Drugs, alcohol, cell phone while driving
Driving to Italy can be expensive: Drastically increased fines from 2025
Italy is tightening its catalog of fines. Anyone who violates the road traffic regulations in the future will have to expect high penalties. New rules also apply to e-scooters.
Although fines in Germany have become a lot more expensive some time ago, drivers in this country often get off relatively lightly. However, the punishments have long been notorious in the Netherlands and Switzerland. Starting next year, Italy will be another country where you should follow the traffic rules very carefully – and not just for the sake of your wallet.
Italy still shows no mercy towards speeders. If you exceed the speed limit by 10 km/h, you can face fines of up to 700 euros. Between 40 and 60 km/h above the maximum permitted speed it is up to 2170 euros, over 60 km/h it can be over 3000 euros.
Drugs, alcohol and cell phones while driving are extremely expensive in Italy
When it comes to alcohol and drugs behind the wheel, it becomes extremely expensive. Anyone who exceeds the alcohol limit of 0.5 risks a fine of up to 2,000 euros. Between 0.8 and 1.5 per mille this doubles, over 1.5 per mille it can be up to 6,000 euros and even a prison sentence of up to six months.
While the famous cell phone behind the wheel punishment has so far been relatively conservative, it will become extremely serious from next year. Up to 1000 euros are due the first time. If this happens again, it will be 1,400 euros.
Also relevant for tourists: Helmets are required for e-scooters. As the “” reports, rental companies in particular are already up in arms against the new regulations. Accordingly, some people did not think it was possible to even attach a helmet to the countless rental scooters. The industry expects a decline in usage of up to 70 percent.
Sitting out is pointless: Italy is allowed to enforce in Germany
Anyone who hopes that a fine from Italy will not find its way to Germany unless it is imposed and collected during a personal traffic stop is wrong. Most recently, the impression could arise that countless demands for fines could not be delivered for months due to an official problem. This is what “” reports.
High fines abroad: What drivers need to know
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What applies? 50 km/h in town, 90 km/h outside town, 120 km/h on the motorway
Fines:
20 km/h too fast: from 115 euros
50km/h too fast: from 300 euros
Red light violation: from 175 euros
Parking violation: from 60 euros
Cell phone at the wheel: from 115 euros
Alcohol violations: from 180 euros (alcohol limit 0.5)
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The problem that caused the backlog has now been resolved and the notices are coming in again. Enforcement can and may be carried out in Germany. However, the specialist magazine “” explains that driving bans only apply in Italy and that penalties from abroad do not result in points in the Flensburg register.
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Source: Stern
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