Routine Inspection Point | Checkpoint

January 30th, 2024 by lamasstephany

Going south/east today (Tuesday morning) towards Merida and I didn’t see cops and no one stopped us. I saw a police car but no police on sight.

November 25th, 2023 by thedefender300tdi.de

Nice guys. Very friendly. Searched the front of the car. 🚗 Nothing else and we could continue our drive

November 21st, 2023 by thedefender300tdi.de

Officers sitting next to the road and looking at cars, but didn’t stop us.

April 6th, 2023 by TruckLifeOverlanders

Passed through at 9am. Two guards on phones. Didn’t stop us

March 23rd, 2023 by NextTripAhead

just asking if we are tourists and where we want to go. friendly officer

March 4th, 2023 by adventuresofbrucethevan

Heading towards Veracruz. Just asked us where we were from and where we were coming from. Very friendly.

November 25th, 2022 by vlanger1

Heading towards Villahermosa on a Friday around noon.
They were just checking bigger trucks, not even looking at us. Seems all really official.

May 3rd, 2022 by Genevieve

Drive right through, no stops. No one even looked at us. Headed towards Mérida. Seems to be more concerned with other direction and/or the truckers, checking their loads

April 3rd, 2022 by SharedHappiness

Nothing asked, no stop also if it was a lot of people.

February 4th, 2022 by palms.and.pinetrees

Waved us through; no trouble and everything was chilled 😉

December 29th, 2021 by TalesInVan

No one stopped us in direction. of Ciudad del Carmen. they were just waiting and eating at 7pm

December 26th, 2021 by Adriaan&Isabelle

We did see one guy in uniform who didn't even look at us. Drove right through.

October 27th, 2021 by nessav98

Didn't read any of these warnings beforehand, but it seems we were very fortunate. Our van was pulled for inspection, but the officers were all very friendly today. We were definitely doing more than 10km while coming in but they didn't mention it. My husband gave them his real license (I know, we'll do better next time) but they returned it no problem. Searched my backpack and did a visual scan of the van but didn't even open any cupboards. Our dog just happened to be tied up in the back, so no issues there. One officer picked up a pellet of my cat's litter and looked like he thought it was drugs, but I explained and he believed me without verification. Thankfully it sounds like we got lucky today.

October 8th, 2021 by baerbel.travels

only asked where we are coming from and where we are going to. also asked what we transport. simply answered it is a casa rodante - so transporting our home. no Problem at all

July 24th, 2021 by mototravel.net

Waved through. Some army soldiers and cops present.

June 22nd, 2021 by brujasverdes.com

told us to go throught, no inspection, guardia nacional and militar trucks around

March 8th, 2021 by stacythedreamer

we were all prepared with all of our paperwork ready and our dog in a crate, but we cruised right through at almost 1pm and nobody even glanced at us... maybe it was lunch time?

March 9th, 2020 by mattstone75

waived us through. stopped others though

March 3rd, 2020 by patricia18.costa

We moved toward the north, 11am and had nothing, lucky!

March 1st, 2020 by symonkrs

wanted to see driver license but been friendly. normal police who is doing there job. 5minutes no more

February 19th, 2020 by theslowtraverse.com

Just went through this checkpoint. Police stopped us saying that we were speeding (10 km/h max speed according to them) and that our dog was not supposed to be in the front. Unluckily for us, we didn’t read these reviews and they got us. They argued that they had to send out drivers license back to Campeche., but since we were in a rush they could do us the “favor” or accepting a payment right there. We had to pay 1000 MXP for them to let us go

February 10th, 2020 by francisbrisebois

Policia estatal pulled us over, we said we didnt speak spanish, they asked for our drivers licenses so gave them our copies + international driver's license. they asked for the insurance documents and verified the car VIN number. silence for 5 min then gave us our documents back and let us go. didnt look into the van or if the dog had a leash (although we had already tied him down)

January 9th, 2020 by WandoTales

Stopped us for an inspection and then our dog sat up on the seat and he said we would need to pay a fine. We spoke about the situation, how no one expressed this was illegal at borders and that he is trained to sit up here without being a distraction. We declined to give our license and said we would have to speak to the consulate to verify. He told us to transfer him to the back in a cage or tied down, and let us go with a warning.

December 31st, 2019 by NaturAliens

10h30 am, passed through easy, just people vending stuff.

December 18th, 2019 by rolling_tucker

Almost no policemen around and we just passed through.

December 11th, 2019 by monkandmantis

Waved us to pull over, said we were speeding in a 20km zone. Showed us the photo of infraction with fine of $2300mxp. Spoke only in English and said we knew absolutely no Spanish (although we do). This has worked at other checkpoints/with corrupt cops so far. Checked drivers license and when we were asked for paperwork, pointed at our TIP sticker on window. About 5 min of silence and patience with officer staring us down, he let us go.

