Property News · May 28, 2016

Beware new EU law if you are hiring a car in Switzerland this summer


A Swiss-registered hire car cannot be driven across the border to France, Germany, Italy or Austria by an EU citizenA new European Union regulation that came into force on 1 May is causing chaos among holidaymakers heading to Switzerland who hire a car.The rule bans EU citizens from driving non-EU registered hire cars in the EU. But with Switzerland, a non-member, at the heart of Europe there are problems at car hire offices: a Swiss-registered hire car cannot be driven across the border to France, Germany, Italy or Austria by an EU citizen (such as a Briton). If the driver behind the wheel is Swiss, that it is permissible – as it is if the hirer has come from outside the EU. One company we contacted in Zurich called the change “completely ridiculous”. Some are having to stock French or German-registered cars; others are telling clients they can’t leave the country. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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