gyma Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Several years ago, when I was still a newbie, I bought a used car with CDMX plates. I just found out the tarjeta needs to be renewed every 3 years so my card expired last year. If you have CDMX plates, how do you renew the tarjeta de circulación? I've been able to renew my plates online, but I don't think you can do that with the tarjeta if you don't live in CDMX. Help! Thanks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista lake Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 https://tramites.cdmx.gob.mx/tarjeta-circulacion/public/ Here you can pay, and receive by email, tarjeta de circulación! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyma Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Thank you! I used the link, paid, and am waiting now to get an email with a link to show I paid. Is just a paid receipt enough to prove I'm current? So much to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyma Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, oregontochapala said: If you live in Jalisco, it's time to get Jalisco plates. You may be right. When I bought the car, I was told it was legal to keep the plates that came with the car. I'm now being quoted $10,000 to switch to Jalisco plates. Does that sound reasonable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, gyma said: You may be right. When I bought the car, I was told it was legal to keep the plates that came with the car. I'm now being quoted $10,000 to switch to Jalisco plates. Does that sound reasonable? Quoted by whom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyma Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 1 minute ago, mudgirl said: Quoted by whom? The person I bought the car from. He sells expats a lot of cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 1 minute ago, gyma said: The person I bought the car from. He sells expats a lot of cars. That doesn't make him an expert on how much it will cost to change plates over. It seems he also told you it was legal to keep the plates on the car, which it really isn't. Your vehicle is supposed to be registered in the state where you reside. Why not go to the transit office and get a factual quote, instead of speculation? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyma Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 The quote was for him to do it. My understanding (from S&S Auto) is that you have to take the car to GDL, be there at 6am and plan on spending all day there. I would also have to hire a Spanish speaker to go with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 4 hours ago, gyma said: The quote was for him to do it. My understanding (from S&S Auto) is that you have to take the car to GDL, be there at 6am and plan on spending all day there. I would also have to hire a Spanish speaker to go with me. Yes.... sadly it's all too true. We paid $13,500 with all costs specifically laid out on the annual registration page (like you pay each year at refrendo time) for the same procedure in Jan 2020. It appears the bulk of the cost is tied to the state's evaluation of current value of the vehicle. And no, that does not include fee to the highly recommend you do it this way very experienced guy who does this for a living. (car bought from Rafa in Riberas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 4 hours ago, mudgirl said: Why not go to the transit office and get a factual quote, instead of speculation? Local transit office can't help and will not have an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 20 hours ago, Natasha said: Local transit office can't help and will not have an answer. Ah. Well that is where one goes to change over plates in Nayarit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 fyi, it is MUCH easier to change plates in Nayarit than it is in Jalisco. Jalisco seems to have made it as difficult as possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 Apparently a couple years back Jalisco put a very fat tax on new registrations OR changes. It used to be fairly cheap, no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 hour ago, mudgirl said: Ah. Well that is where one goes to change over plates in Nayarit. Except if one LIVES in Jalisco, their car is supposed to be plated/registered in Jalisco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyma Posted December 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 Natasha, Do you have a source for your information? I tried googling it but didn't find a reliable source. I'm curious if the guy who helped me buy the car isn't being truthful with me. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 35 minutes ago, gyma said: Natasha, Do you have a source for your information? I tried googling it but didn't find a reliable source. I'm curious if the guy who helped me buy the car isn't being truthful with me. Thanks! What I have includes the original factura (one owner car --Quinatan Roo) when the car was purchased, another document from Secretaria in QR with history of all payments made (annual fees etc., ), copy of report being notarized in QR, the previous owner's IFE front and back, and phrase required on back of original factura that she had signed, leaving space above for our names to be inserted, plus the 3 plastic cards you carry in your wallet after paying annual fees. That whole mitt-ful went with the car to the depot ( I believe it was the main one in Guad at the glorieta on Alcalde Norte), along with a bunch of ID re: us plus originals of our IFE cards, and from there they continued with all Jalisco stuff required.... but the document we received with the new plates, tho' it looks like the "usual" ones, was issued by "Planeación, Adminstración, y Finanzas".... same kind of department as QR that issued all the stuff they issued. That one details / charges EIGHT different things, and the total came to just over 13,500 pesos. Last year when we paid usual fees, similar document but says Secretaria de la Hacienda Pública..... and of course not nearly such a list. I suggest you send me a pm with your contact, OR go to Moyoyo Car Wash in Riberas (Rafael and wife own/run it) and ask either of them, as they have done this process many times and can affirm what I'm saying. You might also take whatever documents from the original owner that you have, to be sure you have enough!