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mejms
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| Samantha wrote: |
| Yes, it's most certainly considered legal. If you are driving a foreign plated car, it probably is the only one considered legally valid in conjunction with the tourist insurance policy. If you buy a locally plated car in my State, you must obtain a local license in order to register it. But your foreign driver's license is still considered valid to drive a nationally plated vehicle (in my State, anyway). |
My car's plates are local (Queretaro) and I registered it with the proper car documentation and my FM-2, not with any license at all.
I'd like to think that if a Mexican license (or apparently anyone at all) isn't necessary for registration of a vehicle, insurance's requirements can't be more demanding! |
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Samantha
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you willing to take that chance? Why don't you check with your insurance company to be sure, since things seem quite different from State to State? |
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mejms
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Samantha wrote: |
| Are you willing to take that chance? Why don't you check with your insurance company to be sure, since things seem quite different from State to State? |
I asked the sales rep from the insurance company when first hiring the service if an American license was valid. She didn't know and I didn't pursue it.
Then I was browsing the insurance booklet and it clearly states that you need a valid license, which reminded me. But, you're right, I will ask again. Hope that I get a hold of someone who knows something!  |
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Prof.Gringo
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Samantha wrote: |
| Hope that I get a hold of someone who knows something! |
Bueno suerte  |
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Prof.Gringo
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: ~~~~> Driving In Mexico |
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| Silence820 wrote: |
| I have a valid U. S. driver�s license & FM-3, I have been living in M�xico for almost a year. I was told that M�xico will recognize my license, but I do not want to take the chance. Can someone tell me if this is true? Also what would it take to obtain a license here in Mexico City? Thanks |
Using a US license is a great way to encourage the corrupt cops in Mexico to hold your license and be...how can we say..reluctant to give it back promptly without a contribution to the United Mexican Policemen's Taco Fund, cause a tortilla is a terrible thing to waste! |
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Samantha
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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mejms: Wise decision. Write down the name of the person you speak to. Insurance companies are scary, because they have the power to deny your claim for any number of reasons. Being sent to "la jaula" directly after an accident is never a fun experience. Insurance adjusters have the power to settle these things quickly.
Prof Gringo: Are you having trouble with the Quote function? I am being quoted as saying something I didn't.  |
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Professor
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: ~~~~> Driving In Mexico |
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| Prof.Gringo wrote: |
Using a US license is a great way to encourage the corrupt cops in Mexico to hold your license and be...how can we say..reluctant to give it back promptly without a contribution to the United Mexican Policemen's Taco Fund |
I have been told the same thing by many people here in the DF. |
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mejms
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Using a US license is a great way to encourage the corrupt cops in Mexico to hold your license and be...how can we say..reluctant to give it back promptly without a contribution to the United Mexican Policemen's Taco Fund, cause a tortilla is a terrible thing to waste! |
You might also find that a unambitious cop might not want to be bothered with a foreigner who speaks pidign' Spanish and a US license, and will just send you on your way (assuming you didn't commit any serious infraction).
Everyone's got their experience. |
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TeresaLopez
Joined: 18 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:26 am Post subject: |
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Bueno suerte |
Not to nitpick, but it�s buenA suerte |
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kosherpickle
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Police pull people over here? Color me shocked. I thought all they did was drive around playing with their sirens at 3am. I swear to you some of them have signature siren mix styles.
Maybe this isn't common and the police just hate someone who lives over here. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Maybe this isn't common and the police just hate someone who lives over here. |
Very common in my neighborhood..we live around the corner from a police and fire station. Cops are always bleating out siren tunes to each other, passing girls, people in the nieghborhood they know, etc.
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The next big thing in ring tones?  |
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MotherF
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Cops do that in my neighborhood too. I assume it's so we know that they bothered to patrol.
On an interesting side note, in 2008, I went to the US with my Mexican driver's license, bought a car, registered it and got insuranse all with my Mexican driver's license. |
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Prof.Gringo
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| MotherF wrote: |
Cops do that in my neighborhood too. I assume it's so we know that they bothered to patrol.
On an interesting side note, in 2008, I went to the US with my Mexican driver's license, bought a car, registered it and got insuranse all with my Mexican driver's license. |
It's because Mexican police don't know the first thing about patrol techniques. |
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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| Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Prof.Gringo wrote: |
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Bueno suerte |
Not to nitpick, but it�s buenA suerte |
Thanks for the correction, I have to do the same for the so-called Mexican English teachers I am forced to work with on a daily basis. Funny, I get paid to teach English, not Spanish
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Are you correcting the Mexican English teachers' Spanish? If you meant that you're helping them with their English, what's so terrible about that? |
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PlayadelSoul
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
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Location: Playa del Carmen
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Here, you have to prove that you have a valid driver's license from somewhere. Otherwise, you have to start the process from scratch, which means you can opt to just take the exam (about 80 questions, some bordering on the absurd) or take the pl�tica (about 1.5 hours) and a 20 question exam (much easier).
I drive in the US on my Mexican license. Cracker jack or not, it is legal to do so. Not so sure where American exceptionalism comes into play with driver's licenses, but whatever floats one boat, I suppose. |
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