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Can I Drive My Car In Mexico?
As in with my MASS plates and my Massachusetts drivers lic? And if
so, how long can I get away with that? Thanks, JJ |
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Can I Drive My Car In Mexico?
wrote in message oups.com... As in with my MASS plates and my Massachusetts drivers lic? And if so, how long can I get away with that? Thanks, JJ As long as you are allowed in Mexico. Make sure you get Mexican Insurance. Most of the border crossings have agents that sell the insurance or go to the http://www.vagabundosdelmar.com/ they have discounted MX insurance. Mx is under Napoleonic law. You are guilty until proven innocent. Same in car accidents. |
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Can I Drive My Car In Mexico?
Ok, so my lic and MA plates should fly? And their insurance, any
idea as to a approx cost? And is this a real official thing? Or is it someone at a roadside taco stand selling insurance in addition to food? LOL. I know, I will have to find out. I don't believe I need a VISA as I have been to Tijauana a million times, never for an extended time, but never needed a VISA to cross over. Let me know, as I may be on the wrong track there as well. Thank you so much Bill! JJ |
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Can I Drive My Car In Mexico?
"Calif Bill" wrote in message ink.net... wrote in message oups.com... As in with my MASS plates and my Massachusetts drivers lic? And if so, how long can I get away with that? Thanks, JJ As long as you are allowed in Mexico. Make sure you get Mexican Insurance. Most of the border crossings have agents that sell the insurance or go to the http://www.vagabundosdelmar.com/ they have discounted MX insurance. Mx is under Napoleonic law. You are guilty until proven innocent. Same in car accidents. http://www.drivemex.com/Your_Legal_Rights.htm Perhaps no area of Mexican law has undergone more change in the last decade than Mexican criminal procedure. Contrary to the generally held belief, one is not considered guilty until proven innocent. In 1983, Article 9 of the Mexican Constitution was amended to delete a former provision that seemed to contradict the presumption of innocence. Today the presumption of innocence is found in various Articles of the constitution which taken together, constitute a presumption of innocence. There's more good information on the legal rights page and beginning on their home page. Some other sites I suggest a http://www.rversonline.org/ArtMexDrive.html http://www.mexadventure.com/Mexico-Vehicle-Permit.cfm I've driven many thousands of miles in Mexico without significant problems, often in very conspicuous RVs. With insurance and your temporary import permit it's no big deal. When I get my Tourist Card I tell them I'm going to be in Mexico for 6 months so they write up the Tourist Card and the Temporary Import Permit for the maximum amount of time. It's all the same price no matter how long you're going to need them. When leaving Mexico, if you aren't going to be back within the expiration date of your Temporary Import Permit, be sure to return it at a port of entry on your way out. TB |
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Can I Drive My Car In Mexico?
"Technobarbarian" wrote in
news:w0_Lf.1221$Uc2.504@fed1read04: http://www.drivemex.com/Your_Legal_Rights.htm Good point, but hte part that gets uninsured motorists is the part from your referenced page that reads as follows: (Note that a significant amount of money may be required to post that bail, insurnace coveres it and you do not go to jail) If you are arrested as a result of an accident, you have the right to release on bail. The amount of the bail will be fixed as the amount necessary to pay for any fines, and damage done to the other party. Article 31 of the Penal Code provides that in cases dealing with negligence or imprudence, a valid Mexican insurance policy will provide a basis for guaranteeing the bail so that the driver may be released. Even if there is insurance, the driver may not be released if he/she was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol or in an extremely reckless fashion. If bail is paid, it is paid to a court official. In no cases are police officers in Mexico allowed to accept cash, for whatever reason. Detention of the Vehicle If no agreement is reached, or there are injuries, your vehicle may be detained as long as needed to investigate the accident and to guarantee the amount of damage done to the other vehicle even if you feel that the accident is not your fault. If your vehicle is detained, you may be required to post a bond in order to obtain its release. If your vehicle is detained, you may be required to post a bond in order to obtain its release. If you obtained Mexican insurance it will serve as the guarantee needed. If not, you may have to purchase a separate bond. -- Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations http://www.josephcoulter.com/ |
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Can I Drive My Car In Mexico?