December 4th, 2019 by new.found.freedom

Waved through the inspection, police pulled us over, asked for ID and accused us of speeding 30minutes back and had been reported by another officer(we know for a fact we weren’t speeding and passed by no police during the past 1 hour) they told us we had to pay 1500peso to go. We told them we have no money but if they gave us the ticket we would gladly pay at a police station after we go to a bank. (We always stash our money away from our wallets) They then asked what we had on us for money, we repeated none. Then he askedfor 150 peso, told them we didn’t have any money We showed them our little bag full of coins on the center console and said he could have that. After about 20minutes they gave our ID back and let us go and we paid nothing.

November 7th, 2019 by dutch.malcolms

Waved through at first by the checkpoint officer, then waved to pull over by the police. Started filming (based on other posts), they asked where we are going and for our passports. We mentioned we had a dog in the back (we made sure to secure him based on previous posts), they did not ask to see inside. They definitely saw we were filming, that might have helped us from having to pay anything...

October 15th, 2019 by wymo823

We were told we were speeding and shown a picture on the phone saying we needed to pay $2900mx we showed him the wallet with $200mx in it and asked if he took credit card. he laughed and took the $200. don't think we were speeding but who knows, they probably don't know and were happy with getting money in their pocket. make sure to drive slow and be ready for corrupt cops!

September 7th, 2019 by kamaztopujde.cz

Hey guys be careful here and make sure that you keep the speed limits on the BRIDGES!!! There were Corrupted policemen today and charged us for speeding. Of course they didn’t have any photo or proof.

June 22nd, 2019 by thiollier.ph

No control, just people vending stuff. Passed in the back of a truck, hitchhiking

March 29th, 2019 by onestou

No police. No check up. Only people who are sailing food.

March 23rd, 2019 by Prosper on the road

Passed at 5pm . Just asked how we were . We said good . He said Adios .

February 19th, 2019 by jille86

Heading from Campeche towards Villahermosa at 1545, one federal officer only, we waved at one another and carried on.

January 2nd, 2019 by axcontracorriente

Stopped us and checked our camper, super friendly, asked for some change of our home countries (Spain and Argentina), gave them some coins we had in the truck. Then our truck wouldn’t start, helped us out for half and hour until our car started thanks to their help. Helped us jump start it, but it didn’t work, gave us a hand giving the starter solenoids a few hits, but it ended up just being that the screw connecting the battery was loose. Took a picture with them and gave them 5 bucks for their help and went our way. Overall a good experience.

December 23rd, 2018 by mail

Drove through at 8:40am nothing happend.

July 25th, 2018 by 2907jmj

Pulled us over, asked to see ID and registration. Officer looked in through the door. Checked side pockets of door, had driver get out and open the rear door to the van. Saw our dog, did not care about it being a service animal. Tried to charge us 1500 pesos. Down to 1000 to 600. We had 500 and were able to get through with giving him 500 pesos. He told us she needed to be in a crate to cross Campeche. We asked if we could go around Campeche and he said we would still have to pay a fee because we crossed the border. Either way, he wasn’t letting us go without paying something.

June 25th, 2018 by ashleypocock.nz

licence check, quick search of car. looking for drugs and firearms. was quick and then waved on.

June 14th, 2018 by roamfortwo.com

Waved us through towards Campeche, no problems. Did not need to show ID.

April 14th, 2018 by wegoticeinourvan

They saw that we have a dog and showed us an extract of law on his phone and said that it was an infraction to drive with a dog not in cage. Wanted to made us pay 2900$mp at the city we passed a few kilometers before, they offered to pay 50% less if we pay cash on the spot. We explained our good faith and held our ground. Give him all the paperwork for the dog, we had to restrain the dog at the back of the van. Finally.. He let us go without paying anything. I had the paper for corrupt police officer in my hand just to show him we were prepared. If you have a dog in Campeche, maybe its a good idea to attach him in the back before the checkpoint!

December 19th, 2017 by Uphill Zen

Odd checkpoint, but harmless! The guy wanted to know why I wasn't traveling with a boyfriend, and then asked if he could be my boyfriend and accompany me to Cancun, and he would provide me with great security. This conversation went on for a surprisingly long time, with lots of laughs from me, him, and all the other guys standing around. As I finally drove away, he yelled "I love you" after me. (-;

December 10th, 2017 by marcbeiner

friendly guys. wanted to see liscense and a short inspection. no problem

October 27th, 2017 by projetalaia

Police just asked us our nationality and our destination. Nothing more.

February 13th, 2017 by planestrainsandbackpacks.com

We were asked to show our licenses and then waved through.

January 8th, 2017 by linelllottering

We were asked for drivers license, then waved through, on a Sunday

April 26th, 2016 by overrockandundertree.com

waved through

February 15th, 2016 by PanAmericanAdventures

just waved us through