I'm new to Switzerland, and I'm buying a new car.
The seller told me that I need to do the process by myself.
Someone can help how does work here?
I'm from Buchs SG.
First I need to get the chassi number, or I can do something before? I don't have license plates and never done this before.
Off course the insurance need to be hier after I got the chassi number and before get the car.
Thank you.
wrong title, sorry for the mistake, if someone adm could edit, tks.
So, if the dealer tells you to sort it out yourself, i strongly suggest you tel the dealer to go and f**k himself and find another one.
It is actually not difficult, you need to arrange insurance with a company, Smile/Zurich/AXA/Whoever, they will send a confirmation to your vehicle center electronically, you go there with the existing papers of the car (Permis Circulation), the vehicle center will cancel this, give you a new one in your name, issue you corresponding plates (make sure you know if you want a long rear plate or a square one) you toddle off and fix them to you new car and you're all good to go.
Both insurance bill and vehicle center bill comes a bit later in the post.
Arrange insurance and give them the Stammnummer
Go to Strassenverkehrsamt with either form 13.20 or grey card
You'll get the plates
Put them on the car
The problem is that I need to go to St Gallen I think.
I need to make sure what to get and when to not wast time.
No need to . Mail the required docs (including those for first timers like you), or take them to the Prüfstelle Mels in Mels (20km south of you, easily available by train but the Prüfstelle is 2km from the train station).
As for the Versicherungsnachweis, the insurance sends that directly once you have their offer.
You can cancel an insurance contract during the first two weeks, useful if you’re in a hurry and want to take out just any one so you can use your car. IME Mobiliar Insurances is among the better ones. If you take out full casco you want to make sure you understand how much you get paid out after 3-4-5 years if the car is totaled.
Even used car dealers do it.
Tom
I have bought 5 new cars from dealers over the years and they did all the donkey work.
Tesla requires a little more work, but they are not dealers...
I talk with st Gallen, the procedure are simple, I need to send some documents and they will send me back the license plate.
Fr. 30.- will be charged for the licence plates and Fr. 40.- for the vehicle registration document.
The documents are form 13.20, a confirmation of residence from your municipality of residence and an electronic proof of insurance.
Seems to be simple right now after clarify all the points.
This 13.20 I think I get from Tesla right?
Quite simply.....because they can and if you don't pay, no Tesla !!
Tom
Just realized it’s Tesla. Well, this is just the introduction to the superb Tesla customer service experience.
At least you’re not alone. Check Tesla Fahrer und Freunde forum , Model 3 Auslieferung Schweiz (Delivery Switzerland) thread . There’s a recent rant about the same 990 CHF for nothing. Tesla somehow makes AMAG look good
Why they don't do that in SG, I have no idea. Probably more an SG thing than a Tesla thing, TBH.
Rubbish, this varies from canton to canton.
Road tax on a Tesla is cheap because it is electric, so green !
St. Gallen on the other hand taxes by weight and gives a rebate for low emission vehicles.
First 4 years are free for electric, than you pay 50%.
I don't know how does work as I'm receiving the car on end of year. If this one two months will count as the first year or not.
In my place the taxes are related with the last number in license plate.
So if you bought a car on December you will just pay the tax on next December.