Hoy no Circula

Interesting that you mention the hoy no circula, we are in Ciudad Satélite which is in the State of Mexico, and is part of greater Mexico City on the North West area, we have vanity plates on both vehicles and can not drive on Fridays and Saturdays and are restricted from driving before eleven o'clock Sunday to Thursday, it is a little late now, tomorrow I will get my niece to call the agency and get the scoop on this, specially if gringos are considered in this category, if caught driving on a restricted day, and if it happens to be a woman cop the vehicle's will be impounded, the men are easier to bribe so they have women cops and they are nasty and I have been warned not drive on those days.

So tomorrow I will have good information for you.

navegator

http://www.paisano.gob.mx/index.php/paso-a-paso-tu-viaje/69-hoy-no-circula

Para mayor orientación llama al 1 877 210 9469 desde EUA o Desde México 01 800 201 8542, ambas son líneas gratuitas.

Using Google Translate (don't trust me to get it correct)

Do not Drive Today

If you visit Mexico City and the metropolitan area, you have to meet Hoy No Circula Program, which operates in the Federal District and 18 municipalities of the State of Mexico, Monday to Saturday from 05:00 to 22:00 hours, and prohibiting the use of vehicles according to the latest issue of your vehicle plate.'

Also, from Monday to Friday from 05:00 to 11:00 hours if your plates are foreign or foreign: If your plate NO NUMBERS USA it is considered as termination 9, 0 or permits and therefore, your vehicle does not circulate on Fridays (blue) and the 5th. Saturday of each month.

Do not forget that in the State of Mexico, the Hoy No Circula work only in 18 municipalities:

1. Atizapan
2. Chicoloapan
3. coacalco de berriozábal
4. Cuautitlan Izcalli
5. Cuautitlan Mexico
6. Chalco
7. Chimalhuacán
8. Ecatepec
9. Huixquilucan
10. Ixtapaluca
11. La Paz
12. Naucalpan
13. Nezahualcoyotl
14. Nicolas Romero
15. Tlalnepantla de Baz
16. Tecámac
17. Tultitlan
18. Valle de Chalco Solidaridad

Failure to comply with this requirement will have to pay a fine or even your vehicle can be brought to the yard. " Avoid setbacks travelers better informed!

For further guidance call 1 877 210 9469 from the USA or from Mexico 01 800 201 8542, both lines are free.

This hoy no circula created a bigger problem than what it solved when it was introduced, as it was supposed to alleviate traffic and pollution, every one in the areas that this was implemented in simply bought vehicles with different plate numbers or registered out State, same amount of vehicles circulating at all hours and more pollution, so what do the genius at the traffic department do a two lane street or avenue they make it a three lane road, that only slows traffic even more, oh well that is Mexico no long term planing the land of mañana does everything for ayer.

navegator

Spent some time on the phone trying to get the info on the hoy no circula all I managed to obtain is the pase turistico for the Estado de México and the Distrito Federal "Mexico City", one needs to register with the Estado de Mexico and the hoy no circula is waived for a period of 14 days depending on the date of arrival not in Mexico but in the State of Mexico, as in Tlanepantla, in our case Ciudad Satélite, I applied today and will print the permit tomorrow.

I will try to get more info, can not promise they seem to ignored the phones or just unhook them.

navegator

Really appreciate your trying to find out more.
We also travel with personalized plates from the US, and decided that we pretty much had to stay out of the zone.
Please keep us posted!

One part of this program permits, without any special pass

Keeping in mind the above is from Wiki I did get the impression from the sign at the Banercito that this is sort of an open invite from early Dec to Jan 6 for any out of country plate to be free from the Hoy no Circula hassle. The sign provided no website to get the info from. I should have taken a picture of the sign. We plan to circle DF area next week and have letter plates. We were told Arco Norte and Teotihuacan are out of the restricted area and not to worry. We would like more details as we do not want hassles. I think we will be ok but you never know. We will have to plan our day to be before Fri but are not sure we will get there before then.

Google Translation....

http://sipse.com/mexico/operativo-paisano-invierno-preven-arribo-tres-millones-de-paisanos-a-mexico-176561.html

MEXICO, DF National Migration Institute ( INM ) will start from tomorrow November 1 Winter Operating Paisano , where he is expected arrival of more than three million people coming from the United States and Canada to visit to relatives in Mexico.

As reported by Notimex, said operation, which will run until January 8, 2016, the sixth caravan includes Migrants, which includes the participation of 350 vehicles, one thousand 500 people and around 900 families; who depart from Laredo Texas bound for Queretaro, in a first path, and Ciudad Juarez to the capital of Zacatecas, in the second.

In this operation will involve 290 thousand observers and observers of the Paisano Program, which delivered for free the Paisano Guide , the Institute reported.

They have been instructed to assist and guide the citizen during admission, transit, return and leaving the country and will be located throughout Mexico in fixed modules 161 and 225 observation points in 158 cities and 230 municipalities.

To ensure the safety of all nationals transiting country, the Institute has designed safe routes like Highway 45 Mexico-Juarez, 15 Mexico-Nogales, Mexico-Piedras Negras 57 and 85 Mexico-Nuevo Laredo.

Also, there are provided, along the entire road network in the country, rest stops; places that will pause safely where you will find toilets, refreshments, information and advice.

