Nev Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I've just seen a reminder notice in a shop window in Chef-Boutonne (dept 79) which appears to say that the last date for sale of vignettes for cars is 3rd December 2004, and a fee is payable to the departement. I have no idea what these are, can anyone help? I now notice that many cars have another sticker besides the insurance sticker, and these have CF or CT on them (sorry, I'm not sure which!), and a hole punched for the month and year. What's this all about then? I know that the road tax thingy has been abolished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 The vignettes were stopped for ordinary cars, but not commercial vehicules, so maybe it is for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted November 24, 2004 Author Share Posted November 24, 2004 The notice definitely said "voiture". I think I'll have to go back and go in the shop and ask! I wonder if it's for 'not new' cars? I bought a new car, registered in July, and I'm sure I would have been told if there was something else I needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 CT is French for MoT - every 2 years here. As well as a certificate you have to display the little sticker on the windscreen - seems a good idea but no doubt the civil liberty police would prevent it happening in UK.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted November 24, 2004 Author Share Posted November 24, 2004 John, I should have thought of 'controle technique'. As my car is new I don't need one so I haven't done any research on this. Do you have to buy a vignette each year even though the test is every two years? Would this explain the notice I saw do you think?Can you reassure me that there's nothing else I need to display in my windscreen apart from the green insurance sticker?RegardsNev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Vignette is road tax and has, as you say, been abolished for cars. The sticker for the CT is put on by the CT people. You don't buy it.Certain vehicules still have to pay for their vignettes but I don't know which. Weren't we discussing 4x4's needing one? Certainly pick-ups have to have one.....but take that with a pinch of salt as OH is NOT reliable......I will look in the tabacs window today and see if there is anything about it up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Domestic vehicles do not require vignettes even if they are vans under 7tons I believe. However, if you run a business and have five company vehicles or more then you do pay for a vignette accordingly to engine and age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deby Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Vignette also means car sticker for travel on motorways (autoroutes) in Switzerland. Starts from 1Jan each year and valable for 1 year. So if you wish to drive on any Swiss Mway you have to buy one of these. You can use the roads normally and freely, but it is a pain. A good point to note is if you just want to drive to Geneva Airport from France with a foreign car and not use the Mway you can travel on a 'special' french D road into Switzerland (which in theory is still French), so you do not have to pay for the Vignette circa 30 Euros.debyThanks TU, my first explanation was pretty ambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 I really thought that the swiss vignette was just for the swiss autoroutes and not the ordinary roads. I can't remember seeing them flogging them if I have gone in via the ordinary frontier, where as at Frontenex? that is all they seem interested in.Anyway original poster, you don't need one in France for an ordinary car. Although if you ask and they tell you what it was about, I'd be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 Looks like I was panicking over nothing, but I'll check next time I'm in town (next week) just to satisfy my curiosity. I'll post it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted November 30, 2004 Author Share Posted November 30, 2004 I called in at the tabac in question today and asked about the notice. It is as John (above) suggests... company cars!Mystery solved! Thanks for your input everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.