Car Rental in Switzerland
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When renting a car in Switzerland you will first have to choose what type of vehicle you want for example: Mini, Economy, Compact, Intermediate, Standard, Full-Size, Premium, Luxury, Minivans / MPVs or other vehicles such as trucks and special vehicles.
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For using the motorways you need to buy a "Vignette", a sticker costing 40 CHF that allows you to use the motorways as much as you like for the entire year. Avoiding the motorways in order to save is generally a false economy. The amount is well worth it, even if you are only on transit.
Speed limits: 120 km/h on motorways, 80 km/h on normal roads and 50 km/h inside villages. Whilst driving "a wee bit too fast" is common on motorways people tend to stick pretty closely to the other two limits. Fines are hefty and traffic rules are strictly enforced.
With the beginning of 2007 Switzerland banned all GPS with a built-in speed cameras database as they are equipared to "Radar Detectors".
According also to some GPS navigators producers, is advised to remove Swiss radar database while driving in the country as your device may be impounded by the Police!
D.U.I.: 0.5 promille is the limit. We suggest not to drink and drive as you will lose your license for several months if you get caught. (And there will be a fine too.) Use public transportation instead.
Driving on small mountain roads can be nerve-tearing if you come from a flat country. But beside this, swiss roads are in general safe and very well maintained.
Five tips for mountain roads:
1. Honk if you're on a small road and you don't see around the bend.
2. The bus always has priority.
3. The car driving uphill has priority over the car driving downhill.
4. Don't even think about driving as fast as the locals, they know every bend, you don't.
5. In general, drive at a speed that you can stop at within the distance you can see to be safe; and drive so that you would be happy to meet yourself coming the other way!