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Ken Clawson

Sep 14, 2002, 1:36 PM

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If you are leaving Mexico through Nuevo Laredo with an expired vehicle permit READ THIS….

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…No problem whatsoever! I had lost all the paperwork, my registration has issues, and I have a new passport, but the expiration date of the permit was never mentioned.Drove from Torreon to Laredo and went through one military checkpoint but not a question. Although those guys look locked, loaded, and ready.In Laredo there is an entire new building (since I was there last year) and very efficient. Just follow the signs for CAR PERMITS and it is all there. Immigration, permits, insurance, money exchange. Not sure how to get to this building entering Mexico. Had a great evening in Laredo, Texas, but coming back to the US is depressing. 
Ken

expat paul

Sep 14, 2002, 2:11 PM

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Ken what was depressing ?

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: …No problem whatsoever! I had lost all the paperwork, my registration has issues, and I have a new passport, but the expiration date of the permit was never mentioned.: Drove from Torreon to Laredo and went through one military checkpoint but not a question. Although those guys look locked, loaded, and ready.: In Laredo there is an entire new building (since I was there last year) and very efficient. Just follow the signs for CAR PERMITS and it is all there. Immigration, permits, insurance, money exchange. Not sure how to get to this building entering Mexico. Had a great evening in Laredo, Texas, but coming back to the US is depressing. :
: Ken

Travelin' Vinny

Sep 14, 2002, 5:24 PM

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Ken, you might want to read this.

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: I wish no ill will but the soldier check point wouldn't ask you about the car permit, in fact no one "asks" you about it. Its possible to leave the country in the way you described but that doesn't mean that the expired permit is now 'case closed'. If you should try driving back in the future, your name will come up and you may be sanctioned. But there is a solution. Pls advs if you want the details.
: …No problem whatsoever! I had lost all the paperwork, my registration has issues, and I have a new passport, but the expiration date of the permit was never mentioned.: Drove from Torreon to Laredo and went through one military checkpoint but not a question. Although those guys look locked, loaded, and ready.: In Laredo there is an entire new building (since I was there last year) and very efficient. Just follow the signs for CAR PERMITS and it is all there. Immigration, permits, insurance, money exchange. Not sure how to get to this building entering Mexico. Had a great evening in Laredo, Texas, but coming back to the US is depressing. :
: Ken

Jason

Sep 14, 2002, 5:35 PM

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Ken, you might want to read this.

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:But there is a solution. Pls advs if you want the details. please let us have the details just in case

Travelin' Vinny

Sep 15, 2002, 5:11 AM

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The Details, ya'll.

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: :But there is a solution. Pls advs if you want the details. : please let us have the details just in case: Last year, what happened to Ken, happened to me. I drove my truck out of Mexico without being asked aout my car permit. This year, going back into Mexico with my sedan, my name came up at the aduana that I still had old permit open on my truck, which was back in San Antonio TX. The aduana official told me to go to the Mexico Consulate in San Antonio with a notarized affidavit stating that the vehicle was in fact in San Antonio and for a $65.00 fee, the Consulate gave me a document authorizing the aduana to close the old permit and open a new one. I know of several people who have gone through this and it seems common place SOP. When I returned with the authorization, the aduana didn't blink an eye, they just closed the old permit and gave me a new one.
Tip: I drove the truck to the consulate so they could see that it was, in fact, in San Antonio but they didn;t go out to look at it, they just go by whatever is stated in the affidavit.
Hope this helpful.

Ken Clawson

Sep 15, 2002, 6:04 AM

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My writing skills must suck...

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I guess I did not make myself very clear, I did cancell the permit in Nuevo Laredo and it was there that the expired permit was never in quesation. That would be another good thread, does long periods of not speaking English affect ones writing and speaking abilities? In my case seems the answer is yes. LOL 
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: …No problem whatsoever! I had lost all the paperwork, my registration has issues, and I have a new passport, but the expiration date of the permit was never mentioned.: Drove from Torreon to Laredo and went through one military checkpoint but not a question. Although those guys look locked, loaded, and ready.: In Laredo there is an entire new building (since I was there last year) and very efficient. Just follow the signs for CAR PERMITS and it is all there. Immigration, permits, insurance, money exchange. Not sure how to get to this building entering Mexico. Had a great evening in Laredo, Texas, but coming back to the US is depressing. :
: Ken

Rolly

Sep 15, 2002, 6:48 AM

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My writing skills must suck...

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:That would be another good thread, does long periods of not speaking English affect ones writing and speaking abilities? In my case seems the answer is yes. LOL I think you are right, Ken. I continue to do a lot of writing, so that skill does not seem to be impaired by my time in Mexico. But I have noticed a decline in my verbal skills. When I go north to visit friends and family, I have noticed that I must make more of an effort to express myself. I’m not sure how much ageing has to do with it, but I hope it is just lack of practice with the language. They say you never forget how to ride a bicycle, but I don’t remember a bit of the calculus class that I made an A in college. Oh, well…Have a good adventure in the Far East.Rolly

Travelin' Vinny

Sep 15, 2002, 8:09 AM

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???????? What permit, other than your expired car permit would you need to cancel? nfm

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: I guess I did not make myself very clear, I did cancell the permit in Nuevo Laredo and it was there that the expired permit was never in quesation. : That would be another good thread, does long periods of not speaking English affect ones writing and speaking abilities? In my case seems the answer is yes. LOL 
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: : …No problem whatsoever! I had lost all the paperwork, my registration has issues, and I have a new passport, but the expiration date of the permit was never mentioned.: : Drove from Torreon to Laredo and went through one military checkpoint but not a question. Although those guys look locked, loaded, and ready.: : In Laredo there is an entire new building (since I was there last year) and very efficient. Just follow the signs for CAR PERMITS and it is all there. Immigration, permits, insurance, money exchange. Not sure how to get to this building entering Mexico. Had a great evening in Laredo, Texas, but coming back to the US is depressing. : :
: : Ken

Ken Clawson

Sep 15, 2002, 11:23 AM

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Rolly, For the sake of the Mexico Connect's Forums...

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...I hope you continue writing your great advice regarding living in Mexico. And I sincerely hope age has nothing to do with writing and verbal skills or alot of us are in real trouble. LOL I sold that printer and the TV to my landlord just to save the hassle of you/me getting together although I wish we could have met in person.Good luck on your house and I will be checking in from Asia if all works out.Vinny, No other permit I know of, do you?Adios AmigosKen: :That would be another good thread, does long periods of not speaking English affect ones writing and speaking abilities? In my case seems the answer is yes. LOL : I think you are right, Ken. I continue to do a lot of writing, so that skill does not seem to be impaired by my time in Mexico. But I have noticed a decline in my verbal skills. When I go north to visit friends and family, I have noticed that I must make more of an effort to express myself. I’m not sure how much ageing has to do with it, but I hope it is just lack of practice with the language. They say you never forget how to ride a bicycle, but I don’t remember a bit of the calculus class that I made an A in college. Oh, well…: Have a good adventure in the Far East.: Rolly

Puerto Bill

Sep 17, 2002, 9:33 PM

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The Details, ya'll.

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Just a question. Did you enter with the new car at the same crossing as you entered with the old truck? I was told that the computers are site specific. That is, if you enter at one crossing and another and then enter with another auto ant the first crossing they will not have a record of you leaving with the old auto thus causing a head ache. You should keep your receipt from the exit with the first auto in case they try to hassle you. I sure hope that all makes sense. Did you cross at the same crossing?
PB