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Mexican License Plates
Topic Started: Jun 16 2006, 10:10 AM (695 Views)
Qaanaaq-Liaaq
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I posted this question on the well-tempered forum and nobody there seemed to know the answer to this:

So why do Mexicans restrict the driving of their cars into the U.S. to ONLY the Southwest border states? Is there a reason why they don't drive deeper into the U.S.? Those of you who don’t live in the Southwestern states, have you ever seen any cars with Mexican license plates where you live?

The reason why I ask is because every summer I see lots of cars being driven in the U.S. with Canadian province license plates. It occurred to me that I’ve never seen a car with Mexican license plates. Never, not even once.

I live in the midwest. The distance from here to Mexico might be one reason although I’ve seen Canadian cars all over the U.S. So is it just a coincidence that I've never seen any or is there some other reason?
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Matt G.
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The US and Mexico do not have the type of reciprocal insurance coverage that the US and Canada do. (IOW, your US insurance is valid in Canada.) Most US states have mandatory motor vehicle insurance laws. For US drivers going to Mexico, a special policy must be taken out to insure one's vehicle, and these policies frequently limit the vehicle to within X miles of the border. I would guess that the reverse is likely.

All that notwithstanding, I DO see a small number of Mexican license plates here in Illinois fairly regularly.
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Matt G.
Jun 16 2006, 11:14 AM
The US and Mexico do not have the type of reciprocal insurance coverage that the US and Canada do. (IOW, your US insurance is valid in Canada.) Most US states have mandatory motor vehicle insurance laws. For US drivers going to Mexico, a special policy must be taken out to insure one's vehicle, and these policies frequently limit the vehicle to within X miles of the border. I would guess that the reverse is likely.

All that notwithstanding, I DO see a small number of Mexican license plates here in Illinois fairly regularly.

I'd be (pleasantly) surprised if any Mexicans take out US insurance at the border. Is proof of insurance required coming into the US from Mexico in an auto? Mexicans involved in traffic accidents in Phoenix are frequently picked up on the interstate high tailing it for the border.
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George K
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Matt probably spends more time driving around the Chicago area, but I've never seen a Mexican plate here.
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Matt G.
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Proof of insurance is required to drive into Mexico. I don't know why it wouldn't be required to drive into the US.

Honestly, I don't know. I've never actually been Mexican. ;)
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Matt G.
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George, you just need to drive about three miles east...
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Three miles east from Chicago? Sounds like a wet journey and one where license plates of any kind would be scarce. :D
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JBryan
Jun 16 2006, 11:39 AM
Three miles east from Chicago? Sounds like a wet journey and one where license plates of any kind would be scarce. :D

That's the real reason they're called wetbacks -- it's a Chicago term.
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