![]() ![]() Invariably, the cops all the sudden get a more important call and have to leave immediately and let you off with a verbal warning. In the very unlikely event one gets pulled over despite having rolled down one's windows, one can use this trick:Īnd while I have not had to do this, several of my Amigos have had great luck with not speaking Spanish to the cop (whether or not they know Spanish) and then saying they don't understand the cop's accent or why they were pulled over - being polite the entire time - and say they are going to call 078 to get help translating (078 is the Baja California tourist help line - it is staffed by English speaking operators). When I get lit up, I immediately roll down all four windows in the car and when I pull over, I turn on the interior lights for them if it's at night. They told me that, as a tourist, when in Tijuana just keep the front windows down, no problem. ![]() NO tint (other than factory) is permitted, even my light tint. Rear side and back are OK (as in California). ![]() I was told that the ban applies to only the front side windows. I went to the 8th street Police station (Tijuana) to find out what was up. It is only a ban in Tijuana, Rosarito and south is OK. Do it as you approach the border and while in Tijuana. When driving in Tijuana, rolling down your front windows is OK for a tourist. I talked with the Police at the Ocho Street station last week. Regarding the effectiveness of rolling down one's windows to avoid triggering the police, says: I did witness it myself that it is still currently enforced, at least in Tijuana. TIJUANA – Hundreds of drivers have been stopped in Tijuana and ordered to remove after-market tint from the windows of their vehicles this week after a new law intended to help reduce crime went into effect. Second, on the enforcement of this law, it is sometimes enforced: It does not say what will happen with cars with factory tinting, since that cannot be removed. This is in accordance with Article 13 of the federal tranportation rules. This article says the Mexican federal highway police will now be confiscating cars with tinted windows so dark that they cannot see inside, until the owners remove the polarizing paper. Except some tinted windows made by manufacturers. Short answer: tinted windows are banned in most of Mexico, and rolling down the windows (at least the front windows) should keep you out of trouble in >99% of cases.įirst, the law ( mirror) seems to say that tinted windows are forbidden in most (all?) Mexico: ![]()
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