Cars and Licenses - Page 5

BryansRose · #41 (**permalink**) 31st May 2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by G.Bledsoe

Many of my friends in San Miguel de Allende have a private PO box address in Laredo, Texas, a service that carries their U.S. mail down to San Miguel daily. The expats around Lake Chapala must have the same. I do not know if this address is acceptable to the Texas DMV, nor do I know if you must estbalish residence in Texas to register a car there. I think you can just walk into the DMV and register a car there. I do not know if an address in Mexico will work.

Would it be possible for you to find out from a friend what the exact address of the service in Laredo is?? Long-term, I think this is going to be the solution for me, and it would be good to know a reputable service for next time I go up to Laredo.

Thanks.

G.Bledsoe · #42 (**permalink**) 31st May 2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BryansRose

Would it be possible for you to find out from a friend what the exact address of the service in Laredo is?? Long-term, I think this is going to be the solution for me, and it would be good to know a reputable service for next time I go up to Laredo.

Thanks.

Click on ::::::: La Conexion, San Miguel de Allende :::::::

The address in Laredo is on their home page.

G.Bledsoe · #43 (**permalink**) 31st May 2009, 08:37 PM

The same type of service may be available in the Lake Chapala area. Try:

Sol y Luna. | Mail.

RVGRINGO · #44 (**permalink**) 31st May 2009, 11:32 PM

There are three such services at Lake Chapala, all with addresses in Laredo, TX.
Mail Boxes Etc.
Sol y Luna
Handymail
So, if you are living at Lake Chapala, they can help. I think MBE is the only franchise with other locations, such as Guadalajara, in Mexico.

BryansRose · #45 (**permalink**) 31st May 2009, 11:42 PM

Thank you both!

Sisalena · #46 (**permalink**) 2nd June 2009, 11:48 PM

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this post, or if I should start a new thread. I'm living near Merida, Yucatan, and lately when we drive into the city to do our bi-weekly shopping, I've been getting stopped by the police because there's no front license plate on my truck. The truck is plated from the state of Georgia, which only requires a back license plate. So far, I have been able to explain this to the police officers who have stopped us, but I'm afraid that one day I'll run across a "hard a$$", and I just don't want the hassle. The last time, the policeman said something about an official paper stating there's only one tag required. I had no idea what he was talking about, as we've been living here for 3 years without any problems. But since those 11 men were beheaded near Merida, the police presence on all roads entering Merida have increased, and it's getting to where I dread driving in there. I tried looking on the Georgia State website, but couldn't find anything that explains their one-tag requirement. I did find one website that shows the various U. S. states that only require one tag. I'm going to print it out and take it with me when I go to town next time, but since it's in English, don't know how much help it would be. Can anyone help?

RVGRINGO · #47 (**permalink**) 3rd June 2009, 12:19 PM

Consider this option: Remove your rear plate and have it copied on a color copy machine. Ask the papeleria to laminate the copy. buy a license plate frame and cover with plastic and install that one on the front. It might be a good idea to write 'copy' and 'copia' on each end before laminating, to avoid suspicion of forgery. It should pass the 10 foot test. Do carry that list of states that require only one tag.

bournemouth · #48 (**permalink**) 3rd June 2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by RVGRINGO

Consider this option: Remove your rear plate and have it copied on a color copy machine. Ask the papeleria to laminate the copy. buy a license plate frame and cover with plastic and install that one on the front. It might be a good idea to write 'copy' and 'copia' on each end before laminating, to avoid suspicion of forgery. It should pass the 10 foot test. Do carry that list of states that require only one tag.

Our solution to this problem has been to buy a plate declaring us to be Arizona Diamondback fans - never been to a game - but it looks like a plate from the distance. Travelling north to Texas from our area, we were stopped all the time because of no front plate. Travelling north to Arizona, there does not seem to be the same problem as we assume the police/military have become acustomed to the fact that some vehicles have no front plates.

I think, in fact, that there is something buried in the legal code that says that what is custom in your home country is accepted here but it will be hard to dig out.

Sisalena · #49 (**permalink**) 3rd June 2009, 10:43 PM

Thank you both for the good advice. I have also thought about taking the tag off of my trailer and putting it on the front of my truck, but was afraid they might notice it was a different number than the one on the back, which could cause even more problems. But it's also from Georgia, so maybe they wouldn't. I'm going to use a web translator to translate that page I found on the internet with the listing of states that only require one tag, and be sure and take it with me when I drive into Merida. Thanks again for the great advice and prompt replies.

Rodrigo84 · #50 (**permalink**) 7th June 2009, 09:32 PM

My cousin had that issue as he had just a Florida plate and later a South Carolina plate (rear plate only states), and had to get a legal order (known as a constancia) from a local civic judge (juez civico) stating this was so. The local police seemed to think that because Texas had front and rear plates, everyone in the U.S. had front and rear plates.