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Driving your car into Mexico?

July 5, 2008 on 3:37 am | In Jalisco Mexico summer 2008, My Trips, SCORE Baja1000 Nov. 2007, San Felipe may 2007, resources | No Comments

If you plan on taking your car into Mexico you will need to get a permit to temporarily import your vehicle into Mexico. There are several ways to accomplish this. You can do it at the border when crossing, you can go to select Mexican consulates, or you can do it online at the Banjercito web site.

Some of the documentation they require (must bring the original and a set of copies):

• Passport
• Birth Certificate
• certificate of vehicle ownership (if financed, notorized approval to temporarily export the vehicle to Mexico)
• auto insurance for the dates you will be in Mexico
• current vehicle registration
• photo ID
• A credit card (IE Visa,MC) or up to $400 USD cash deposit
• and of course there is a fee $29 to $59 USD (each method has a different price)

After all this is done you will get a permit with a sticker that you attach to your windshield while in Mexico. Before you leave Mexico you are obligated to present your vehicle to the Banjercito office at the border crossing to get your deposit back.