Switzerland’s turquoise 2026 motorway vignette became the sole valid toll sticker at 00:01 on 1 February. Motorists—foreign and domestic—must either affix the CHF 40 paper sticker to the windscreen or register a digital e-vignette linked to the licence plate via the federal Via portal. Customs officers have warned of intensified spot-checks this ski-season week, with the usual CHF 200 on-the-spot fine for vehicles found without a valid vignette.
The biggest change for mobility managers is the accelerating shift to the e-vignette, introduced nationally only in late 2023 but already chosen by roughly 35 percent of users. Because the digital version is plate-based rather than vehicle-based, fleet operators can transfer coverage when plates change and bulk-register leased cars online—savings that matter to relocation firms and corporate shuttle providers shuttling between Zurich, Basel and Alpine resorts.
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Travel planners coordinating trips to Switzerland can streamline not only motorway toll compliance but also entry formalities by using VisaHQ’s online platform. The service assists individuals and corporate mobility managers in securing Swiss visas, residence permits, and other travel documents, providing real-time checklists and expert guidance; see https://www.visahq.com/switzerland/ for details.
Scam websites selling overpriced or fake electronic vignettes have mushroomed in recent weeks. The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (BAZG) urges businesses to steer drivers solely to the official domain (e-vignette.ch) and reminds travellers that the CHF 40 fee is identical for paper and digital formats. Mobility teams are also advised to brief employees from neighbouring countries that heavy-goods vehicles remain subject to the distance-based LSVA levy even if a vignette exemption applies to tractors over 3.5 t.
For expatriates arriving this month, the vignette finale dovetails with other February rule changes—most cantons begin enforcing new low-emission-zone stickers on the same date—making it an ideal moment for global-mobility departments to update welcome guides, pool-car checklists and expense policies.
The biggest change for mobility managers is the accelerating shift to the e-vignette, introduced nationally only in late 2023 but already chosen by roughly 35 percent of users. Because the digital version is plate-based rather than vehicle-based, fleet operators can transfer coverage when plates change and bulk-register leased cars online—savings that matter to relocation firms and corporate shuttle providers shuttling between Zurich, Basel and Alpine resorts.
Travel planners coordinating trips to Switzerland can streamline not only motorway toll compliance but also entry formalities by using VisaHQ’s online platform. The service assists individuals and corporate mobility managers in securing Swiss visas, residence permits, and other travel documents, providing real-time checklists and expert guidance; see https://www.visahq.com/switzerland/ for details.
Scam websites selling overpriced or fake electronic vignettes have mushroomed in recent weeks. The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (BAZG) urges businesses to steer drivers solely to the official domain (e-vignette.ch) and reminds travellers that the CHF 40 fee is identical for paper and digital formats. Mobility teams are also advised to brief employees from neighbouring countries that heavy-goods vehicles remain subject to the distance-based LSVA levy even if a vignette exemption applies to tractors over 3.5 t.
For expatriates arriving this month, the vignette finale dovetails with other February rule changes—most cantons begin enforcing new low-emission-zone stickers on the same date—making it an ideal moment for global-mobility departments to update welcome guides, pool-car checklists and expense policies.
