Mexican Auto Insurance – Kitto’s True Travel Nightmare

William Kitto was not traveling for his first time in Mexico when he got into an accident near San Vincente, Mexico while driving his friend's pick-up.The road conditions were bad due to an incoming rain storm, which left him at the mercy of his friend's Mexican insurance policy.

Bill and his friend were traveling at 30 MPH hour when they rounded a corner to find a Mexican military truck hurtling towards them partly on their side of the road. Unable to avoid the crash, the two vehicles impacted head-on left, sending personnel scattered down an embankment and Bill and his friend into the cliff wall on the opposite side.

Within moments, the Mexican police arrived and one speeds an bruised Bill away to a location unknown to him or his fellow traveler who is left standing roadside. In Mexico, they apply Napoleonic Law, where in general, you are Guilty until proven innocent.

There's a good reason why savvy travelers buy Mexican Auto Insurance before leaving home.

Bill finds himself in a Mexican detention cell without any contact and without any knowledge of his fate, mostly because at this point he has no way of knowing whether his friend even carried Mexican Insurance. Hours later, the police return to take him back to the accident site where he is able to see his friend and his friend's Mexican car insurance policy. But there is much more to go through.

Bill spends a week alone in a Mexican hospital trying his hardest to stay injured enough to avoid the inside of a Mexican jail; he's at the mercy of the local government, and muddled technology that makes what amounts to paying his way out or Mexico an act of futility. There were many times when Bill was unsure if he would ever get out of the mess he was in.

At long last, Bill does get a chance at freedom, but only after dropping almost $30,000 cash out of his own pocket, and even though his friend’s cheap bare bones insurance policy covered some damage.

Make sure you carry quality Mexican Auto Insurance in your vehicle, make sure you have enough coverage limit, and put your insurance ID cards inside your WALLET.

It can save you hours, weeks, or even months of potential difficulty!