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyma Posted December 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 37 minutes ago, Natasha said: What I have includes the original factura (one owner car --Quinatan Roo) when the car was purchased, another document from Secretaria in QR with history of all payments made (annual fees etc., ), copy of report being notarized in QR, the previous owner's IFE front and back, and phrase required on back of original factura that she had signed, leaving space above for our names to be inserted, plus the 3 plastic cards you carry in your wallet after paying annual fees. That whole mitt-ful went with the car to the depot ( I believe it was the main one in Guad at the glorieta on Alcalde Norte), along with a bunch of ID re: us plus originals of our IFE cards, and from there they continued with all Jalisco stuff required.... but the document we received with the new plates, tho' it looks like the "usual" ones, was issued by "Planeación, Adminstración, y Finanzas".... same kind of department as QR that issued all the stuff they issued. That one details / charges EIGHT different things, and the total came to just over 13,500 pesos. Last year when we paid usual fees, similar document but says Secretaria de la Hacienda Pública..... and of course not nearly such a list. I suggest you send me a pm with your contact, OR go to Moyoyo Car Wash in Riberas (Rafael and wife own/run it) and ask either of them, as they have done this process many times and can affirm what I'm saying. You might also take whatever documents from the original owner that you have, to be sure you have enough!! Actually, what I'm trying to determine is what law dictates you must change license plates to match the state where you live. I had asked the guy about it and he reassured me Mexico isn't like the US where you have to change plates when you move to another state. He's lived in the states, so he understands how it's done there, but claims that's not how Mexico works. The process you went through sounds awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 Please do yourself a huge favour and ask Rafael. We were told MANY years ago (here) that you have to change plates within ??? months but that's a very long time ago so........ And I don't know how the people who drive out-of-state cars here manage to pay their annual fees and get current "tarjeta de circulación" and annual windshield sticker. Maybe one of them can tell you? I'm sure it would be on the government web site somewhere (state or fed??) but not sure what site to try, and google only comes up with answers NOT relative to this question. OR..... go into an insurance office (eg. Bellon) and ask them. OR go to the recaudadora office in Chapala... surely they can answer that much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 The process you went through sounds awful! Actually, except for the PAYING part 😝, it was all taken care of by Rafa, (papers in QT when he was there buying the car, and him and his guy here on this end). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Actually, what I'm trying to determine is what law dictates you must change license plates to match the state where you live. GYMA just ploughed my way thru many pages of Jalisco state law re: all things vehicular, and while I did see reference to current hologram (windshield) matching the state I didn't really find the number of days or the actual requirement to change, tho' strangely enough i DID find where they can fine you $2,888 pesos and haul the car off to an impound yard until resolved (at your expense, of course)...................... But my old-lady-so-don't-trust-it memory THINKS it remembers it being 30 days. Mostly Lost care to weigh in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Natasha said: Except if one LIVES in Jalisco, their car is supposed to be plated/registered in Jalisco. Oh yes, I understand that. I just didn't realize that a different facility dealt with it in Jalisco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Ferret said: , it is MUCH easier to change plates in Nayarit than it is in Jalisco. The office in Mezcales is really easy to deal with, but when I bought a used vehicle that had Chihuahua plates on it, I had to go to Tepic to first get a piece of paper (which of course took all day) to present in Mezcales. (actually that office was in San Vicente). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 13 hours ago, Natasha said: Actually, what I'm trying to determine is what law dictates you must change license plates to match the state where you live. GYMA just ploughed my way thru many pages of Jalisco state law re: all things vehicular, and while I did see reference to current hologram (windshield) matching the state I didn't really find the number of days or the actual requirement to change, tho' strangely enough i DID find where they can fine you $2,888 pesos and haul the car off to an impound yard until resolved (at your expense, of course)...................... But my old-lady-so-don't-trust-it memory THINKS it remembers it being 30 days. Mostly Lost care to weigh in? I have only nationalized and plated in Jalisco, and not changed from other Mexican states. According to my wife, who retired from the licensing/registration division of the state of Jalisco 5 years ago, she says as long as the car has a current registration from another state there was no regulation with a time frame to require the change to Jalisco registration. The key is having a current valid tarjeta de circulación for that state in your name. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyma Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 51 minutes ago, Mostlylost said: I have only nationalized and plated in Jalisco, and not changed from other Mexican states. According to my wife, who retired from the licensing/registration division of the state of Jalisco 5 years ago, she says as long as the car has a current registration from another state there was no regulation with a time frame to require the change to Jalisco registration. The key is having a current valid tarjeta de circulación for that state in your name. Thank you so much. I have a current tarjeta de circulación so for now I will not worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 hour ago, gyma said: Thank you so much. I have a current tarjeta de circulación so for now I will not worry. ML's wife is probably correct as far as that goes ...... but in the middle of the night I remembered another picky detail. We've bought and sold 3 used vehicles prior to the car referred to in my answers... all Jalisco plated. But it was drilled into us that in the event of anything illegal, criminal, or an accident causing harm, the registered owner of the PLATES is the person it falls back on. For this reason, transfer done on the back of the title or not, person you buy the car from is holding the bag until the car is registered in new owner's name...... and I think that can only happen at the recaudadora. We were, in fact, told the safest thing in the event of not knowing the buyer was to go WITH them to be sure they completed the process! So again I stress.... save yourself and the previous guy a lot of heartache in check it out in the Chapala location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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