Sell your car in the canton of Zug – between Lake Zug and the Ägerital

From January 1, 2027, the tax for passenger cars will be based on gross weight (CHF 8.30 per 100 kg) and power (CHF 1.20 per kW) instead of engine displacement. If the new tax would be higher for a car that is already registered, the previous law applies until the next change of ownership; this transitional rule applies for ten years. After a sale, the new registered keeper pays according to the new assessment, provided they register the car in the canton of Zug.

Yes, the license plate drop slot to the left of the road traffic office’s main entrance is accessible around the clock. If you sell to us, you don’t need to make this trip: you hand us the plates at the handover, and we then handle the deregistration. You are liable for the tax until the plates arrive at the office; anything overpaid is credited or, on request, paid back.

You keep the plates for your other vehicle. In this case, the Zug road traffic office has to cancel the vehicle registration document of the car that is being taken off the road. So give us the vehicle registration document of the car you’re selling at the handover, and tell us in advance that interchangeable plates are involved. We take care of the cancellation.

Yes, we’ll take a car with defects or an inspection that is due off your hands too. Good to know: in the canton of Zug, if a vehicle with recorded defects is taken off the road, its plate is deposited or its ownership changes while an inspection is still in progress, the inspection must be repeated in full. When you sell to us, that’s no longer your concern. Describe the defects in the form and show them in the photos.

Usually yes, and free of charge: via eDispo, a notice from the Zug road traffic office can be postponed by up to 30 days. That gives you time if you want to wait for our offer first. If you sell privately and want to prove the condition to buyers, you can also have a voluntary inspection done in Steinhausen at any time, explicitly also before a sale.

The Zug road traffic office keeps deposited plates for a maximum of 365 days, after which the right to use the number expires. The period runs from the date of deposit. So if you want to keep your number for a later car, you have to register it again within one year. By the way, handing in and depositing plates are subject to daily taxation: tax is only due until the plates arrive at the office.