Hey guys,

I graduate from university in Feb, so i think my school will send a letter to Controle des Habitants to terminate my validation of Permit B until the end of February.

This is the problem. I have a car here, and i might go to France or Belgium for a few months to study french lessons ( obviously i don't need a permit for that... i can just go there a tourist i assume and study less than 3 months n leave) . Can i keep my car in switzerland or drive it to France / Belgium when i do my courses and drive it back and sell it in Switzerland before i leave?

Am i allowed to own a car in Swiss without a permit B? Will i still be insured?

I hold international drivers license. my bf drives usually with his swiss license. but the car is under my name.

Anyone can give me some comments?

Thanks,
Joyce

So many questions.

1. If you've been here longer than a year, you should've changed your Canadian licence for a Swiss one. An IDL is not a licence to drive but a translation of your licence into something "friendlier". You actually don't need it here.

2. Check with your insurance person; whilst you might get leeway with the permit people, you have a legal obligation to have insurance on your car. Having said that, the car is insured and not the person - worst case is you switch it to your "bf" name on the insurance (the car is still yours).

3. Students today with cars? I don't believe it!!

hehe thanks for the replies!!
i hold a hong kong driving license and if i want to change it for the swiss one i will have to take the test again in french german or italian and obviously im not capable so i renew my drivers license every year and my bf ddrives usually so its okay & having no car is too inconvenient in lausanne!! so i guess im just very fortunatee! heheh

joyce.