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The club is committed to road safety by developing teaching materials, awareness-raising and prevention campaigns, testing mobility infrastructures and advising authorities. It participates in national campaigns financed by the federal road safety fund. The TCS distributes around 110,000 fluorescent
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The TCS is a non-profit organisation. According to its statutes, its purpose is to protect the rights and interests of its members in road traffic and in the area of mobility in general. It promotes their touristic interests. In doing so, it takes due account of the overall interests. TCS provides
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Other key products include legal protection, credit cards, vehicle insurance, bicycle insurance and emergency insurance. The club has 22 technical centres, 33 campsites, 10 driving training centres and 10 logistics bases for rescue services and ambulance transport operated by TCS Swiss
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TCS runs various portals for public use: tyre comparison portal, child seat comparison portal and the mountain pass portal. The TCS petrol price radar, which was created at the end of 2022, became very well known. The tool offers users a high level of transparency regarding fuel prices in
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ETI is a year-round travel insurance policy. The ETI centre organises around 57,000 assistance services per year, including 3,200 medical examinations and over 1,200 repatriations.
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