Well, now that we are out of the country and into the big touristy area, I figured I should finally buy our placa. It took us six months to get the title for our Jungle Jalopy, and we just got it a couple weeks ago. Of course, ahorita struck and I didn't get the placa right away. We got pulled over in Sosua, and got a ticket! Time to get it.
Drove to Puerto Plata with all the stuff in hand and with my 'poco espanol' was quite surprised when I was in and out in twenty min sticker thingy in hand. It was fast, painless, and relatively inexpensive.
Got home, peeled off the sticker to put it on the window, and it says '2013'!
The barkeep at my new local watering hole tells me you have to buy one every year, if you miss a year you have to go back and pay for it before you can buy the current year. We've only owned the vehicle for 7 months.
Is my 2013 sticker worthless, and I now have to go back and buy another one? (Why wouldn't the lady at the counter just make me buy two years worth?)
Drove to Puerto Plata with all the stuff in hand and with my 'poco espanol' was quite surprised when I was in and out in twenty min sticker thingy in hand. It was fast, painless, and relatively inexpensive.
Got home, peeled off the sticker to put it on the window, and it says '2013'!
The barkeep at my new local watering hole tells me you have to buy one every year, if you miss a year you have to go back and pay for it before you can buy the current year. We've only owned the vehicle for 7 months.
Is my 2013 sticker worthless, and I now have to go back and buy another one? (Why wouldn't the lady at the counter just make me buy two years worth?)
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