Italy autostrada no ticket.

[Wackywoo105]

I managed to enter the autostrada in Italy, I think through a telepass lane, as I was unable to take a ticket. I travelled a short distance and on trying to exit they tried to relieve me of 66 euro (the cost in the opposite direction was about 2). I wasn't happy to pay on my card there and then, so they issued a ticket and said pay at a service station within 15 days.

I read online that this can be appealed if you tell them where you entered the autostrada, so when back at my accommodation I had them email on my behalf. I heard nothing so I forwarded the email to another address found. A few days later I also sent copies of receipts for meals/parking in Verona, to prove I didn't travel the full length of the autostrada and did really enter at Verona.

Anyway I still haven't heard back, so I found an online portal where you can tell them where you really entered and pay the correct amount, or of course pay the full amount.

It appears it can't find my ticket number. Is it possible behind the scenes they have just cancelled it and not bothered to tell me? This happened last Thursday, so it is well over the 24/48 hours it mentions.

[blaineuk]

We travelled on these routes earlier in the year and never paid, DVLA won’t pass your details on if your car is uk registered, so unless you where in a hire car then you should be fine

[theboss]

I got a similar ticket recently in Italy for far more than we should have paid because I had exited the autostrada already but was unable to explain this to the operator.

Got home and sent an email with all details.

Swiftly received a corrected bill and payment link for about 5 euros instead of 30-odd

Paid and can now feel relaxed about taking the same car back on their motorway system in the future.

[Armitage.Shanks]

I'd be inclined to ignore it unless something comes in the Uk post.

I'm not sure whether Italy still retains the pre-brexit DVLA access like Germany, France, Switzerland to trace foreign drivers for offences. That said I doubt a fine for the Autostrada would be one of them?

[matrignano]

Italian autostrade are fair game for just about anything, if you have UK plates…

Edited by matrignano on Saturday 11th November 01:56

[cliffords]

I got a fine from driving a one way street in Northern Italy in my UK car last year . Arrived in post after a very long time about 4 months .

[oblio]

We had a problem in Italy on the tolls too. Our Tag wouldn't work when we got off and neither did the credit card. They issued a ticket which I paid as we tour Italy quite a lot so didn't want any complications if pulled in the future.

[Wackywoo105]

Thanks everyone. This was in a hire car. The reception at my accommodation emailed a picture of my driving licence along with an explanation of what happened, so sadly they have my details (assuming someone has read the email). Thinking back I'm not sure why I let them do this. I still haven't heard anything via email and I can't pay the ticket on the portal. I just hope they don't try and charge the car hire company and cause them to charge me along with admin fees. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

[Cyberprog]

Wackywoo105 said:

Thanks everyone. This was in a hire car. The reception at my accommodation emailed a picture of my driving licence along with an explanation of what happened, so sadly they have my details (assuming someone has read the email). Thinking back I'm not sure why I let them do this. I still haven't heard anything via email and I can't pay the ticket on the portal. I just hope they don't try and charge the car hire company and cause them to charge me along with admin fees. I guess I'll just have to wait and see.

The hire car company would have sent them your details anyway!

[Wackywoo105]

Still no reply to my emails and the ticket isn't showing on the online payment portal. I'm just going to forget about it, that is until I'm manacled and led away, never to be seen again, next time I touch down in Italy

[TTmonkey]

Took 14 months for my speeding fine to arrive from Italy.

Paid it, thanking my lucky stars it was only 80e, expecting it to be much more.


Then realised it was the wife that was driving that day lol!

[Wackywoo105]

I received a reply from Info Autostrade//per l'Italia <[e-mail]> saying this has nothing to do with them. This lead me to find the A4 autostrada portal and the ticket does indeed show up. This is the same company my accom emailed, and I have emailed them a couple of times since (copying in the other one thinking they were the same). They have acknowledged receipt of emails but have not replied.

I'm really loathe to pay this, as it was genuine mistake, and I can prove I travelled from Verona to Desenzano and have sent them the receipts.

[catso]

You people worry too much, unless you're being held captive by the Italian authorities then don't worry about it.

Do you think Italians using the Dartford crossing (for example) are in the least bit concerned if they receive a payment request through the post?...

[Armitage.Shanks]

Wackywoo105 said:

I'm really loathe to pay this, as it was genuine mistake, and I can prove I travelled from Verona to Desenzano and have sent them the receipts.

If you believe you're innocent and have sent them 'evidence'/mitigation then don't pay it and just move on. Wait until you hear something else and then decide.