Im crossing Switzerland next week on the E35 - do I need a vignette?

[Wapping]

I have travelled across Switzerland several times, stayed off motorways and have never bought a Vignette

Which, whilst a fascinating inside into your riding habits in the land of Toblerone, is not much use as information to the OP, who wants to use a motorway, is it?

Two pages about a bloody vignette, how to avoid paying for one, how to get one off the screen (perhaps) whilst others leave them on as a badge of honour (maybe even from the previous owner of the bike). That's bikers for you.

[Dave DRZ]

It struck me that the best place to stick one, and then to resell it, would be to the (now redundant) perspex in the tax disc holder. They are (I think) fairly universal fittings and could easily be sold / swapped / traded between bikers

Tax disc holders can be bought on ebay for £1 these days.

Just a thought.

Dave

[Peirre]

If it ain't fixed in accordance with how the Swiss specify it ain't legal.
IF you get caught with it cellotaped to the screen, stuck in a ziploc bag wedged in the screen etc they'll fine you.
But the the chances of getting caught are slim, but that's the risk you take. I tend to wedge the ziploc up against the screen with a rag, then put the thing in my pocket at long stops & overnights.
As for re-selling them, I have no problem. But I have been busted twice (2012 & 1013) by eBay.uk for trying to resell mine online. Which is odd as any of the other European eBay site seem to allow reselling of vignettes

[sid.]

Can't see what all the fuss is about, in 2013 we just brought one before we left england, then it's done, for the sake of about £25 is it worth the worry if being pulled

[Paul Neate]

Can't see what all the fuss is about ... for the sake of about £25 is it worth the worry if being pulled

My feelings exactly -- about the price of one tank of fuel.

[OnHellas]

Expensive?
Come on guys, if you can't afford the 40 Euros should you going on the trip in the first place??

I've bought one on plenty of occasions and have always stuck it on myself. Bike, van, trailer......

[KtmRy]

So do you need one for riding anywhere in Switzerland or do you only need one for what they class as motorways? If you do not have one and do not intend going on any "motorways" yet are caught off the motorway do you still get fined?

[Dave DRZ]

It was approx 40 Euros, and I was in the country for approx 4 hours - that's the reason why I think it's expensive. Next door in Austria, you can pay for a week long vignette for (I think) 5 Euro, much more sensible.

The chances of me going back to Switzerland this year and using it again... zero.

Dave

[moto al]

It was approx 40 Euros, and I was in the country for approx 4 hours - that's the reason why I think it's expensive. Next door in Austria, you can pay for a week long vignette for (I think) 5 Euro, much more sensible.

The chances of me going back to Switzerland this year and using it again... zero.

Dave

Well said Switzerland ,I wouldn't go back .my prob I still own them 200sf for a speeding fine and that was about 12years ago. (thumbs) Al

[david a hall]

I have travelled across Switzerland several times, stayed off motorways and have never bought a Vignette

Which, whilst a fascinating inside into your riding habits in the land of Toblerone, is not much use as information to the OP, who wants to use a motorway, is it?

Two pages about a bloody vignette, how to avoid paying for one, how to get one off the screen (perhaps) whilst others leave them on as a badge of honour (maybe even from the previous owner of the bike). That's bikers for you.

Dick