Rome – Speeding fines in Italy could in future depend on how many kilometres per hour a driver exceeds the limit. This is proposed in a draft new highway code that the Chamber of Deputies’ transport committee has been examining since 5 November. The existing fine rules remain in force.
For violations of up to 20 kilometres per hour, the draft proposes five euros for each kilometre per hour over the limit on ordinary roads. On motorways, it would be ten euros. At present, there are four fine bands. For speeds of up to and including ten kilometres per hour over the limit, fines start at 42 euros.
The draft retains the measurement tolerance. Measuring devices deduct five percent, but at least five kilometres per hour. If 56 kilometres per hour are measured in a 50-kilometre-per-hour zone, one kilometre per hour over the limit remains after the deduction. The draft would set a base fine of five euros for this. It also retains a 30 percent discount if the fine is paid within five days.
When speeding fines in Italy could change
The Council of Ministers provisionally approved the draft on 13 October. The transport committee is due to give its opinion by 12 January 2027. According to the committee minutes, when deliberations began the opinions of the joint conference of the state, regions and municipalities and of the Council of State were still missing. If the government intends to depart from parliament’s recommendations, it must submit the text to the chambers again.
The committee minutes name 1 January 2028 as the earliest date for the new rules to apply. If the period between the implementing regulation taking effect and the start of the new rules is too short, the current draft would postpone the date to 1 April 2028. Until then, the existing fine bands remain decisive for drivers.
