Are you allowed to sleep in your car in Switzerland?
It is generally not permitted to stay overnight in a car on a public parking lot. It is therefore recommended to find a campground or any other accommodation where you can spend the night. In some regions, sleeping for one night in the car is tolerated.
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And while getting some shut-eye inside your car isn't necessarily illegal, it's where you are parked while you sleep that can get you in trouble. For instance, many parking lots, private garages, and even public areas ban overnight parking — with or without sleeping people onboard.
Legality. “According to the Highway Code, it is not a problem if you stay in your own car,” explains the lawyer Jörg Elsner, chairman of the Association of Traffic Law in the German Bar Association (DAV). A ban does not exist on sleeping in the car.
The policy of Walmart welcomes RVers to spend a night in their parking lot, as long as you have the individual location's permission. In some places, city zoning laws or ordinances will prohibit overnight stays in parking lots. Typically, larger cities are most likely to have these types of restrictions in place.
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