Traffic medicine · level 2
Truck, bus, taxi.
Level 2 medical.
The Swiss traffic-medicine examination for licence categories C, C1, D, D1 and the professional passenger transport permit (code 121) — for applicants and for the periodic check. Right at Zurich HB.
Who needs it
If you drive for a living, you are checked regularly.
Only a physician with traffic-medicine recognition at level 2 or higher may carry out the examination — for the first examination as well as for every check.
Application
New category or permit
You are applying for a licence in category C, C1, D or D1, for the professional passenger transport permit (code 121, e.g. taxi or limousine) or for the trolleybus permit (code 110).
Check
Periodic control examination
You already hold one of these categories or permits. The road traffic office (Strassenverkehrsamt) writes to you when the check is due. From the date of the letter you usually have three months; extensions are generally not granted.
Process
Book, get examined, report to the office.
Book
Online at drharris.ch/termin. Free slots are often available within a few days. Book as soon as the letter from the road traffic office arrives.
Examination
Eyesight, mobility and strength, heart and circulation, neurology, and a review of your medication and medical history.
Report to the office
The report goes electronically to the road traffic office, using the access code on your letter. The office sends you its decision.
Please bring: the letter or form from the road traffic office with the access code, your driving licence or ID card, glasses or contact lenses, a list of your medication and any recent medical reports.
Cost & practical details
CHF 200, right at the main station.
Self-pay, not health insurance
The examination is an assessment for the road traffic office, not treatment — health insurance does not cover it. Level 2 costs CHF 200, payable at the practice by card or cash. Companies with several drivers: terms on request (praxis.romanos@hin.ch).
German, English or Greek
The practice is at Bahnhofplatz 5, 4th floor, right at Zurich HB. The examination can be held in German, English or Greek. If you drive at night, you can do the night and shift work examination in the same appointment; your employer pays for that one. For the check from age 75 with a category B licence: driving licence medical, level 1.
Frequently asked
Good to know.
Who needs the examination?
Anyone who holds or applies for a licence in category C, C1, D or D1, a professional passenger transport permit (code 121, e.g. taxi or limousine) or a trolleybus permit (code 110). The check is due every five years, from age 50 every three years and from age 75 every two years. Only a physician with recognition level 2 or higher may carry it out.
What does it cost?
CHF 200 (level 2), payable at the practice by card or cash. Companies with several drivers: terms on request (praxis.romanos@hin.ch).
What should I bring?
The letter or form from the road traffic office with the access code, your driving licence or ID card, glasses or contact lenses, a list of your medication and, if available, recent reports from your treating doctors.
How soon can I get an appointment?
You book online at drharris.ch/termin; free slots are often available within a few days. The road traffic office usually sets a three-month deadline and generally does not extend it, so book early.
Does health insurance pay?
No. The traffic-medicine examination is an assessment on behalf of the road traffic office, not a health-insurance service. You pay the cost of the examination yourself.
Received a letter from the road traffic office?
Book early — the deadline is usually three months and is generally not extended.
