Life in the Living Museum
Recently Italian newspapers have carried details of two fiddles involving supposedly legitimate traffic control systems.Even the UK press has heard about traffic lights which were adjusted to increase income from fines, but how many know about potentially uncertified Italian traffic control … [Read more...]
The Codice Fiscale is an alpha numeric code which is assigned to all Italians at birth. Anyone who comes to live and work in Italy will need this code too. I have one, even though I am not Italian.Recently a number of readers have been having problems with Italian web sites which require a … [Read more...]
Many have been caught out once, if not twice, by Pisa's poorly signposted honey-trap restricted traffic zone or ZTL/TZV.Seeing as people seem to be having problems understanding just how to pay these fines, and the Pisa authorities are not helping matters since they have not yet got round to … [Read more...]
Visitors to Genoa's old port area could be in for a little surprise, for the city's authorities are cracking down on drinking in the street.This summer I spent some time down in Genoa and stayed in my friend Mauro's appartment which overlooks Genoa's attractive and relatively recently refurbished … [Read more...]
If you are coming to Italy on your holidays this summer, then watch your speed, otherwise you will end up on camera, and this particular snapshot will result in a fine dropping through your letterbox at some time in the future. UPDATED with information on the 'Tutor' system and speed limit for … [Read more...]
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