Bad news for Italian motorists after the approval of the maneuver by the Council of Ministers. A 35 billion economic maneuver for 2023 which does not provide any good news especially as regards the car policy and the price of fuel.
A financial plan that aims above all to bring down the cost of energy bills, which in recent months has reached unthinkable levels. Out of a maneuver of 35 billion, the measures for energy amount to almost 21 billion. But increases are expected on tobacco products, on lottery winnings… and also for motorists who will soon see petrol and diesel costs increase by around 20 cents. In fact, it will come from December 1st reduced discount on fuel from 0.25 cents per liter to 0.15, while for LPG it goes from 0.085 per kg to 0.051. If VAT is also included, the discount goes from 30.5 cents to 18.3 cents. You can bet that someone will take advantage of this situation…
Motor liability policies up to four times more
Not only fuels, bad news also arrives on the fuel front Radio controlled car and the risk is that some users could see insurance policies triple or even quadruple, especially in the South and in large urban centres. All the fault of the provision in the Competition Law which forces foreign companies operating in Italy to adopt the direct compensation procedure. This will be done by the insurer of the person who suffered the accident, which will then be reimbursed by the insurer of the person who caused it. But keep your eyes peeled, because the nasty surprises may not end like this if the Government does not take action quickly.
Beware of fines from 1 January
In fact, from the new year an increase in the amounts of the many street peopleon the basis of an automatic process envisaged by the Highway Code. The executive has promised that the automation that would start from 1 January 2023 and which provides for an upward adjustment every two years will be blocked. With an increase of 11%, Codacons, for example, predicts that the fine for no parking would rise by 4 euros from the beginning of next year, reaching the sum of 46 euros. For those who exceed the speed limits by more than 60 km/h, the fine would amount to a good 938 euros, an increase of 93 euros compared to the current 845 euros. Finally, for motorcycles, failure to adopt a helmet would result in a fine that goes from 83 to 92 euros. However, we must underline a significant interest of the Governmentwhich seems intent on unlocking this further sting in such a delicate moment. According to sources from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the technicians are at work on the input of Minister Matteo Salvini.