Among the benefits that will countrymen to enter Mexican territory, it will be increased to land the franchise tax that goes from $ 300 to $ 500 per person, and are accumulated among members of the same when traveling in the same vehicle; This will allow them, if foreign goods entering our country, bring a greater number of products.

Far Tourist Paisano '
In this period, the owners of vehicles with foreign plates traversing the Federal District and 18 neighboring municipalities in the State of Mexico, must adhere to the program Hoy No Circula ; however, they may acquire the "Tourist Paisano Pass" through which can circulate for 14 consecutive days or twice per semester for a period of seven days each.

The INM invited countrymen that before any abuse or extortion of any person or authority to denounce, to atencionpaisano@inami.gob.mx mail, and a review of the case is made and give us details of the authorities, name, corporation , time and so on.

http://www.inm.gob.mx/

For any clarification or complaint free to contact Call Center at 01 800 00 INAMI (46264) or 01,800,201 85 42 from Mexico, and from 9469 1877210 United States, or visit the representations of the Paisano Program consulates in Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston; or through social networks facebook / programapaisano, twitter:programapaisano, Google.com/+programapaisano.

The National Migration Institute and reaffirmed its commitment to build trust and provide security guarantees in return and stay of nationals while visiting Mexico.

The internet site is:

www.paseturistico.df.gob.mx

It only applies to the Estado de Mexico and the Distrito Federal in regards to the hoy no circula I did not find the site in English, one needs to subscribe and print the pase, you only need this if you are in this two areas not the rest of the Republic.

The pase turistico is a prrogram to expedite the entrance to Mexicans living in the USA and Canada that are visiting family over the Christmas vacation, the pase turistico is for those that are visiting in Mexico City and visinity and the City of Toluca or travelling through these areas.

I applied for the pase last night and have to print it, we are in one of the 18 municipalities, driving in the morning, around the time when schools let out and when the workday ends is crazy to much congestion so not starting until 11 o'clock in the morning is OK with me.

navegator

I did a Google Translate of the info. I misunderstood what I was told - or the person who told me may have misunderstood. I thought vehicles with US or Canada plates were simply exempt from the Hoy no Circula. Apparently you do have to apply for a permit. The permit is free and can be done online. For those who do not understand - this only applies to restricted driving days around Mexico City DF - not the rest of Mexico - and it only applies during the "holiday season" between Nov 1 and Jan 8. Here is a Google Translation of what can be found online........


http://www.paseturistico.df.gob.mx/pasetur/

The tourist pass is free , to foreign or foreign vehicles is granted the Federal District and State of Mexico, to allow unrestricted movement, being exempt from the provisions Hoy No Circula program .

THE TOURIST PASS DOES NOT APPLY IF DURING ITS TERM IS DECLARED AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTINGENCY

League to meet air quality in Mexico City: http://www.aire.df.gob.mx

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TOURIST PASS:
It is necessary to have an e- mail and have on hand the registration certificate of the vehicle.

Register your email .- When you register your email (it is recommended that the vehicle owner's email), the system will send a link to access the email I record.

Log in to access the league sent to your registered email .

Fill your personal data registration .- When recording data, the system will send a password to the registered email address.

With your email and password to enter the system .

When you enter the website , you must enter the access code (found in a green box on the right side), write your email and enter the password that was sent to your email.

Car registration .- Register your (s) vehicle (s) with the data found in the circulation card. By capturing the plate only use numbers and letters, blank spaces.

Generate tourist pass .- Arrange his pass indicating if required for 7 or 14 days (choice of 3 days, you will be granted only on long weekends). It is necessary to generate the pass from the date the vehicle is driven in a municipality of the Metropolitan Area of Mexico, with the data entered into the system two tourist passes, one issued by the Federal District and one will be generated by the State from Mexico.

Print tourist pass .- After generating his pass to click Print TOURIST PASS.

This tourist pass can be obtained once per semester for a period of 14 days; or, twice every six months for a period of seven days each.

The tourist pass for 3 days will be granted only in official long bridges and authorized by the Directorate General of Management of Air Quality.

If the vehicle data, concerning the model year, plate and by country reflected in the Tourist Pass, do not match the data in the card of the vehicle, DOES NOT APPLY , so the vehicle will be liable to a fine of $ 1402.00 (Mexican Pesos), corresponding to 20 times the daily minimum wage in the MCMA.

CAN NOT CREATE PASS:

VEHICLES BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, SCHOOL OR FOUNDATIONS.
VEHICLES WITHOUT PLATE (WITH "permission" of movement).

If this is your first time entering this system, you must create an account to use.

IMPORTANT = = The tourist pass is issued only to vehicles PARTICULAR from 2000 to 2016 models. The car Morelos, Hidalgo, Puebla and Tlaxcala can not get the tourist pass. The "Pass Resort Paisano" only to foreign vehicles registered will be awarded in the US and Canada for private use gasoline, no more than fifteen years old and have the authorization or permission from the relevant authorities for legal permanence of their unit during the winter season in Mexico which comprises of November 1, 2015 to January 8, 2016.


In my original post showing the Wiki quote - they apparently have it wrong.......

Wiki says.........

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoy_No_Circula

During part of early December to early January, Mexico City and Mexico State participate in a special program with the federal government called the Programa Paisano. One part of this program permits, without any special pass, for foreign-plated vehicles regardless of model year (those with plates from other than states in Mexico) to pass freely through the metropolitan area without regard to the Hoy No Circula program.