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Foreigners In Costa Rica
Could Evade The New Traffic Law
While Costa Ricans continue in total
confusion over the new Ley de Tránsito, here
is a shocker that is being clearly pointed
out by the Cámara Nacional de Turismo (Canatur),
what of the many foreigners who visit Costa
Rica each year?
According to Canatur and in conjunction with
the Asociación Costarricense de
Autorrentistas (ACAR), the controversial
reforms to the Ley de Tránsito does not
correct the problem of foreigners coming to
Costa Rica, committing traffic violations
and in effectively getting away with is
scott-free, meaning "without consequences or
penalties".
Foreigners driving in Costa Rica can do so
with a drivers license from their country of
origin, if and when they are within their
"visa" period - 90 days for North Americans
and Europeans and 30 days for most other
nationalities - after which they are
expected to obtain a Costa Rican drivers
license.
Foreigners who commit and are ticketed for a
driving offence in Costa Rica are expected
to pay the fine before leaving the country.
But, what if they do not?
Federico Barquero, president of the ACAR,
explains that each year there are a number -
a small number, he emphasized - that do such
that, get a ticket and the leave without
paying it.
The ACAR says that the new Ley de Tránsito
does not include provisions for foreigners
leaving the country without paying their
traffic ticket, nor does the controversial
reforms before legislators. |
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