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Marsha McCarthy says:

February 19, 2013 at 8:17 am

Hi,
I have a question. My car was totaled by a drunk driver and I am waiting for a settlement. How do I get my wrecked, totaled car off my FM3? I can’t even get a straight answer from my lawyer. I was told I have to go to Mexico City. I did not have insurance. I let it lapse and will NEVER do that again. I want to buy a US car that belongs to a friend and nationalize it when I go for permanent resident.
Thanks

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- yucalandia says:
  
  February 19, 2013 at 3:21 pm
  
  Hi Marsha,
  You give Aduana a letter describing that the car has been wrecked, describing the make, model, year, and VIN number, plus the Aduana permit number, your passport number, your name, and a request that Aduana and Banjercito cancel your current permit. Include the original permit, THE STICKER off the windshield, and a Notarized letter where the mechanic or junk yard certifies that the car had been damaged beyond repair, and that it has been turned into scrap, and will never be driven again. They may want a copy of your passport and the title.
  
  You take that to your local Aduana office, and ask them to process you surrendering your permit, and issue you a document that certifies that your TIP has been officially cancelled.
  
  If you have no Aduana office nearby, it takes longer: You send all the things into DF, along with a Comprabante proving your address, and your contact information (phone, email, and address) and wait: (for up to a year)
  Administración General de Aduanas
  Administración Central de Planeación Aduanera
  Av. Hidalgo No. 77, Módulo IV, primer piso
  Col. Guerrero, Delegación Cuauhtemoc
  Código Postal 06300, México, D.F.
  
  steve
  
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bobby brown says:

May 20, 2013 at 4:51 pm

hi forum: i have a question on my daughters FM- 3–it expires in the middle of this June and upon graduating high school here in Vallarta; she will be leaving Mexico for college in the States on Sept.1- and i can’t see paying now 2,000 pesos for a whole year—will the Aduana at the airport have a problem with the FM-3 being expired for a month and a half-?—-i don’t see her returning to Mexico to live–Puerto Vallarta is for the old farts—LOL–Thanks for your imput—bobby brown-

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- yucalandia says:
  
  May 21, 2013 at 9:47 am
  
  Hi Bobby,
  When she checks in with INM, they can take one of 3 paths:
  1. Tell her she was a naughty girl and waive the penalties (possible, if they think she intends to renew and is late on the renewal – but unlikely).
  2. Charge her $50 pesos a day since the expiration date (the formal typical route ~ 45 days late x $50 pesos a day => $2,250 pesos => 2/3 of the cost of a Residente Temporal).
  3. Charge her some arbitrary fine between $400 pesos and $2,000 pesos.
  
  Reports from across Mexico these past years describe those 3 scenarios, with the $50 pesos a day fee applied for people with about 1-2 months or less of late days.
  steve
  
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bobby brown says:

May 21, 2013 at 2:19 pm

Steve; thanks for your quick respomse: i think i’ll choose door number three—i’ll have her make like a tourist that lost her FMM card given out on the planes entering Mexico–like they say–KISS IT- no sense in giving these guys any more ammunition than you have too- The latest with me at Puerto Vallarta INM– my old FM-3 had a one on it so i bought my last three years for my temporary resident for around 6,000 pesos–no financials or proof of residence–real easy–now my J cars have another three years of life–let’s see what the future holds?—thanks again for your useful imput—Bobby Brown

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