on โ24-06-2013 10:17 PM
If you travel to Italy be real careful where you drive. A friend of mine got back from there about 4 months ago and he now has received a letterbox full of fines from there. There is a law there called 'Zona traffico limitato'. Basically if your number plate is on the list then you are allowed to drive in that street if not the camera takes a photo and you get a fine in the mail. My friend has to pay over 700 euros in fines now.
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zona_a_traffico_limitato
on โ25-06-2013 10:45 AM
very expensive lesson indeed.
on โ25-06-2013 01:44 PM
It is the responsibility of foreign drivers to be able to read road signs in Italy (and other countries)..
They are well posted and not hard to understand.
I was a regular visitor to Italy over decades.....never had a problem.
But it would be a good idea for car rental companies to provide ALL tourists with a list of signs and what they mean in the glove box.