"Joseph Coulter" wrote in message . 97.136... "Technobarbarian" wrote in news:w0_Lf.1221$Uc2.504@fed1read04: http://www.drivemex.com/Your_Legal_Rights.htm Good point, but hte part that gets uninsured motorists is the part from your referenced page that reads as follows: (Note that a significant amount of money may be required to post that bail, insurnace coveres it and you do not go to jail) Those who drive around Mexico without insurance deserve whatever Darwinian award they get. One of the amazing facts about driving in Mexico is that it's estimated that 75% of the vehicles entering Mexico from the United States do so without Mexican insurance. I'm sure it's a small consolation for those being held until the matter is resolved, but the lack of insurance does not make them automatically at fault. Personally I'm not all that fond of beans and rice, so I don't drive into Mexico without insurance. I have been involved in a small fender bender in Mexico in which I was at fault, so I have seen some of the process up close and personal. We were required to drive our vehicle to the impound yard until the matter was resovled even though we did have insurance. I was in no mood for leaving the motorhome and everything we owned in the impound yard so I paid cash for the damage to expidite matters. It cost us around $200 for something that would have easily cost four or five times that amount in the States and I got out of there in about 30 minutes. If I hadn't short circuited the process we would have been out of there as soon as the insurance company confirmed that we were covered. On vacation and headed to a dental appointment I wasn't interested in finding out how long that would take. TB |
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Can I Drive My Car In Mexico?
Good information,
Thank you to all who have replied to my post. I have to do a little more thinking about how to proceed before I step into that area. Also, what about the VISA? Like I said, I have not been to Mexico since I was a teenager, about 15 years or so, but remember entering through Tijuana maybe a dozen times or more, in a car and walking over the bridge with no VISA. Any thoughts? Thanks, BR$JJ |
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Can I Drive My Car In Mexico?
wrote in message oups.com... As in with my MASS plates and my Massachusetts drivers lic? And if so, how long can I get away with that? Thanks, JJ Buy long term (one year) insurance before you cross the border. Based on the value you place on your vehicle, e.g. my $4000. F-150 pickup with shell cost about $250/yr. At the pro rated short term price I could have gotten about 30 days worth of the same coverage.... When you get to the border you'll buy a small bond that guarantees the temporary "import " of your vehicle. Guarantees, that is, that the vehicle WILL leave the country. With the new toll roads in Mexico, travel is now much safer than it used to be, and even travel at night isn't the absolute no-no that it used to be. BTW, EVERY vehicle traveling on the toll roads is automatically insured when they pay the toll. Therefore, an accident on the toll road is not likely to send you to jail, again, if you aren't under the influence or flagrantly violating the law. Driving style is easy to adapt to. Mexican drivers often warn each other about hazards up the road, you just have to get to know the signals. The biggest rule being , " Don't hit anything!". Otherwise, driving in Mexico becomes quite ordinary after a couple of days....... Mexicans, when involved in a relatively minor accident, will often get out, examine the damage to the vehicles, and leave as quickly as possible, before the police get involved...... |
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Can I Drive My Car In Mexico?
wrote in news:1140937470.783755.60270
@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: Good information, Thank you to all who have replied to my post. I have to do a little more thinking about how to proceed before I step into that area. Also, what about the VISA? Like I said, I have not been to Mexico since I was a teenager, about 15 years or so, but remember entering through Tijuana maybe a dozen times or more, in a car and walking over the bridge with no VISA. Any thoughts? Thanks, BR$JJ Go now you will need either a passport or a driver's license and official birth certificate There is a current plan requiring passports or sme as yet undtermined identity card, get a passport you are free to go ( to Mexico or elsewhere) without question. -- Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacations http://www.josephcoulter.com/ |
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