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Hello car enthusiasts in Switzerland!
It is possibe that I will be moving to Switzerlad in the next few months.
I would like to find what the cost of the road tax for my 18 year old TVR Chimaera 4.0 would be. Does anybody know a good website where this information is available?
I would be very grateful for any advice.
Thanks in advance,
Ken.
It is possibe that I will be moving to Switzerlad in the next few months.
I would like to find what the cost of the road tax for my 18 year old TVR Chimaera 4.0 would be. Does anybody know a good website where this information is available?
I would be very grateful for any advice.
Thanks in advance,
Ken.
If you speak to the TVR club you might want to enquire about costs of getting your car registered here. My tennis coach (a Swiss guy) imported a Chim 4.0 from the UK. He bought from a TVR specialist and the car had an MOT and had been serviced but he said that he had to make so many changes to get the car acceptable for use in Switzerland that it almost cost him as much in Switzerland as the UK purchase price. Not saying that would apply to you but worth investigating.
Hi Ken,
As Kashan says, it very much depends on which Kanton you will be living in- they all have different processes for calculating road tax (verkehrssteuer).
For example, in Basel-Land, where I live, the road tax is based purely on the weight of the vehicle- so my 996 is a little cheaper than our Golf, at about 680 CHF per year. In other kantons (notably down in Geneva), they also factor in things like engine capacity and/or power output in addition to weight. My 996 would cost almost double to tax down there. Some Kantons may be bringing in some sort of emissions-based criteria as well at some point in the near future.
Expect the road tax to be more expensive than the UK, and brace yourself for registering your TVR here. It won't be cheap if you look at the current value of your Chimaera in the UK (but then check out how much they are to buy here!) but as also already noted, there are a few specialists here that can guide you in the right direction. At least TVRs are made up of a lot of parts from various mainstream manufacturers, so you may be able to get some cheaper parts.
Best of luck.
As Kashan says, it very much depends on which Kanton you will be living in- they all have different processes for calculating road tax (verkehrssteuer).
For example, in Basel-Land, where I live, the road tax is based purely on the weight of the vehicle- so my 996 is a little cheaper than our Golf, at about 680 CHF per year. In other kantons (notably down in Geneva), they also factor in things like engine capacity and/or power output in addition to weight. My 996 would cost almost double to tax down there. Some Kantons may be bringing in some sort of emissions-based criteria as well at some point in the near future.
Expect the road tax to be more expensive than the UK, and brace yourself for registering your TVR here. It won't be cheap if you look at the current value of your Chimaera in the UK (but then check out how much they are to buy here!) but as also already noted, there are a few specialists here that can guide you in the right direction. At least TVRs are made up of a lot of parts from various mainstream manufacturers, so you may be able to get some cheaper parts.
Best of luck.
Hello,
If you like your TVR, bring it over. A Chimaera is a rare sight in Switzerland.
It is A LOT easier to bring in a car as part of your household when you move, compared to importing it when you live already in Switzerland.
You just need to bed compliant to emission standards (so cats go back in, if decattet), LHD headlamps and kilometre-speedo (which you have anyway).
That is it, just do it!
Marvin
If you like your TVR, bring it over. A Chimaera is a rare sight in Switzerland.
It is A LOT easier to bring in a car as part of your household when you move, compared to importing it when you live already in Switzerland.
You just need to bed compliant to emission standards (so cats go back in, if decattet), LHD headlamps and kilometre-speedo (which you have anyway).
That is it, just do it!
Marvin
If you move to Switzerland, make sure to get the car imported with your furniture. That way you will not have to pay custom duties (not very expensive) but you will avoid having to pay a very hefty CO2 penalty tax. This tax is in force since July 1st 2012 and any vehicle imported since that date has to pay the tax. When you purchase a new car here, the tax is covered and compensated by an importer's global sales of vehicles (low and high CO2 emissions)or by special exemptions granted for the next couple of years to small exotic type manufacturers, such as Ferrari, Maserati, etc. Even Noble has one with the highest CO2 level of 400gr/km!
I fully agree with the above posters: dont forget to mention your TVR on the form 14.88. You will not only save tax but also avoid testing for noise limits etc.
Imported my supercharged dodge challenger this way and got things legalized that would not have been possible as a normal import... but as an "household effect" the car will be registered and legalized "as is" (type number X) which will make future MFKs (MOT) a breeze.
here's the info amd forms:
http://www.ezv.admin.ch/zollinfo_privat/04381/0438...
Imported my supercharged dodge challenger this way and got things legalized that would not have been possible as a normal import... but as an "household effect" the car will be registered and legalized "as is" (type number X) which will make future MFKs (MOT) a breeze.
here's the info amd forms:
http://www.ezv.admin.ch/zollinfo_privat/04381/0438...
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