TL:Dr - Selling my car privately, buying another used car from a dealer. Want to keep my number. What do I have to do? Previously I have always p/x my old car for a different one via the same dealership, but this time I am selling my current car privately (to a colleague at work). I want to keep the number plates, and use them for a different (used) car I’ll be picking up next week from a dealership. (I plan on going on holiday with the car a few days after). https://www.ch.ch/en/vehicles-and-traffic/cars-and-other-vehicles/registering-and-deregistering-a-car-or-motorbike/#lost-or-stolen-number-plates states that I can: Create a sales contract and get paid for my current car Remove my plates from the vehicle and keep them aside Give the registration document to the buyer who will register it in their name Inform the Dealership and my insurance company of the number plate to be used for the new (used) car and pay them Turn up, put the plates on, and I’ll receive a new registraton document in the post It is step 3 that seems ambiguous - some sites say that I have to deregister the car myself, before handing a ‘stamped null’ registration doc to the new owners. This seems contrary to the guidance? Also, for step 5, when I got my last car, I received a ‘paper temporary registration’, with the new one coming in the post a week or so later. Is there any way to speed this up, as I am guessing that I can’t drive abroard with the temp paper? Just wondering if my steps are correct, and what usually happens at step 3 and 5? Any help appreciated! submitted by /u/Sosu2211
Originally posted by u/Sosu2211 on r/Switzerland