Earl Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Is there something to turn in or some form to fill out at the border, or does one just drive on through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrall Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 No stop necessary. Just drive on through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 John Shrall is 100% correct. You can use in USA up to one year. Just check your insurance police to see if you have USA liability coverage. If not you can buy coverage online before you go at https://www.segurogringo.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrall Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 My car insurance policy (AXA) has the same liability policy when driving outside Mexico as the ones you'd see on the Seguro Gringo site. If that rider did not come with your policy papers, ask your agent. You may not need to purchase anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Tip. Buy a license plate frame from a US car dealer. Its legal and will help disguise your Mexican plates. Unfortunately there are a lot of "suspicious" traffic stops being done in the US now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Drive up there 2-3 times per year with my Jalisco plates, never been stopped or harassed in any way. Only in Texas and New Mexico, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utilitus Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Mainecoons said: Drive up there 2-3 times per year with my Jalisco plates, never been stopped or harassed in any way. Only in Texas and New Mexico, however. Just to note that in almost 50 adult years in northern California, I don't think I've seen more than two or three Mexican plates, and I've been looking. Really, plates from the southern and midwest US are almost as rare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 I see them in Colorado occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Mainecoons said: Drive up there 2-3 times per year with my Jalisco plates, never been stopped or harassed in any way. Only in Texas and New Mexico, however. Agree 100% "suspicious" traffic stops being done in the US now. ?? where and what statistics. I have friends and relatives in the USA with Jalisco plates who have never been stopped. I travel in the USA at least 2 months of the year with Jalisco plates. Stopped once but I was traveling 85 in a 75 zone. Very polite and asked me to please drive slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 I LIVE in the US and have not seen/been suspiciously stopped.... and I drive S. Dakota plates in Colorado. For 10 years. 😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Since the legalization of marijuana in some states there has been an increase in stops for questionable suspicions. Not just out of country plates either. Besides, the suggestion of a license plate frame is easy and legal . There have been reports of getting pulled over and if the officer "thinks" he smells marijuana they fabricate a reason to get a K9 inspection and there have been reports of officers planting drugs albeit rare. I'd rather reduce the likelihood of getting pulled over at all even if I have nothing to hide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, ea93105 said: Since the legalization of marijuana in some states there has been an increase in stops for questionable suspicions. Not just out of country plates either. Besides, the suggestion of a license plate frame is easy and legal . There have been reports of getting pulled over and if the officer "thinks" he smells marijuana they fabricate a reason to get a K9 inspection and there have been reports of officers planting drugs albeit rare. I'd rather reduce the likelihood of getting pulled over at all even if I have nothing to hide. Yes surely logic says someone with Jalisco plates would be in the USA to buy & use illegal marijuana and thus be more likely to be stopped. hahahaha If a patrol wanted to play the odds they would only pull over local plates. Far better odds of finding a marijuana user. Your suggestion that there suspicious" traffic stops is a purely emotional one. As Mr. Spock would say "not logical" ...nor is it the experience of those of us who drive in the US with Jalisco plates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 I'm not saying that having Mexican plates will make you a big target, sorry if it came across as an alarm. I've driven in the US with MX plates as well without any issues. But has America become more of a "us vs them" place, I think so. Sometimes the "them" is simply someone from another state. Do I think there a cops with prejudices ?, I do. So therefore I chose to blend in and a cheap license plate frame helps to do that ( not a guarantee), even if it reduces the odds of getting pulled over from 2% to 1%. Yes, there are people being pulled over simply because they have out of state plates. No statistics, but actual videos of people going through that. I was once pulled over in Arkansas ( my vehicle had California plates) for no reason, agreed to have my vehicle searched. Ended up standing by the side of the road for an hour before they let me go. Do I think if I had a "Go Razorbacks" license plate frame it might have made a difference, maybe I won't agree to a vehicle search so easily anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, ea93105 said: I'm not saying that having Mexican plates will make you a big target, sorry if it