More than 100 license plates have been seized by police all over the country from drivers who failed to pay the annual marchamo tax by the Dec. 31, 2016 deadline.
Vehicle owners in Costa Rica can find out exactly how much they owe for the yearly circulation permit, "marchamo," starting Monday on the INS website, by text or by calling a toll free number.
The National Insurance Institute (INS) at noon Wednesday closed collection at their facilities of the year-end auto registration fee and mandatory vehicle circulation permits, known as marchamos, and reported that some 78.9 percent of motorists made the payment on time.
The National Insurance Institute begins collecting payments today for mandatory vehicle circulation permits, known as marchamos, from an estimated 1.2 million auto owners across the country. The deadline to pay the marchamo is Dec. 31.
Drivers who received $600 speeding tickets through the now-suspended traffic camera system will get a reprieve from payment until the Sala IV rules on the legality of exorbitant traffic fines.
