Road traffic The blue driving license will no longer be valid from November

The blue Swiss paper driver's license is only valid until the end of October. From November, all drivers must be in possession of a credit card format license.

Anyone who still shows the old blue license at a police checkpoint after that will have to expect a fine of 20 francs. This was announced by the Association of Road Traffic Offices (asa). This is because the old ID cards do not meet international safety standards. According to the asa, 330,000 people still had such a blue card at the end of August.

Drivers can contact a road traffic office in their canton of residence - either locally or online - to exchange their license for a new one. The new driving license in credit card format will then be sent by post within a few days.

The new version of the driving license in credit card format has been available since mid-April 2023. Around one million people in Switzerland are already driving with it. The asa states that the old version of the ID card in credit card format is still valid - an exchange is only necessary if the details change.

SDA