Swiss Vingette
Discussion
Me and a friend are riding to Italy (misano) for the Moto GP end of August. The plan is to ride through Switzerland mostly using the passes. Although been informed that we will need to buy a vingette as we will not be able to do Switzerland without touching a motorway.
After a bit of digging we have been informed that the vingette's are no longer in force for bikes?
Can anyone confirm if this is true and if we still need one do we buy once in Switzerland or before leaving?
Many Thanks
After a bit of digging we have been informed that the vingette's are no longer in force for bikes?
Can anyone confirm if this is true and if we still need one do we buy once in Switzerland or before leaving?
Many Thanks
The CH Vignette is for ALL motorised vehicles AND their trailers, so you pay for another one for the caravan as well!! NOTE these are ONLY for the Autobahns NOT for other roads, so cross the border on small roads and keep off the Autobahns...
Beware of places like Basel and Chiasso where they try to feed you onto the Autobahn just before the border, to ping you with a large fine for driving without a vignette plus the vignette cost.....
Plenty of routes where you can ride to and over the passes without using the Autobahns as well.....
Beware of places like Basel and Chiasso where they try to feed you onto the Autobahn just before the border, to ping you with a large fine for driving without a vignette plus the vignette cost.....
Plenty of routes where you can ride to and over the passes without using the Autobahns as well.....
I think the question has been answered, but whilst all vehicles using the motorway network need to display a vignette, most bikers I know don't like to stick the vignette on in a visible place- many put them under the seat or on the underside of the bodwork above the rear wheel. Reason- these things are super sticky, and are a right pain to scrape off- you could easily scratch your visor or bodywork trying to remove all the glue residue/bits of sticker!
No problem if you will avoid the motorways (if you can convince the border control people!), but for the sake of a few quid, a bit of time saving and an easy cruise, it could be worth stumping up the cash- still cheaper than a day on the french autoroutes...
No problem if you will avoid the motorways (if you can convince the border control people!), but for the sake of a few quid, a bit of time saving and an easy cruise, it could be worth stumping up the cash- still cheaper than a day on the french autoroutes...
40 CHF is absolutely peanuts considering the extensive autobahn network we have in Switzerland and that you can use it for the entire year. While the passes are always better of course, I wouldn't recommend using anything other than the autobahn if you are traveling from A to B (or looking for a quick way to the alps). Smaller roads tend to get tiresome as you have lots of villages to pass through.
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