This Should Be Done Here, Just Found We Have To Pay

May 2, 2006

Going through things we need while on Holiday we found out last night we have to pay like our road tax for 12 months over there to drive on their motorways :eek:

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Autoroutes, Autobahns (Motorways, Freeways)

Swiss autoroutes are all tolled. However, unlike France where you pay on demand for the length of your journey, in Switzerland it is necessary to purchase an annual 'vignette'. This sticker, which must be fixed to the inside of your windscreen, entitles you to drive on the autoroutes for 1 year (Jan-Dec). At the time of writing it cost SF40. Failure to display the vignette when driving on an autoroute will land you a SF100 fine as well as the cost of the vignette. You can buy them in advance of your journey from Swiss tourist offices, as you enter the country at border posts and inside Switzerland from post offices and some garages. However, this law is not made very clear to the visitor and border guards (especially in remote areas) will not remind you of the requirement. Obviously, if you are entering the country by autoroute, it is more likely that you will be stopped at the border and sold a vignette.

Although it is possible to get around Switzerland without using autoroutes, it will certainly speed up journey times and you don't want to miss the fantastic autoroute drive from Montreux to Lausanne - breath-taking scenery with the Jura on one side and Lake Geneva on the other.

ThisI think would be a good idea over here :thumbsup:

Ohh and going to take my time in Belgiam too :D

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On 1 March 2004, the Belgian Government introduced a new law to improve road safety. Speed traps, cameras and unmarked vehicles are operational throughout the country. Fines have increased dramatically (e.g. up to € 2,750/£ 1,830 for exceeding the speed limit by 40 km/hr). Visitors to Belgium will have to pay on the spot. Vehicles may be impounded if they are unable to pay.

May 2, 2006

Although it is possible to get around Switzerland without using autoroutes, it will certainly speed up journey times and you don't want to miss the fantastic autoroute drive from Montreux to Lausanne - breath-taking scenery with the Jura on one side and Lake Geneva on the other.
ThisI think would be a good idea over here

Sure would :thumbsup:

The fantastic view of those sewage works as you drive along the M62 is truely breathtaking! :thumbsup:

:lol:

May 2, 2006

Although it is possible to get around Switzerland without using autoroutes, it will certainly speed up journey times and you don't want to miss the fantastic autoroute drive from Montreux to Lausanne - breath-taking scenery with the Jura on one side and Lake Geneva on the other.
ThisI think would be a good idea over here
Sure would
The fantastic view of those sewage works as you drive along the M62 is truely breathtaking!

Les don't forget the GREAT smell you also get!! :yes: when the wind is right. :D