It took a letter from DMV saying that the end had come to renewing my license by mail to finally make me get a Mexican license.
And I fretted it, but today, after many and silly excuses to not go, I made it to the office and started the procedure.
When I asked the nice gent behind the desk what I might need, he listed items I already had--passport, FM3 and electric bill-- so all I had to do was to get the items copied--a copy store was conveniently located right next to the office-- and then pay the fee which had to be paid at another office, again located next to this office and then, and then, the nice gent told me, under normal circumstances I would have to take a written test, an eye exam and a driving test but.......
so I paid my fee and left a 200 pesos note with the receipt in a folder that I handed to the nice gent, and had my CV and picture taken by a busily typing lady and had my finger print printed and in no time I had my very own Mexican license to drive.
In four years I get to go back and renew it, no renewal by mail here.