Vehicle registration

Natural persons (private individuals)

Required documents:

• Vehicle identification card (For brand new vehicles = Form 13.20)
• Insurance certificate (in electronic form "eVn")
• Possibly further documents (rims, trailer hitch, etc.)

Payment: Invoice with payment slip

Legal entities (companies, societies, associations, etc.)

Required documents for active legal entities:

• Vehicle identification card (For brand new vehicles = form 13.20)
• Insurance certificate (in electronic form "eVn")
• Extract from the commercial register (HR extract, not older than 1 month!)
• Business license or concession
• Possibly other documents (rims, trailer hitch, etc.)

Payment: Invoice with payment slip

Required documents for legal entities not operating in Liechtenstein (temporary registration)

• Vehicle registration document (For brand new vehicles = form 13.20)
• Certificate of insurance limited to a maximum of 1 year (in electronic form "eVn")
• Extract from the commercial register (HR extract, not older than 1 month!)
• Confirmation of the administrative or foundation board
• Possibly other documents (rims, trailer hitch, etc.)

Payment: cash or EC card / credit card

Temporary Approval

Temporary registration plates are issued to natural persons (foreigners who hold a short-term residence permit (L), as well as third-country nationals who have held a residence permit (B) for less than two years) and legal entities that are not active in Liechtenstein. These companies require a current excerpt from the commercial register and a confirmation from the board of directors or foundation board that the motor vehicle may be redeemed.

Special control plates and control stamps are issued for motor vehicles registered for a limited period of time. The control plates lose their validity together with the temporary vehicle registration certificate. They do not have to be returned to the issuing authority when the period of temporary enrollment specified in the vehicle registration document has expired, but they must be officially confiscated in the event of misuse. Each license plate shall bear a control mark. The control mark shall state the year and month in which the validity of the temporary enrollment expires.

Renewal

If you wish to reinstate the plates (e.g., renewal or return to service), we will require you to provide a new valid temporary certificate of insurance and the previous temporary vehicle registration card. The renewal is only possible if the existing identity cards and plates are still valid. Otherwise, new control plates will be assigned.

This enrollment must be paid in cash, by debit or credit card.

Due to the increasing number of inquiries on the subject of e-scooters or e-scooters, we would like to answer the most important questions below. Likewise, a current overview of various E-vehicles is available and illustrated.

1. What is an E-Scooter?

An E-Scooter or also E-Trottinette is a so-called light motorcycle without pedals.

2. Do I have to register my E-Scooter?

No, provided that the maximum speed without pedal assistance is not more than 20 km/h and the motor power does not exceed 500W.

3. From what age can I ride an e-scooter (light motorcycle)?

• From 14 years with a valid driver's license of categories G or M
• From 16 years without a driver's license

4. Where, on which traffic routes, I may participate or drive with an e-scooter in public traffic?

Grundätzlich on the same traffic routes as bicycles. In this case, the signalized bike paths must be used. Thus, for example, it is allowed to drive on the Rhine dam or also in the Vaduzer Städlte (only walking speed max. 5 km/h).

5. Can I redeem an e-scooter with a maximum speed over 20 km/h ?

No, because you can not be approved due to the lack of pedals. Thus, they may only be used in a demarcated area accessible to a definable group of people (non-public traffic area).

6. Is there a helmet obligation for e-scooters?

No, there is basically no helmet obligation. However, we recommend wearing a helmet for safety reasons.

Detailed information on the characteristics of the other E-vehicles can be found in the leaflet of the Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) described and presented.

Merkblatt ASTRA

Regulations Trend Vehicles

Important Traffic Rules

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The following is the fact sheet from AXA Insurance regarding liability insurance for mopeds and e-bikes.

Merkblatt-Haftpflicht

Vehicle change

If you want to replace your old vehicle with a new one, we need the following documents/papers for this:

• Vehicle registration card of the old vehicle (for cancellation)
• Vehicle registration card of the new vehicle or form 13.20 for brand new vehicles
• Electronic insurance certificate (eVn)
• Possibly other documents (rims, trailer hitch, etc.)

If the new vehicle should be redeemed at a later date, you can keep the license plates at home for up to 14 days. If there is a longer period between the vehicle change, you are forced to deposit the license plates up to a maximum of one year or completely at the Office for Road Traffic hand over.

Temporary traffic authorization

To the form: Temporary Traffic Authorization in Liechtenstein and Switzerland

Short description
To benefit from the change of vehicle by mail, the owner delivers the required vehicle documents to the Office of Road Traffic. Until the new vehicle registration document is received, the declaration (see front page) must be completed and carried in the vehicle. The provisional traffic authorization is only valid for journeys in Liechtenstein and in Switzerland and is valid for a maximum of 30 days from the validity date of the insurance certificate.

