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All vehicles must undergo regular inspection by official test centres. This inspection (like the MOT test) is to ensure the car is legal and roadworthy with safe emissions. Find out where and how to get a car tested in German-speaking Switzerland.
Before a vehicle can be registered in Switzerland it has to undergo a technical inspection, which will be carried out by the Automobile Service of the canton it is to be registered in. Each new car must also have a thorough test (Pruefung) to check that it works properly before it can be driven out of the showroom. Vehicles not yet approved in Switzerland must undergo extensive testing before they can obtain their registration documents. Technical InspectionAll vehicles in Switzerland (cars, motorbikes, quad bikes and motorised tricycles) must have a technical inspection (technische Kontrolle) four years after they first go on the road, and then every three years thereafter to the age of seven. All vehicles seven years and older must be tested every two years. The technical inspection must be carried out by the cantonal Road Traffic Office (Strassenverkehrsamt) where the car is registered. The Road Traffic Office will send written notice when a vehicle is due for inspection. Any requests for a change of date must be made without delay. Documents needed for the technische Kontrolle
Once a technical inspection has been passed, a roadworthiness stamp (issued by the inspector) must be attached to the inside the windscreen. The driver of a vehicle that is not roadworthy will be fined. TestVehicles are checked for - among other things - correct paperwork, fully operational lights, signal lamps and brakes, good wheel alignment and tracking, the condition of the chassis and engine noise and emissions. Frequent reasons for failure include:
Both the Automobile Club of Switzerland and the Touring Club of Switzerland (TCS) will inspect a car before it has the official technische Kontrolle by the Road Traffic Office.
Emissions InspectionAll vehicles should be emissions tested regularly (Abgastest). Responsibility for doing this falls to the vehicle owner - no reminders are sent by the canton. The test needs to be carried out every two years for diesel cars and cars equipped with catalytic converters. All other cars should be tested annually. It is recommended that the test be carried out during the regular (annual) car service. It can be done at a garage or at certain technical centres The anti-pollution certificate (Abgasdokument) issued by the testing station must be kept in the car at all times, and must be presented during the compulsory roadworthiness test (technische Kontrolle).
Road Traffic Office Contact InformationZürich
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Zug
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Berne
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