Driving licence, if they stop you today and you still have this, they’ll fine you €5,000

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The license is mandatory for all those who drive every day or rarely, consequently if you are stopped without a license or under certain conditions punishable by law, you run the risk of getting rather hefty fines.

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5,000 euro fine – motori.news

For this reason if you want to avoid get into serious trouble, when you start driving your own vehicle or the vehicle of others, you must be careful to respect some precise rules.

We start from the legitimacy of the licence. In Italy, there are many reasons why you run the risk of getting fined. The penalties can be of various entities.

Highway Code and fines, the law in Italy is no joke

Walking around without knowing e therefore without respecting the highway code, you can get a fine for not respecting a parking ban, for not giving precedence, for overtaking at the wrong point on the road, for driving under the influence of alcohol and for many other reasons.

Anyone who takes a driving license is authorized to drive a specific type of vehicle and not just any one, car, bus, truck, motorcycle and so on. Obviously driving licenses are of different types, they change according to the vehicles involved.

If you have a B license you are authorized to drive cars, if you are caught driving a vehicle for which you do not have a license you risk heavy fines. In fact, the law does not provide that anyone can drive any vehicle even without a driving licence.

Driving license categories
Driving license – Motori.news

The fine and the consequences that those who do not respect the law risk

So if you are stopped at a checkpoint by the Police or Carabinieri, once you show your driving licence, which does not correspond to the vehicle you are driving, you will receive a fine which it can even reach 5,000 euros.

It happens, for example, if you drive with an a1 license a vehicle for which a completely different license is required, for example the A2 license. However, the fines are severe and range from €1000 to €5000 with the risk of driving license suspension for up to a year.

This can become a serious and serious problem for those who work with a license, therefore for those who drive heavy vehicles, buses, etc. Even in some cases, or in the most serious cases, you can get to receive a fine of €5100 or €30,000, these are extreme cases.

To this fine is also added the suspension of the driving license or the penalty. It is advisable to always comply with the law.