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Got a letter about an Italian traffic fine? Check it in 2 minutes, free.
Rental company charge, Nivi or EMO notice, ZTL ticket from a city, speed camera: this check tells you what the letter is, the dates that count, what it costs now and later, and whether the dates you type show an objective ground to contest it.
- Free, no account, no upload: the data of your fine stays in your browser.
- Every answer cites its source: Highway Code article, ministry circular, court decision.
- Honest about uncertainty: each ground is marked strong, uncertain or weak.
1. Type the dates
What the letter is, when it was sent, the dates and zones on the ticket.
2. Read the result
What the letter means, your deadlines, costs now and later, objective grounds with their source and certainty.
3. Decide
Pay, dispute the rental fee, or prepare an appeal to the Prefect. You choose, you sign, you send.
Free check
Answer with what is written on the letter. You can leave fields empty if you do not have the information; the result will say what is missing.
Charged by the rental company after you returned the car?
Damage found after the return, a handling fee for a fine or a toll, fuel: a separate free check looks at the rental company's charge, not at the fine.
What the free check looks at
- Several entries into the same ZTL on the same calendar day, recorded by camera, on or after 14 December 2024: the law now provides a single fine per day (art. 198(2-bis)), and several cities still send one ticket per entry.
- Notification sent to a resident abroad more than 360 days after the rental company passed on your details (art. 201).
- The same ticket received twice.
- Your deadlines: 5 days for the 30% reduction, 60 days for the appeal to the Prefect, what the amount becomes after 60 days, when the Prefect's silence counts as acceptance.
- What enforcement looks like in your country of residence, with the actual legal instruments and their limits.
- Speed cameras: wording on the ticket, calibration date, cases that need a lawyer instead of a self-service tool.
What it does not do: it does not judge your personal situation, it does not promise an outcome, and it never suggests leaving a fine unpaid.
Frequent questions
Is the letter from the rental company already the fine?
No. Since 2021 the renter answers for the fine, so the rental company only passes your details to the city and usually charges a handling fee. The official ticket arrives later, in your name, and only then do the deadlines start.
What is a Nivi or EMO letter?
A private company that many Italian cities use to notify and collect fines abroad. A "notice before notification" is an invitation to pay, not the ticket. The legal deadlines run from the official notification of the ticket.
Can the appeal be in English?
In practice no: Italian is the official language, the Prefecture forms exist only in Italian and consumer centres report that appeals are accepted in Italian. The appeal we prepare is in Italian with a courtesy translation so you know what you are signing.
What does a rejected appeal cost?
If the Prefect rejects the appeal, the order sets at least twice the minimum fine (for a ZTL entry: at least €166 instead of €83). That is the risk you weigh against the ground you have.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is software that applies general rules to the dates you type. Nobody reads your case, and no lawyer is involved. For anything beyond these objective checks, contact a lawyer or your national European Consumer Centre.