Here is an article with many valuable resources posted to the LivinginCentralAmerica yahoo group:
Driving any type of vehicle to Central America?
Rainy season over, 'Snowbird' time is here.
Traveling soon to Central America?
Here is current information sent to me by a client about the procedures for an Expat to obtain a drivers license:
As a foreigner, you can drive in Panama legally for up to 90 days with a foreign drivers license. Stay longer than 90 days and you need to have a Panama drivers license. Follow the Procedure below. Expect all of this to take 2 days.
Documents Needed:
Shell Oil Safety Alert!
Here are some reasons why we don't allow cell phones in operating areas, propylene oxide handling and storage area, propane, gas and diesel refueling areas.
I get this question often and have been reluctant to give advice. It can be an easy process or a nightmare.....anything can happen after your favorite used vehicle arrives to Panama! Here is a great perspective:
Interesting article detailing fatalities by state, work lost and medical costs as a result of auto accidents:
From my good friend, Bob Askew............
The auto title change process in Pma is a 3-step process:
Step 1 is a trip (buyer and seller go) to one of the Municipio offices (it's not DMV). The Municipio office in Balboa (old CZ) next to the Niko's Cafeteria is usually convenient and opens early (7 a.m. I think)
In order to obtain a TENTATIVE quote for automobile insurance here in Panama, we will need the following information:
Make, model, year, current $$$ value of the vehicle, name, passport/cedula number, date of birth of the owner.
Do any of the driver's have a Panamanian driver's license? NEW CAR? If you have a proforma invoice....we can cover before you put the key in the ignition!
We can cover your new car before you put the key in the ignition! In order to issue an automobile insurance policy, we will need the following information:
According to Angel Reyes, III, of RB&R:
Texting while driving now kills more teenagers than driving while intoxicated. Over 3,000 teens died in 2013 while they tried to send a text message when they were behind the wheel of a car. Approximately 2,700 teenagers died as the result of driving while intoxicated.
Standing in the middle of the road under the blazing sun or in pouring rain, horns beeping, traffic backing up.......all because you have just had a collision on the streets of Panama! BE PREPARED!