Driving Fine Italy

If you're satisfied that it is legit, then you'd pay it surely? I had a fine driving in Sweden once, sent the notification to the hire car company just to make sure it was legitimate, which it was, so I paid it.

If you think it's possibly a scam then you could get the hire car company to confirm it. They usually do so very quickly.

I've gotten French fines within two weeks, a couple of times.

same. €500 euro fine in a “zona historica” unfortunately, I was staying in a hotel in that area….. thankfully I keep receipts… no €500 euro fine. It arrived a year after I was there.

I somehow avoided a fine in France for driving in a zone limited to EVs I think - essentially some sort of eco zone- it’s so easily done - it was my own car and was just following where the sat nav/google maps took me- I’d certainly pay it if I ever got one as you just don’t know where it would end up - there’s downsides as well as benefits for being in the EU - this is probably one of the downsides 😀

ZTL - I reckon Google maps should help you but check online in advance the town you’re travelling to- especially if your hotel is in a high tourist area- chances are you’ll need to get the hotel to register your car if that’s even possible

https://www.europe-consommateurs.eu/en/travelling-motor-vehicles/motor-vehicles/traffic-fines-in-restricted-areas-in-italy.html

i got one a few yrs ago - again Italy - entering residential area with permits only - with a scooter i hired. turned out the stupid pr!k i hired from, didnt register the bike at the time with local council despite telling me all about it beforehand. got a registered letter from the post office a couple of months later, i had to go collect, post office wouldnt let me see it, unless i signed for it first.

anyway long story short, i paid it, 50e less than the fine, think i paid 75, as i go to italy a lot and i didnt want the hassle on returning if it ever arose. i rang the local council and negotiated over the phone to reduce the price. the scooter shop clown said they will hold on record, so not sure how true that is, so paid it to avoid further crap when going to / coming from italy, just in case.

Dangerous and bad advice.

Your experience will not be replicated for everyone.

Unfortunately they have with the credit card and I assume will take it there plus fees either way. Why im never arsed driving abroad. Not worth the hassle

The fine will be passed to a debt collectors. There will be some follow ups but they have no legal recourse to chase you, even if they were bothered. Got one a few years ago so speaking from experience. If you ignore it it will go away