Paso a paso
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Check for a leasing block (code 178) Requerido por ley
If the registration document carries code 178 ('change of keeper prohibited'), typically on leased or financed cars, the car cannot be transferred until the leasing company or whoever requested the entry releases it. Deleting the code is free.
Free to delete (canton of Zurich)
Kanton Zürich, Strassenverkehrsamt – Code 178 -
Prepare the car and its papers Recomendado
Check that the papers are complete: the vehicle registration document with any supplementary sheets, service book, manuals and radio/key codes. TCS recommends an official inspection before a change of keeper if the last one was more than a year ago and the car is over 10 years old.
TCS – Ratgeber Autokauf und -verkauf -
Sign a written purchase contract Recomendado Vendedor y comprador
A private seller may exclude the statutory warranty, but it has to be agreed clearly (e.g. 'ab Platz, ohne Garantie'), the seller must be able to prove it, and it is void if a defect was fraudulently concealed (Art. 199 Code of Obligations). TCS publishes a free model contract.
TCS – Ratgeber Autokauf und -verkauf -
Hand over the car with the original registration document Requerido por ley
When you sell, you must give the buyer the original vehicle registration document (Fahrzeugausweis). The plates do not go with the car: remove them, since they belong to the canton and are issued to you as keeper.
Kanton Zürich, Strassenverkehrsamt – Fahrzeug wechseln -
Deregister the car and deal with the plates Requerido por ley
If you sell the car you must deregister it with the road traffic office, which cancels the registration document. In Zurich you send or bring the plates and the document: deregistration and destroying the plates are free, or the plates can be stored for a year. If you register a replacement car you can keep the plates instead (in Vaud, within 15 days).
Free in Zurich; storing the plates costs CHF 50 for one year
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Contact your insurer Recomendado
Tell your liability (RC / Haftpflicht) insurer that you sold the car; the cantonal offices refer you to the insurer for this.
État de Vaud, SAN – Déposer vos plaques -
Buyer registers the car Requerido por ley Comprador
The buyer submits the previous original registration document and proof of insurance, which their insurer sends electronically to the road traffic office, by post or at the counter. Older cars may first need an official inspection (rules differ by canton). A temporary driving permit can cover the time until the new document arrives.
Kanton Zürich, Strassenverkehrsamt – Fahrzeug wechseln
Lista de documentos
Marca lo que ya tienes. Esto se queda en tu dispositivo, y nada de esto es necesario para publicar tu auto.
Mantente seguro cuando los compradores se pongan en contacto contigo
- Check code 178 on the registration document before buying or selling: a car still under leasing cannot change keeper without the leasing company's release.
- Write the warranty terms into the contract: only what is in writing counts, and an exclusion is void if a known defect was concealed.
Preguntas
- ¿Qué documentos necesito para vender un auto en Montreux?
- Vehicle registration document, original (Fahrzeugausweis / permis de circulation / licenza di circolazione); Number plates (Kontrollschilder / plaques); Buyer's proof of liability insurance (Versicherungsnachweis / attestation d'assurance RC).
- ¿Quién registra una venta de auto en Montreux?
- Cantonal road traffic office of the keeper's canton of residence (Strassenverkehrsamt / Service des automobiles)
- ¿Necesito toda la documentación antes de publicar mi auto?
- No. Puedes publicar hoy y reunir los documentos mientras los compradores te contactan. Los que están marcados como requeridos por ley son necesarios para transferir la propiedad.
- ¿Es gratis vender mi auto en MotorHangar en Montreux?
- Sí. Publicar es gratis, toma unos tres minutos, y nada en el formulario pide la documentación: la necesitarás al cerrar la venta, no para publicar.
Fuentes
- Kanton Zürich, Strassenverkehrsamt – Code 178
- TCS – Ratgeber Autokauf und -verkauf
- Kanton Zürich, Strassenverkehrsamt – Fahrzeug wechseln
- Kanton Zürich, Strassenverkehrsamt – Fahrzeug abmelden
- État de Vaud, SAN – Déposer vos plaques
- www.vd.ch
- www.svsa.sid.be.ch
Verificado el 2026-10-14. Este es un resumen práctico, no un consejo legal. Las tarifas y formularios cambian: confirma con Cantonal road traffic office of the keeper's canton of residence (Strassenverkehrsamt / Service des automobiles) antes de firmar.