came across as an alarm. I've driven in the US with MX plates as well without any issues. But has America become more of a "us vs them" place, I think so. Sometimes the "them" is simply someone from another state. Do I think there a cops with prejudices ?, I do. So therefore I chose to blend in and a cheap license plate frame helps to do that ( not a guarantee), even if it reduces the odds of getting pulled over from 2% to 1%. Yes, there are people being pulled over simply because they have out of state plates. No statistics, but actual videos of people going through that. I was once pulled over in Arkansas ( my vehicle had California plates) for no reason, agreed to have my vehicle searched. Ended up standing by the side of the road for an hour before they let me go. Do I think if I had a "Go Razorbacks" license plate frame it might have made a difference, maybe I won't agree to a vehicle search so easily anymore. Sorry you had a bad experience. Certainly not the norm. And if they asked to search your vehicle their was probably something that caused them to ask ??? And in the videos you are citing I guess the officer admits " i pulled you over for out of state plates" I am not politically motivated, nor do I believe that Canada, the USA, nor Mexico is and increasingly "us vs them" country All of my Mexican relatives living in the USA are treated with total respect, and none have experienced an "us vs them" attitude. And please don't waste time citing a publicized example that is a 1 in 100,000 event. That happens in every country in the world, but certainly does not express how that countries populace feels in general. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Here is one example of being targeted: ( there are many more ) He was pulled over because he didn't have his turn signals on for "5 seconds". Ya right, anyone believe that ? Colorado plates are being targeted because of legalization of marijuana there. In this case he did have some, but that's not the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea93105 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Mostlylost said: Sorry you had a bad experience. Certainly not the norm. And if they asked to search your vehicle their was probably something that caused them to ask ??? And in the videos you are citing I guess the officer admits " i pulled you over for out of state plates" I am not politically motivated, nor do I believe that Canada, the USA, nor Mexico is and increasingly "us vs them" country All of my Mexican relatives living in the USA are treated with total respect, and none have experienced an "us vs them" attitude. And please don't waste time citing a publicized example that is a 1 in 100,000 event. That happens in every country in the world, but certainly does not express how that countries populace feels in general. I should have stated no good reason. I was driving a vintage ("hippie" to them I think ) vw bus and it was very windy. All vehicles were being buffeted around but my empty bus more so than others. I was staying in my lane the whole time however. So the reason for the pullover was to see if I was impaired by something and we know what all vw busses "must" have inside right ? Plus it was winter, so standing outside in the wind was miserable. I shouldn't have agreed to a search in retrospect, but I had never been asked before and had no idea what was involved. I had to open rear engine cover for them, they had never seen a such a drivetrain layout, so many potential hiding spots in their eyes I guess. At least they shook my hand at the end lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handfaf Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 No problem at all the only thing is the farther you go cars will follow close so they can read your plate. 8 mph over the limit enjoy the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianInMexico Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 Just a caution on the liability rider in the US on your Mexican policy that most people do not know about. Your liability rider may be for only $100K and may actually specify the states where it is valid, so read it! This is legally sufficient in southern states like TX, NM or AZ BUT you may find that the minimum required by law is higher in other states. When I drove up north there were many states, plus Canada, that required minimum liability of more than $100K, so I had to buy a rider for $300K. You can check state by state online that you are visiting to verify minimums in the states where you will be visiting. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 8 hours ago, BrianInMexico said: Just a caution on the liability rider in the US on your Mexican policy that most people do not know about. Your liability rider may be for only $100K and may actually specify the states where it is valid, so read it! This is legally sufficient in southern states like TX, NM or AZ BUT you may find that the minimum required by law is higher in other states. When I drove up north there were many states, plus Canada, that required minimum liability of more than $100K, so I had to buy a rider for $300K. You can check state by state online that you are visiting to verify minimums in the states where you will be visiting. Would that also be a good idea if you live in the USA and travel to different states? I never considered that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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