Mexican cars with FRONT
FRONTERA license plates have to undergo precisely the same set of hurdles as do extraneous cars. The only difference is if they default on a really expensive high demand motor vehicle, Mexico can rave on their Mexican bank issue credit card. Aduana can not do that with an extraneous bank card.
This is why I caution folks who are clearly in default, to NOT stop at the Aduana/ Benjercito station on their way home and try to argue about the default. Once Aduana/Sat gets their mitts on you and the car then they can assess on-the-spot fines and penalties. Because of bulls-butt-in-a-fly-hatch tightness about car permits, mordida is out of the question with delinquent permits. There is nothing the border officials can do -- think of it this way...
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25% Off Monday. If the computer link to Mexico City fails there is no discount. All the work and the receipt is handled by Mexico City tied into the computer of the sucursal (chain store).
Once the deliquincy happens, the response in the computer system is AUTOMATIC. No one can stop it. No one can alter it. Only the elaborate check-out system given vehicles on the way out can alter the deliquincy. It's all about avoiding fraud and corruption. The INSTANT the alarm is given there is no way to reverse it. Like a hand grenade with the pin pulled, and the handle dropping into a well.
Like the roadside SSP checks, where TIP information is submitted. If a query is made and triggers the alarms. the personnel at that reten had damned well better be sending that vehicle to the Corralon Federal. If it does not show up things get ugly for the cops. And it's all instigated and controlled by that computer in Mexico City. Bribes are as useless as a kiss on the cheek.
Aduaneros can be sympathetic and very helpful as long as the deliquincy seems to be other than don't give **** or arrogance. When permanent residency extraneous were told to get their USA plated cars out of Mexico, there were hundreds of defaults. So the process of the temporary exit permit is not unplowed ground.
