Guide to the Swiss motorway vignette
The rules of the Swiss motorway vignette, sorted by topic. Every page lists its sources (law, ordinance, FOCBS) and the date it was last checked.
- Vignette validityHow long the annual vignette is valid, when the new one goes on sale and which one you need for trips around the turn of the year.
- Driving without a vignetteWhich roads you can use without a vignette, how to recognise motorways and what happens if you are caught without one.
- Trailers and caravansHow many vignettes a vehicle combination needs and what applies to heavy trailers and motorcycle trailers.
- Vignette for motorhomesAt what weight the PSVA is due instead of the vignette, and what applies to a trailer behind a motorhome.
- Vignette for short tripsWhy Switzerland only has the annual vignette and which short-term vignettes exist in other countries.
- Vignette for rental carsWhether your rental car already has a vignette and what to do if you hired it abroad.
- Changing your number plateTypos, a new number plate, a new vehicle: when the e-vignette remains valid and when it does not.