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Italian Households Paid Over €2 Billion in Traffic Fines in 2024, Study Finds

Small tourist or transit municipalities top per-capita tallies, according to an analysis based on MEF and Istat data.

Overview

  • Households paid more than €2 billion in 2024, about €200 million more than in 2023, while businesses paid nearly €145 million, public administrations €35.3 million, and private social institutions €890,000.
  • Receipts for the first seven months of 2025 totaled €860,353,976, with analysts cautioning that the year’s figures are not yet consolidated.
  • Per-capita rankings are dominated by small towns, with Colle Santa Lucia collecting €745,000 in 2024, equal to over €2,154 per resident as a statistical ratio often inflated by nonresident motorists.
  • Milan leads in absolute collections with more than €431.7 million and Rome exceeds €356.8 million in the still‑ongoing 2023–2025 period.
  • December 2024 was the highest‑grossing month of the triennium, surpassing €277 million in receipts as the revised Highway Code debuted.