Swiss motorway vignette
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The Swiss motorway vignette is a mandatory annual toll sticker that drivers must display on their vehicles to use Switzerland’s national motorways and expressways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swiss motorway vignette canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5624473 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss motorway vignette Context triple: [A4 motorway (Switzerland), tollSystem, Swiss motorway vignette]
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A.
SwissPass
SwissPass is a nationwide public transport smartcard and customer account system used across Switzerland for trains, buses, and other mobility and leisure services.
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B.
Swiss motorway network
The Swiss motorway network is a dense, high-quality system of national expressways that links major cities and regions across Switzerland and connects the country to neighboring European road networks.
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C.
Swiss Half Fare Card
The Swiss Half Fare Card is a popular discount travel pass that allows holders to purchase most train, bus, boat, and many mountain railway tickets in Switzerland at half price for a set period.
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D.
Route Suisse
Route Suisse is a major lakeside road in western Switzerland that runs along Lake Geneva, connecting towns such as Versoix with Geneva and other nearby communities.
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E.
Gotthard route
The Gotthard route is a major north–south trans-Alpine transport corridor in Switzerland, linking central Europe with Italy via road and rail tunnels through the Gotthard massif.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swiss motorway vignette Target entity description: The Swiss motorway vignette is a mandatory annual toll sticker that drivers must display on their vehicles to use Switzerland’s national motorways and expressways.
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A.
SwissPass
SwissPass is a nationwide public transport smartcard and customer account system used across Switzerland for trains, buses, and other mobility and leisure services.
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B.
Swiss motorway network
The Swiss motorway network is a dense, high-quality system of national expressways that links major cities and regions across Switzerland and connects the country to neighboring European road networks.
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C.
Swiss Half Fare Card
The Swiss Half Fare Card is a popular discount travel pass that allows holders to purchase most train, bus, boat, and many mountain railway tickets in Switzerland at half price for a set period.
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D.
Route Suisse
Route Suisse is a major lakeside road in western Switzerland that runs along Lake Geneva, connecting towns such as Versoix with Geneva and other nearby communities.
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E.
Gotthard route
The Gotthard route is a major north–south trans-Alpine transport corridor in Switzerland, linking central Europe with Italy via road and rail tunnels through the Gotthard massif.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road toll system
ⓘ
toll sticker ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
ASTRA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Federal Roads Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
expressways in Switzerland
ⓘ
national motorways in Switzerland ⓘ |
| appliesToRoadCategory | Swiss national road network category N ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| displayLocation |
front fork or visible part of motorcycle
ⓘ
inside of windscreen ⓘ |
| electronicVignetteDisplayRequired | false ⓘ |
| electronicVignetteIntroduced | 2023 ⓘ |
| electronicVignetteLinkedTo | vehicle licence plate ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
cantonal police
ⓘ
customs authorities ⓘ |
| exemptVehicleCategory |
certain military vehicles
ⓘ
diplomatic vehicles (under conditions) ⓘ emergency service vehicles (under conditions) ⓘ |
| hasForm |
adhesive sticker
ⓘ
electronic vignette ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOnSticker |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| isMandatoryFor |
motor vehicles using Swiss expressways
ⓘ
motor vehicles using Swiss motorways ⓘ |
| isTransferableBetweenVehicles | false ⓘ |
| isVehicleSpecific | true ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Swiss National Roads Tax Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notRequiredForVehicleType | vehicles over 3.5 tonnes ⓘ |
| paymentModel | flat-rate annual toll ⓘ |
| penaltyForMissingVignette | on-the-spot fine ⓘ |
| penaltyIncludes | requirement to purchase vignette ⓘ |
| purpose |
funding construction of national roads
ⓘ
funding maintenance of national roads ⓘ |
| requiredForVehicleType |
light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes
ⓘ
light trailers ⓘ motorcycles ⓘ passenger cars ⓘ |
| requiresProperAffixing | true ⓘ |
| soldAt |
border crossings
ⓘ
online vendors ⓘ petrol stations in Switzerland ⓘ post offices in Switzerland ⓘ |
| validFrom | 1 December of previous year ⓘ |
| validityDuration | 14 months ⓘ |
| validityPeriod | one calendar year ⓘ |
| validUntil | 31 January of following year ⓘ |
| vehiclesOver3_5TonnesTollSystem | LSVA distance-based heavy vehicle fee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiss motorway vignette Description of subject: The Swiss motorway vignette is a mandatory annual toll sticker that drivers must display on their vehicles to use Switzerland’s national motorways and expressways.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.