Guides
Short answers to the questions people ask when a letter from Italy arrives, each with its sources and the date it was last checked.
Is the traffic fine letter from Italy real?
A letter about an Italian traffic fine months after your trip: how to tell a rental company charge, a collection agency notice and the official ticket apart.
Nivi Credit or EMO letter: what it is and what it can do
Nivi and EMO notify and collect Italian traffic fines abroad for the cities. What a notice before notification is, what the agency can do and which dates count.
ZTL fine from a rental car in Italy
Florence, Rome, Milan: camera fines for entering a limited traffic zone reach renters months later. Amounts, deadlines and the two objective checks on the dates.
Italian speeding ticket from a rental car
Speed camera ticket from Italy after a rental: the three bands and their amounts, the approved or homologated question, calibration, and when a lawyer is needed.
Unpaid Italian traffic fine: what happens, country by country
What an unpaid Italian traffic fine becomes over time and what enforcement looks like in Germany, France, the rest of the EU, the UK, Switzerland, the US, Canada and Australia.
Rental company fee for an Italian traffic fine
€30 to €60 charged to your card for handling a fine is the rental company's own fee, not the fine. What Italy's Competition Authority decided and what you can ask for.
Charged for damage after returning a rental car in Italy
A debit for damage weeks after returning a rental car in Italy: who has to prove what, the documents that decide most cases, your card deadlines and where to get help.