"Joseph Coulter" wrote in message
news:Xns97756ED276E4Dyourvacationcomcastn@216.196.97.136...
> "Technobarbarian" wrote in
> news:w0_Lf.1221$Uc2.504@fed1read04:
>
>>
>
>>
>> http://www.drivemex.com/Your_Legal_Rights.htm
>>
>
> Good point, but hte part that gets uninsured motorists is the part from
> your referenced page that reads as follows: (Note that a significant
> amount of money may be required to post that bail, insurnace coveres it
> and you do not go to jail)
Those who drive around Mexico without insurance deserve whatever
Darwinian award they get. One of the amazing facts about driving in Mexico
is that it's estimated that 75% of the vehicles entering Mexico from the
United States do so without Mexican insurance. I'm sure it's a small
consolation for those being held until the matter is resolved, but the lack
of insurance does not make them automatically at fault. Personally I'm not
all that fond of beans and rice, so I don't drive into Mexico without
insurance.
I have been involved in a small fender bender in Mexico in which I was
at fault, so I have seen some of the process up close and personal. We were
required to drive our vehicle to the impound yard until the matter was
resovled even though we did have insurance. I was in no mood for leaving the
motorhome and everything we owned in the impound yard so I paid cash for the
damage to expidite matters. It cost us around $200 for something that would
have easily cost four or five times that amount in the States and I got out
of there in about 30 minutes. If I hadn't short circuited the process we
would have been out of there as soon as the insurance company confirmed that
we were covered. On vacation and headed to a dental appointment I wasn't
interested in finding out how long that would take.
TB
|