TIP problems

Some of the stories that are published on Face book, Twitter and YouTube and some of the blogs contain and have so much misinformation and false accounts that you need to take them with a grain of salt.

I do not use Twitter or Face book, do use YouTube for some items of interest. On one occasion I found some videos on Mexico, first one was by an amateur fellow about an area of Yucatan, very well done, narrated and shot, none of this vertigo panning zoom in zoom out stuff, second one seemed to be semi professional and rather good, until the narrator stated that Acapulco is in the Caribbean sea and San Cristobal de las Casa is in Yucatan, as far as I know Acapulco has not moved from the Pacific coast of Mexico and the state of Chiapas has always had San Cristobal de las Casas in it.

The other item missing in the original account is what type of "cargo" were this trucks carrying or pulling, did they have a full camper shell, a simple shell or what type of trailer were they towing, as far as I know Sonoyta is the only check point that happens to be inland all other "retenes aduanales" have been eliminated, it has been a very long time since we have been stopped for immigration or customs checks away from the border, we have been asked were we are going at some military check points but no documents or TIP checked.

This might be someone trying to scare and misinform.

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Sorry I went off. I was a little uptight. It occurred to me that the Baja doesn't require a tip for the tow vehicle so there is always that. This 3/4 and 1 ton thing has been on the books for several years but most crossings hadn't hasseled RVers before.

Yep, that one I just can't wrap my head around.

For yrars I gave sated that Mexico is the only civilized country that does not stop all vehicles,record plates and check passports
I have crossed well over 200 times. Inspected maybe 10 times. If I already have a 10 year tip and my fmm can just go right through. Many times if it is cold or early the aduaneros are not even there. I dud notice this spring that the cameras were taking pictures of car tags. No one should complain about a normal inspectio but the 1 ton truck ban is a bunch of c___.Moisheh

My post was about some strange fear people have about stopping at the border and doing their paperwork. There was no bashing in my post.

The U.S. does a good job of scrutinizing border crossers and I think we should follow suit. I think it's a shame that we don't.

My post wasn't meant to ruffle feathers.

So in other words, I ask about a problem crossing the border that not only affects me, but will also affect many other Americans and Canadians and it turns onto a political bash of the US by someone who has often displayed his disdain for the US and is encouraged by a moderator.
PS at least 63 % of Americans despise trump, and I am well to the forefront of those who do. I suppose you will ban me now, so Adios.

I absolutely agree that Mexico needs to do at least as much as the US does for "foreigners" entering their country. Everyone must be protected.

If that means checking everyone's vehicle permit and tourist permit and searching the vehicles, that's great. The US puts non US citizens through at least as much.

We all should be "protected."

Last time we went to the U.S., in March to West Texas, we crossed back in at Laredo.

The Aduana said they were required to check every vehicle that crossed into Mexico. I think it is only logical that foreign vehicles coming into Mexico be inspected for permits, drugs, merchandise, and foods that are prohibited.

They took our permanent import papers (pedimento) and ran them through their system.

If it's good enough for the U.S. to do it why wouldn't any other country? It's not like we don't have enough troubles as it is.

I didn't say that they were stopped at km 21, they said that they were notified that the TIP had been cancelled. Other people said they had been denied TIPs at km 21. I will be crossing at Lukeville on the 25th pulling my 5th wheel so I will be finding out if they are stopping 3/4 and 1 ton pickups at San Emiterio. If I am denied there, I'll continue on to San Carlos and will try Empalmy. If I get denied there, I may go back to Tucson and try at the Mexican Consulate. Still haven't heard of any one who was denied pulling an RV or a slide in camper. Worse comes to worse, we'll spend the winter in San Carlos.

OK, I'm puzzled. If you get your TIP on line, you don't have to stop at KM 21.

So, what's going on with people stopping there and having their "TIP" cancelled? Are they stopping to make sure that all is well?