Useful Driving Information

Please be aware that there are tolls on French, Swiss, German and Italian motorways. You will need the following for driving in Italy: Your international driving licence or...

Below are some basic road rules whilst driving in Italy. Drive on the right and overtake on the left. At roundabouts the traffic from the right has the...

Park in spaces provided to avoid fines. You can park without any time limits/payment on the white lined bays.  Blue lined parking bays mean that they are fee...

Service Stations keep the same hours as shops. Many of them close for approximately 3 hours over the lunch period. On the main roads there are plenty of...

Signposting on main and rural roads is quite good, but from our own experience of driving in Italy can sometimes be quite confusing. Autostrada (the motorway), look for...

When travelling to European mountainous regions in winter, ensure that you have a set of approved snow chains in your car.  This is compulsory and you can be...

The Autostrada (motorway) system is operated by a private company and you pay tolls to use it. On some parts of the Autostrada you get a ticket when...