Vehicle registration plates of Switzerland

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Rear plate, Canton of Ticino, high format
File:Low number swiss license plate (front).jpg
Front plate, Thurgau

Vehicle license plates of Switzerland, are composed of a two-letter code for the canton and a number with up to 6 digits. The rear plates also display two shields with the flags of Switzerland and the respective canton. In 1987, the optional long format for rear plates, which had been abolished in 1972, was reintroduced.[1]

The vehicle license number plates are assigned to the car owner and not to the vehicle. If the owner changes the vehicle, the same vehicle license number plates are attached to the new vehicle. The previous vehicle receives the vehicle license number plates of the new owner. It is also possible to own two (or more) vehicles that share the vehicle license number plates: the plates are physically unmounted from one vehicle and mounted on another, provided the vehicles in question are owned by the same owner of the vehicle license number plate. In some cantons, when vehicle license number plates are returned and retired, they are made available again after a certain time.

Canton codes

Code Flag Canton
AG Flag of Aargau Aargau
AI Flag of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden
AR Flag of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden
BE Flag of Bern Bern
BL Flag of Basel-Country Basel-Landschaft
BS Flag of Basel-City Basel-Stadt
FR Flag of Fribourg Fribourg
GE Flag of Geneva Geneva
GL Flag of Glarus Glarus
GR Flag of Graubünden Grisons
JU Flag of Jura Jura
LU Flag of Lucerne Lucerne
NE Flag of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel
NW Flag of Nidwalden Nidwalden
OW Flag of Obwalden Obwalden
SG Flag of St. Gallen St. Gallen
SH Flag of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen
SO Flag of Solothurn Solothurn
SZ Flag of Schwyz Schwyz
TG Flag of Thurgau Thurgau
TI Flag of Ticino Ticino
UR Flag of Uri Uri
VD Flag of Vaud Vaud
VS Flag of Valais Valais
ZG Flag of Zug Zug
ZH Flag of Zurich Zürich

Until 2020, vehicles in the Italian enclave of Campione d'Italia were registered in Ticino, but are now to be registered in the Italian town of Como.[2][3]

Types

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Personalized plate "999999" from Canton of Graubünden
File:Altes Kontrollschild Zürich.jpg
Old style rear plate, from Canton of Zürich
File:Altes Traktorkontrollschild St.Gallen.jpg
Old style tractor plate from Canton of St. Gallen
File:Temporary sticker 2020.jpg
Control mark for temporary registrations
File:Swiss us reg 4190.jpg Standard type for motor vehicles, motorcycles and trailers
File:Swiss utilitary reg 4229.jpg Utility vehicles e.g. for construction, snow removal, fire brigade etc.
File:Ausnahmefahrzeug Kontrollschild Schweiz.jpg Exceptional vehicles that do not comply with mass and weight regulations
File:Verkehrsschild grün 1999.JPG Agricultural vehicles
File:Swiss military license plate rear.jpg Military vehicles
File:Swiss license plates for dealers.JPG For vehicle dealers and workshops, additional letter "U"
File:Kontrollschild Temporär Schweiz Hochformat.jpg Temporary registration, with control mark showing the expiry date
File:Schweizer Zollschild hinten.jpg Temporary, duty unpaid, with control mark and letter "Z"
File:Swiss motorcycle plate St.Gallen.jpg Motorcycles and electric vehicles
File:Swiss license plate for scooters.jpg Light motor vehicles and small motorcycles limited to 45 km/h
File:Swiss moped plate SG.jpg Mopeds and E-Bikes
File:Swiss Segway license plate.jpg Segway vehicles
File:Rotes Kontrollschild.png Bicycle carriers, rear plate only

Diplomatic plates

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Swiss diplomatic plates display one of the prefixes "CD", "CC" or "AT", followed by a canton code, a serial number and a code for the country or organization. Low serial numbers are reserved for ambassadors or the head of an organization and their deputies. Template:RegPlate

  • Official cars of the diplomatic missions.
  • Motor vehicles of the members of the diplomatic staff of these missions .

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  • Vehicles of consular posts headed by a professional official.
  • Motor vehicles of consular officials.

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  • Vehicles of permanent missions or other representations to intergovernmental organizations and motor vehicles for the members of the diplomatic staff of these missions.
  • Vehicles of institutional beneficiaries such as intergovernmental organizations, international institutions, secretariats or other bodies set up under an international treaty, independent commissions, international courts, arbitral tribunals and other international bodies, who enjoy privileges, immunities and facilities, as well as the motor vehicles of the highest-ranking officials of these institutional beneficiaries, who enjoy diplomatic status in Switzerland.

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  • Vehicles belonging to members of the administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions .

Codes

Diplomatic Codes (UN Missions)[4]

01 – UN
02 – ILO
03 – WHO
04 – WMO
05 – ITU

06 – WIPO
07 – CERN
08 – WTO
09 – EFTA
010 – IOM

011 – IBE
012 – IPU
013 – ICDO
014 – APEF
015 – UPU

016 – OTIF
017 – ADB
018 – IHC
019 – WCED
020 – BIS

021 – ITCB
022 – SC
023 – ILC
024 – ACTED
025 – EC

026 – ICRC
027 – . . .
028 – . . .
029 – . . .
030 – IFRC

031 – ACWL
032 – OSCE
033 – WMO
034 – . . .
035 – GFATM
036 – . . .

Diplomatic Codes (Int. Organizations)

201 – EU
202 – OAS
203 – SICA
204 – SCI
205 – AGC
206 – OAU
207 – Commonwealth
208 – Arab League
209 – ATO
210 – IIDC

211 – OIC
212 – G-15
213 – OIF
214 – World Bank
215 – ACP
216 – (WTO)
217 – PIF

3xx – International Disarmament Talks ( xx = Country Code e.g. 309 = USA )
5xx – World Trade Organization (WTO) ( xx = Country Code e.g. 509 = USA )

Diplomatic Codes (Countries)

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Obsolete types

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Administration, rear plate

Civilian Federal vehicles had registration plates composed of the Swiss shield followed by the letter "A" (short for "Administration") and a number with up to five digits. The first digit indicated the department. In 2004 these plates were replaced with normal cantonal plates.

  • A 1xxxx – Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
  • A 2xxxx – Federal Department of Home Affairs
  • A 3xxxx – Federal Department of Justice and Police
  • A 4xxxx – Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport
  • A 5xxxx – Federal Department of Finance
  • A 6xxxx – Federal Department of Economy
  • A 7xxxx – Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication
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PTT / SBB, rear plate

The Post, Telegraph and Telephone company (PTT) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) were part of the federal government until 1997/98. Their vehicles had registration plates composed of the Swiss coat followed by the letter "P" (short for "Post") and a number with up to five digits. When they became independent companies, the P-plates were replaced with cantonal plates in 2004.

  • P 1xxxx to P 7xxxx were attributed to PTT
  • P 8xxxx to P 9xxxx were attributed to SBB

References

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