to do.
The exact reason, I prefer to keep confidential - that wasn't the point of the post. A Mexican DL seemed like the best path and it was suggested to
me by the Mexican official telling me I needed a Mexican ID.
I had read a lot of garbage about how it works and what is required on a variety of forums so I wrote this post to hopefully ease the path for others,
some who told me they needed apostilles and a variety of other documentation they did not really need (or need to spend time or money on).
I might well be wrong, but also, to the best of my understanding, as a permanent resident of Mexico, I cannot take my USA plated car out of the "free
zone" and into deep mainland Mexico. Happy to hear otherwise, but that is just one reason for having a Mexican DL and Mexican plated car.
I would be wrong on this also, but I suspect you do not live here - just from your attitude if nothing else. If you did, you would be aware of how
difficult it can be to get current and accurate information about even the most simple of things here.
So... really it is up to you, but I suggest you spend less time p*ssing on other people's posts and this childish name-calling and more time trying to
understand where they are coming from.
When you get a chance, come on down here and we can sit down, have beer and arm wrestle this to a solution. 
Mexico is a wonderful land. Let's keep the sniping and peeing on each other - NOB. Down here, we can all be amigos!
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Ted -- I've tried to understand you getting a MX DL and your humorous story in getting one seemed like bragging. I asked for more detail and you
said those reasons were secret. Started thinking you were just scamming, too.
I was wrong to jump on your comments with a holier-than-thou attitude and apologize for being over the top. Not sure what set me off but it was
childish and judgmental.
Might be wrong but thought I read somewhere that having PR status and driving a US car in mainland MX is not allowed. I've thought of driving to
Sayulita sometime but that might be a problem now. I live in BCS Fall through Spring.
In life, and Baja, I keep personal opinions to myself and my pi$$ing here is not who I am. Really, I like live and let live. So, I'm happy to take
you up on drinks sometime and thanks for the offer. Suerte on your journey.
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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AKgringo
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Slightly off topic, but....
Can one legally have both a Mexican, and US driver's license at the same time?
I had to surrender my CA license when I got one in AK, and I believe the reverse will be true if I take up legal permanent residence in CA again.
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TedZark
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AKgringo wrote: Can one legally have both a Mexican, and US driver's license at the same time?
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My experience says yes. I have had licenses in numerous countries across the years and never an issue across countries. Across states inside the USA
- quite possibly a different issue.
[Edited on 5-31-2019 by TedZark]
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TedZark
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JJJ - did you intend a link here?
BCN permanent resident taking USA plated car to BCS
Or to offer some assistance or advice? Happy to hear it.
Happy to know the full legal requirements on the issue.
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TedZark
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JJJ wrote:
have been asking a lot of questions...
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I am not sure if a post on the issue in 2014 is "a lot of questions"?
But... happy to hear real answers from real experts!
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chippy
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| Quote: Originally posted by TedZark | Lee wrote:
Might be wrong but thought I read somewhere that having PR status and driving a US car in mainland MX is
not allowed.
That is my understanding as well. Not mainland, but mainland below the "free zone" or whatever it is called these days. For example, I believe I can
take my US-plated car/motorbike to visit friends in the Guaymas/San Carlos area (free zone), but I can't take it further down to Mazatlan. I am not
sure exactly where that line is.
This came up, for me, when I wanted to drive to La Paz and take the ferry over to Mazatlan.
Happy to hear any clarification on that. |
I live down here on the mainland and yes you are correct that PRs can´t go past the free zone with gringo plates much to the chagrin of the snowbirds
around here, same with the ferry.
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chippy
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| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | Can one legally have both a Mexican, and US driver's license at the same time?
I had to surrender my CA license when I got one in AK, and I believe the reverse will be true if I take up legal permanent residence in CA again.
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I had both for years (ca. and jal.) no problem. My wife still does.
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chippy
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| Quote: Originally posted by sancho |
Good ?, here in So. Orange Co., I often see Baja
plated trucks, high sided with metal gates, who scour
garage sales taking various washing machines, beds,
I assume they go SOB to segunda tiendas, I imagine
they have only Mex DL' s, but don't know |
I drive up a couple times a year (az,ca) in my Mexican plated truck with my Jal. license with no problems. I have also rented cars nob without a
problem.
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