Who is responsible for checking the payment of the car tax? Knowing the answer to the question is essential to know what you will encounter when there is a roadblock.
The car tax, the car tax that makes Italians want to be magicians to make it disappear, continues to be talked about. Having clarified that motorists are obliged to pay it – except in the case of the foreseen exemptions – and that an upcoming cancellation looks a lot like a utopia, it’s time to figure out who it belongs to the controls of the payment. It is important to study this point to know what one is obliged to show when stopped at a checkpoint. Can policemen and carabinieri verify that the tax has been paid?
Who controls the payment of the car tax
The car tax is an automobile tax of regional competence which is prescribed in three years. It is a fiscal obligation and, consequently, the verification of the payment is up to the region, the competent body. The Super Bollo, on the other hand, is the responsibility of the state. Therefore, when the motorist forgets to pay the tax, he will have to fulfill his duties through active repentance otherwise, he will receive a first reminder from the Region. This will be followed by a visit from a collection agent appointed by the Region itself for debt collection.
During a roadblock, therefore, it is not the task of the police verify the payment. The car tax is not a fulfillment decided by the Highway Code and consequently the payment receipt it must not be shown to the police officers, the Carabinieri or the Guardia di Finanza.
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Pay attention to the expiry of the tax
We remind you that the payment of the vehicle tax not newly registered must be carried out during the next month with respect to the deadline of the previous car tax to be paid. To give an example, by next October 31st it will be necessary to pay the tax with expiry in September 2021.
For newly registered vehicles, however, motorists will have to pay the tax by the end of the month in which the car was registered. This rule is not valid if the enrollment takes place in the very last days of the current month. You would have until the end of the following month.
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