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  • Scalextric Mini Diamond Edition - Commemorative Triple Pack (productReview)
    in 1959 , with the first models being sold as a small, cheap, dependable family car. The trio of red, white and blue Minis are most notably remembered from The Italian Job, the 1969 classic heist film in which Michael Caine plans to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating
  • Review: Ducati Monster 797 (productReview)
    . Intriguingly, the Italian firm has managed to make the 797 with an air-cooled version of its V-twin motor that passes emissions laws while it's immediate superior, the 821, uses water-cooling. A more significant effect of using air-cooling for the 797 is it feels like a much more traditional Ducati motor
  • Review: Peugeot Django 125 2017 (productReview)
    you were until Peugeot launched the Django. It’s got all of the charisma and style of a Vespa, only it costs less. Job done, really. The Django isn’t just a pretender, aping the style of Italian scooters, though – it has heritage all of its own, with styling inspired by Peugeot scooters
  • Top 10: Best scooters under £2000 (Article)
    and centre stands, secure underseat storage and a rear rack as standard. You also get a year’s warranty. Direct Bikes Milan 125 - £949 Fancy a bit of Italian chic for less than £1,000? Well, you’ll have to look a bit further east, but you will end up with a Milan from Direct Bikes. Its styling
  • Top 10: Scooters 2020 (Article)
    or passing traffic on faster roads, and the motor is pleasing quiet and smooth. As a maxi-scooter, and one with a long history in this sector, the Burgman has refined its offer to a point where it works brilliantly. Wind and rain just pass over and around you as the rider and the pillion is well
  • Germans Hit Harder Than Brits by Euro Penalty Culture 29 Jul 2010 (News)
     or drive too fast in Germany and generally does not have to pay any money in the form of a traffic fine. Particularly the Italian authorities are not renowned for actually passing on such requests to the drivers. The process is made more difficult, as in some countries police and authority
  • Is this 3-year-old traffic offence in Italy enforceable? 6 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have just received a notification of a traffic offence in Florence on 14 August 2007. Is it correct that according to Italian law I have to be notified...
  • Italian driving fine. What should I do? 13 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I received a fine for 120 Euros from Pisa Police due to entering a limited traffic zone. On the fine it stated that if I didn't pay or appeal within 30...
  • Italian speeding ticket for UK residents 31 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
    Lucy answered in one of your questions that Italian speeding fines on Uk residents in a hire car are payable on a "goodwill" basis or after a case is brought...
  • Consulation prize 4 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
    With reference to my e-mail about my alleged Italian traffic violation, I thought you and your readers might be interested to read this from the Italian...
  • Must I pay an Italian traffic penalty three years later? 19 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I recently (July 2010) received a fine for driving in a restricted area of Florence when on holiday there in September 2007. Given the time lag and the...
  • Can you offer any advice on dealing with traffic fines in Italy? 11 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
    Can you offer any advice on dealing with traffic fines in Italy?
  • Any - Advice needed please - Italian traffic offence 23 Jan 2013 (Forum)
    A letter from the Vicenza local Police arrived today. It appears (although it is not entirely clear), that whilst driving an Italian hire car last August, I drove into an area that was restricted? The description (all in Italian) seems to say that a video camera idetified the car I was driving
  • Traffic Violation in Italian Rental Car 7 Jan 2005 (Forum)
    All, Myself and SWMBO went on holiday to Tuscany in July 2004 (very enjoyable it was too, we got engaged), and hired a Citroen Pluriel from Avis. Anyway, got a letter from them today advising they have received a fine from the Polizia Municipale in Florence for a 'violation of Italian Traffic
  • Penalty kinks 20 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
    In 2009 we travelled to Tropea in Italy. Now, 6 months later, we have received a parking fine, that we cannot understand as it is in Italian. We do have...
  • Taking the Pisa? 5 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
    I read your letter from P.V., Trowbridge with renewed hope. We were sent a ticket by the Pisa Municipale well after a year had passed since we were there....
  • Collusion damage waiver 29 Aug 2009 (Ask HJ)
    In May 2008 I was on holiday in Florence Italy and hired a motor car from Avis. I picked up the car in Florence and before leaving the depot asked Avis...
  • Scamiano Italiano 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
    Like P.T., we too have received details of an alleged traffic offence; in our case via Hertz who promptly charged my credit card 18 Euros for providing...
  • Italian Traffic Violation 5 Oct 2020 (Forum)
    I've just had a notice that claims to come from the Municipal Police of the Comune di Pisa. It says (in excellent English) that I circulated in a restricted traffic zone in Pisa on a date in early June and says I need to pay a fine of 99.4 Euro. The only payment method it lists is bank transfer
  • Can the Italian Police issue a speeding ticket 16 months after the offence? 4 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
    We went on holiday in Italy in September 2010 and, on 24 December 2011, we received a speeding fine from the Polizia Municipal in Florence demanding a...
 

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