Originally Posted by
RafKa
A bit late to the game, but having recently moved back to Geneva after a 20 year absence, I think these border crossing restrictions are precisely in place to curtail cross-border car rentals. Whether this was requested by the car rental companies on the Swiss side, it's anyone's guess.
The idea that immigration authorities would change their rule and practices to accommodate the commercial interests of car rental companies by facilitating dubious commercial practices stretches credibility beyond breaking point, imo. Swiss democracy may not be perfect but it is not quite a corrupt banana republic yet (at least as long as it is not the interests of banking institutions which are at stake
).