Retaining car number plate when moving canton

Transportation, Travel and Trips
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Hi all,

Can I retain my exsting number plate and continue to drive the car while i have de-registered (myself) from the (plate issuing) canton and registered (myself) in another canton?

Or in other words, can I be resident of one canton while owning a car in another?

Thanks in advance.

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Unfortunately you cannot, here is one source and there are threads on here with the same answer. A large part will be due to the insurance and where the car is kept overnight since the premium will vary from address to address.

It should be done in 14 days, and you need to notify the traffic office in your new canton about the change of registered address for your licence too.

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I had the same situation and I had to change car plates when moving cantons.

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I know lots of people around here driving on VS plates. Apparently they have ‘homes’ in the valais.

More of a tax dodge than a desire to keep the plates.

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Yep a few around here too opt for SH plates, but it's a tax dodge and don't think a non swiss person could easily get away with it.

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If you still own a home and parking space in the old canton you can usually also register a car or more there. It’s supposed to be registered where it lives and is mostly used.

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The answer to this is most definitely yes, given the right conditions mentioned above.

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Thanks everyone for the replies. It’s fairly clear that if I move it’s best to have plates registered at the new address.

What do I do with my existing plates? Can I sell them to someone else ( I paid extra for a ‘premium’ number)?

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I am not sure what the rules are in other cantons, but in Zug you can get your plate placed on a retention certificate and then you are free to auction on ricardo or other trading platform. However bear in mind that the admin costs might exceed the value you paid e.g. in Zug it costs CHF 250 to transfer from one owner to the other.

Edit: If your canton is not listed on the number trade website, my guess is its not that easy.