Stricter requirements for cash transports in the canton of Vaud
Since the first of February 2022, a new law on the security transport of goods and valuables has been applied in the canton of Vaud. The newly defined measures are intended to take into account the needs of the industry and contribute to better protection of personnel and transported goods.
According to the Attacks on various armored cars in 2018 and 2019, the Vaud cantonal government had adopted on December 11 an urgent decision on new conditions around cash-in-transit operations.
This will now be replaced since February 1, 2022 by a law on the security transport of goods and commodities, which the Grand Council of the canton on October 2021 adopted. The law was drafted in cooperation with the Association of Swiss Security Service Companies (VSSU) and the transport companies.
Armor and heavy vehicles required for very large amounts
In the case of very large sums of money, the transport must now be carried out by very heavy vehicles of over 3.5 tons, which are equipped with additional armor.
The special vehicles are equipped with an additional device to render banknotes unusable in case of robbery. A transport is accompanied by at least two employees, including a driver, and may only take place between 5 am and 10 pm. The maximum insured value per vehicle is twelve million Swiss francs.
The law in the canton of Vaud also provides for new special conditions for ATMs, cash registers in stores and businesses, and the transport of precious metals and valuables. The money must be stowed in at least ten cassettes equipped with an intelligent banknote neutralization system (IBNS). The maximum value that may be transported is one million Swiss francs per cassette.
Source: Canton of Vaud
