Overview

• The Ministry of Infrastructure (MIT) demands a detailed census of all speed-detection devices, rejecting municipalities' percentage-based data as insufficient.
• An estimated 60% of fixed and nearly 70% of mobile speed cameras could be deactivated due to the lack of homologation procedures required by recent court rulings.
• The MIT’s draft decree on homologation, which could resolve the regulatory gap, was suspended in March 2025, leaving municipalities and law enforcement in a state of uncertainty.
• Some municipalities have already switched off devices, and the Interior Ministry is preparing technical defenses for contested fines, which face potential annulment.
• The dispute highlights a 33-year delay in implementing homologation rules, impacting road safety, municipal budgets, and the validity of speed-limit enforcement across Italy.