Insurance coverage
The insurance certificate must be valid ("valid from" date to be noted). Proofs whose validity date is more than 30 days ago may not be used.

Which vehicles are allowed to be put into circulation?
The provisional traffic authorization applies to heavy and light vehicles and trailers among themselves, which are assigned similar control plates, as well as motor vehicles and trailers used with interchangeable plates. It does not apply to provisionally registered motor vehicles and trailers (plates with a red bar) or for vehicles used with daily or export passes.

Registration documents (see item 3 on the front of the form)
The documents must be sent to the Office of Road Traffic, which issued the license plates. In case of missing or incorrect documents, the submitted documents will be returned to the holder. The definitive vehicle registration document can only be issued when all the necessary documents have been received. Until then, the vehicle is considered unregistered.

Emergency / registration date
The complete documents must be submitted to the Office of Road Traffic by A Mail. The date of the postmark is decisive for the suspension and placing on the market. If this is not legible, the date of approval is the day before receipt of the documents.

Change of ownership prohibited (eg leasing, rental, replacement vehicle, third parties)
A vehicle registration document with the entry "change of keeper prohibited" (code 178) may only be rewritten if a company accredited by the Central Office for Credit Information (ZEK) (e.g. leasing company) has the electronic or, in the case of third parties, the written consent (official asa deletion form is available on the website of the Office of Road Traffic). Faxed, photocopied, or emailed cancellation forms cannot be accepted. If the official cancellation form is missing, the paperwork will be returned. The vehicle will be considered unregistered.

Vehicle with technical defects
Vehicles with technical defects (e.g. accident damage or objected to during testing) may not be put into circulation until the technical inspection has been passed.

Delivery of the vehicle passes
The vehicle passes will be delivered to the holder. If you wish to have them delivered to another address, please indicate this on an accompanying note and enclose a reply envelope.

Change of insurance

A change of insurance must be reported to the Road Traffic Office . For this purpose, we ask you to submit a valid insurance certificate from the new insurance company as well as the current vehicle registration document.

The fee for a pure insurance change is CHF 20.00.

For vehicles that were first put on the market at least 30 years ago, it is possible to have a so-called "veteran entry" made in the vehicle registration document. To do this, we ask you to fill out the corresponding application form.

For the "Veteran Vehicle" entry, the vehicle must meet the following conditions:

• The vehicle must have been first placed on the market more than 30 years ago
• The vehicles must be used for private purposes only.
• They must not be regularly in operation
  (about 2,000 to 3,000 km / year).
• They must correspond to the original design.
• They must be visually and technically in perfect condition.

The Office for Road Traffic decides on the occasion of an inspection whether these requirements are met. In the vehicle registration document, "veteran vehicle" is entered under the heading "special use".

The inspection intervals are extended to 6 years for veteran vehicles.

For veteran vehicles, it is possible to register more than two vehicles on one change plate. This applies, however, only if exclusively veteran vehicles are redeemed on this license plate.

Should you want to redeem a vehicle without veteran entry with a veteran vehicle on exchange plate, you can, as usual, only redeem two vehicles on one control plate.

Form

Application for registration as a veteran vehicle in the Principality of Liechtenstein

Downloads

Factsheet veteran fire engine vehicles (12 kb)

Opening a change sign

It is possible to use two vehicles under one license plate. In this case, only one vehicle may be in operation at a time. For veteran vehicles, any number of vehicles can be redeemed on one control plate. To open a change plate the following documents are needed:

• Vehicle identification card or Form 13.20 for brand new vehicles
• Electronic insurance certificate eVn
• Possibly further documents (rims, trailer coupling, etc.)

From the Office of Road Traffic only one pair of license plates will be issued.

For vehicles with change plates, the tax is levied on the vehicle with the highest approach. All other vehicles are charged an annual interchangeable plate fee of 114 francs, but not more than the amount of the first tax.

Holder change

Change of holder means a transfer of a license plate (including vehicle, if applicable) to another holder.

According to the directives on control plates, the following changes of holder are possible as of 01.01.2015:

• Between natural persons up to the 3rd degree of relationship
• Between partners in a registered partnership
• Between partners in a consensual union who can prove that they have resided in the same household for at least three years
• Between a legal entity and a natural person. It must be shown the connection of the natural person with the legal person with an extract from the commercial register (not older than one month)

In the case of divorce, a change of holder can be carried out with the consent of both persons for a maximum of one year after the date of divorce.

In the event of death of the previous holder, the new holder must confirm with his signature that the transfer of the license plate has been discussed amicably with all heirs.

For a change of keeper, the following papers are required

• Vehicle registration card for the transfer
• Electronic insurance certificate (eVn) in the name of the new keeper
• Confirmation of change of keeper (> form < )
• Possibly further documents (rims, trailer hitch etc.)

The license plates can be handed over directly to the new owner and do not need to be submitted to the Office of Road Traffic