47.000 Vehicles Still
Circulating Without
Marchamo
47.783 owners of
vehicles have yet to pay
their 2008 Marchamo and
face a fine of ˘13.000
colones and confiscation
of the license plates,
according to Tránsito
officials.
The Instituto Nacional
de Seguros (INS) - state
monopoly on insurance -
confirmed that as of
yesterday 733.335
marchamos had been paid
for a total of ˘74.735
billion colones.
The INS list includes
889.656 vehicles that
are required to pay the
annual circulation
permit, but expects only
781.118 to actually be
paid. The rest of the
vehicles that are
subject to payment are
those not in use and
have yet to taken off
the registry books by
their owners.
The annual marchamo is
due and payable by
December 31st of each
year on every vehicle on
the Registro Nacional
registry, regardless if
the vehicle is in use or
not.
Owners of vehicles who
are not in use, for
example, damaged in a
collission, should
cancel the registration
with the national
registry and avoid owing
the annual fees if they
ever intent to repair
the vehicle.
To obtain the marchamo
the vehicle must have
its annual inspection -
Riteve - current. |
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