Have you tried to take a Swiss hire car to France?

Reports in the international press have claimed that car hire companies in Switzerland are stopping foreigners and tourists from the EU driving Swiss cars over the border to neighbouring countries. In an internet forum drivers have been describing how they are being turned away from car hire desks on the Swiss side of Geneva airport, which is located on the border with France, once they said they intended to take the car into the neighbouring country.  And yes, the airport really is sandwiched between Switzerland and France.  The problem was picked up by a British newspaper and concerns EU citizens who wish to take a car registered in non-EU country Switzerland, to an EU nation such as France. The issue seems to stem from a change in the law regarding company cars. According to information from the Swiss Customs Administration website, on May 1, the EU introduced “more stringent regulations for the temporary use within Europe of company vehicles ...