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Milan’s Area C Congestion Charge to Return, Maybe

Milan’s Area C congestion charging system may be reactivated on September 17th according to announcements in several local newspapers.  The September 17th date has not been confirmed officially according to the press office of Milan council. The northern Italian city’s congestion charge system had been suspended owing to a legal challenge, but probably would have […]

Milan’s Congestion Charge Suspended

Good news if you are planning drive into Milan, Italy this August. Milan’s congestion charging system has been suspended which means the centre of the city can be accessed by car with fear of being fined. It is not yet known when exactly the congestion charging system or some replacement will be reinstated. ***Update – […]

There’s More to Italy than Berlusconi and Bunga Bunga

Europ Assistance Roadside Assistance Apple iPhone app

While Silvio Berlusconi battles against communist judges which aren’t and coups which don’t exist, other Italians, people like Michele Petrilli and Cristina Triola are getting on with their lives and their jobs. And they are innovating.

Take, for example, Europ Assistance’s made in Italy new baby: Roadside Assistant, an innovative new and free application for iPhones and iPads which is to be launched in the next few days in Italy.

Italy’s Traffic Police Start Accepting Credit Cards

An article in Italian newspaper Il Messaggero states that people caught for driving offences by police in Italy will soon be able to settle fines on the spot. Yes, ‘bancomat’- ATM Switch type payment cards and credit cards are starting to be accepted by Italian traffic cops in the Italian regions of Lombardy, Emilia,the Veneto, […]

A Potentially Fine Situation

Today, Via Paolo Sarpi in Milan became a ZTL or restricted traffic zone. This means that those who enter this street will be espied by cameras and will recieve a fine if they are not authorised to pass through along this street.

Zero Tollerance in Italy

Road accidents in Italy lead to more deaths than in any other European country, according to recent reports in Italian newspapers.

Speed Cameras in Italy

If you are coming to Italy on your holidays this summer, then watch your speed, otherwise you will end up on camera, and a fine will drop through your letterbox at some time in the future.

To help those of you watch your speed, here are some photographs of some of the types of speed camera to be found littered around Italy.

Parking your car – Italian style and other little problems for motorists

While hanging about waiting for the bus to arrive this morning; I was on the way to the hospital where our little one is staying; I happened to notice this rather crookedly parked car, which also sported a nice dent on one of its wings. Well, as it happened, this car had not finished attempting […]

Driving in Northern Italy

Contrary to popular opinion, I have to say that Italian drivers don’t seem at all bad, at least up here in Northern Italy. Yes, there are some mad ones, but then you get mad drivers in most countries.