Mice in Switzerland, the Other Cheese Country! (page 12 of 19)

This screams indigestion... 😛

It smells like indigestion... 😛

Never a time when people talk about cheese!

The trunk will fill up fast!

Well, in that case, it might be a good chance to check out some museums in Bern.

After that, I’m not sure. November is still a meh season, so it’ll depend on the weather!

We’d love to see Basel on the way back, and if I find accommodation near Zurich, it’s really tempting since it was my biggest regret from the last trip.

Also need to stock up on Ovomaltine tablets!

Thanks, In the end, we're going to Abondance for a week of detox, And from there we'll definitely find people from Geneva, Since I usually meet people there, I hope it'll work out, Thanks for everything, Best regards.

There's some competition in Tartegnin... : https://www.mondialfondue.com/

Here we are in Switzerland for the cheese festival!

Surprise when we got back to the car in the evening: a fine!

We were parked in a blue zone, and from what we read online, it's unlimited from 7 PM.

The ticket was issued at 7:45 PM, when it's supposed to be unlimited. We arrived at 6 PM with the parking disc set to that time.

I don't get it... There's no reason given...

Can anyone help me out?

Edit: I entered the fine number on the website, and it doesn't recognize it. Too soon?

Watch out, sometimes there are fake fines—something to keep an eye on...

Or a picky cop might not have liked the use of a European blue zone disc (with markings every 10 minutes, if I remember right) when the Swiss disc has markings every 30 minutes.)

Surprise when returning to the car in the evening: plum!

Well, it's Switzerland! You must not have had the mandatory sticker you buy... only in Switzerland!

Last time I went was at the end of August to see friends in Yverdon by Lake Neuchâtel... Since we were only staying for 4 days without moving around much, we decided not to buy the highway vignette to save some money... So we took the small roads in the Canton of Vaud. Big mistake. In over 30 years in France, I’ve never gotten a single speeding ticket (I’m really careful with speed limits). Two months after returning to France, I got a fine in the mail for speeding: 63 km/h instead of 50 km/h. Result: a 250 Swiss franc fine, which is 270 euros!! Nice! No memory of driving too fast... The Swiss don’t mess around!

It's weird because with these numbers, it should normally be a 120 CHF fine... 😉

It's weird because with these numbers, it should normally be a 120 CHF fine...

But that's the reality. 250 Swiss francs! Maybe it's the rate applied to foreigners?

Payment details Transaction number: 420179506 Fine amount / currency: CHF 250.00 Date, time: 16.10.2025 13:55 License plate and date of offense: F GW-103-PG Fine payment receipt number: 0106251071988 Your fine was paid by credit card. No AO 0106251071988 Payment method: Wallee All-in-One - Mastercard Offense details Location: Route de l'Etraz, 1197 Prangins Date, time: 18.08.2025, 17:25

I hope there isn’t a special rate for foreigners. Right nearby, at the Nyon entrance radar, about a year ago, my wife got a ticket for 120 CHF. From what I recall, she was doing 64 km/h in a 50 zone... and there was a similar one three years ago at the Neuchâtel exit, so it seems like the rate is federal, not cantonal...

The rate is the same for Swiss residents and foreigners. CHF 250 for speeding between 11 and 15 km/h in a 50 km/h zone is correct.

We had the disc and it works well in Switzerland. And once again, it was 19:45 even though parking is limited from 19:00.

I wonder if we’re still supposed to leave by 19:00 even if we arrived at 18:00?

In France, it doesn’t work like that.

I found a document from the canton of Geneva that clearly says no, but maybe it’s different in Bern?

It’s still complicated...

Couldn't access the fine online.

Maybe they realized their mistake?

Anyway, we’d planned to go back to Bern, but parking is a real hassle there.

Head for a covered parking lot? Well, there aren’t many, actually...

The plan was to wander the city center again and visit the fine-arts museum.

No, it's only in the city center. Normally, elsewhere, they deduct 5 km/h from the recorded speed, but here, we'd end up at 58 km/h. Between 6 and 10 km/h over (here, 8 km/h), you get a 120 CHF fine. That’s actually what we got twice in 3 years.

You’ve got to go get this fine checked out at the police station—it’s really not clear at all. At 7:45 PM in Geneva, you don’t even need to display the parking disc...

You have to go get this fine checked by the cops, it's not clear at all. At 7:45 PM in Geneva, you don't even need to display the parking disc...

Indeed.

Apparently, you can't even go to the cops... I'm waiting to be able to access the fine.

Since it was still a long trip just for a one-day festival, we're staying several days, but the weather isn't great...

I have a feeling this trip is going to be pretty mixed...

We arrived at 6 PM with the disc at that time.

So you set the disc with the arrow to 6 PM?

If that’s the case, you can’t stay past 7 PM. When arriving at 6 PM, you need to set the arrow to 6:30 PM.

Check out the disc here and you’ll understand. https://tcsge-shop.ch/zones-bleues

No, it's only in the city center. Normally, elsewhere, they deduct 5 km/h from the recorded speed, but here, we'd end up at 58 km/h. Between 6 and 10 km/h (here 8), the fine is 120 CHF. That’s actually what we got twice in 3 years.

Weren’t the 5 km/h already deducted from the 63 km/h? In that case, the amount would be correct.

We arrived at 6 PM with the disc at that time.

So you set the disc with the arrow to 6 PM?

If that’s the case, you can’t stay past 7 PM. When arriving at 6 PM, you need to set the arrow to 6:30 PM.

Check out the disc here and you’ll understand. https://tcsge-shop.ch/zones-bleues

That’s what I thought... It’s still not clear, though. In France, it’s not like that, okay. I asked my Home Exchange host, and he thought the same as me.

It’s annoying—we often leave the disc even when it’s no longer needed because parking is free.

The fine still hasn’t appeared on the site—is that normal, by the way?