The bureaucracy does not understand countries, and if not, they tell the Italians and the administrative mess that they have liado at the rate of the approval of More than 10,000 radars before the authorities of the country. A situation that seems to be dedicated to the deactivation of practically all its automatic speed detection devices As of October 18as denounced from Codacons, an organization similar to the Spanish OCU.
More than 10,000 radars could be illegal
It is not a trivial event that most of the radars of a country are out of service for not being backed by the regulations imposed by the government on duty in relation to their approval. A situation that lasts 16 months, specifically since the Cassation Court ruled in April 2024 that the fines issued by approved, but not approved devices were not valid.
This is what Codacons knows, the Coordinator of Associations for the Defense of the Environment and the rights of users and consumerswhich also warns that “As of October 18, all radars installed on Italian roads could be deactivated ”as a consequence of “The provisions of the Infrastructure Decree (Law No. 105/2025).”
A situation that the association itself considers paradoxical and fruit of “Delays, cumbersome laws and unnecessary bureaucratic complications. “ Although the basis of this law has its foundation, which is none other than to guarantee greater transparency in the use of automatic speed detection devices, the application seems to become a chimera for the municipalities, provinces and regions that have to standardize these types of devices according to the standard.
These must register and inform “To the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation on all speed radars present in their respective territories, for publication in the corresponding section of the online institutional portal of the Ministry. Local authorities must communicate not only the location and technical data of each device, but also information about its conformity, model and homologation”They explain from Codacons.
While this bureaucratic process is not exceeded, the speed radars installed in each territory of the country cannot be legally operated. The problem is that according to the authorities themselves implied even if they wanted to, currently they cannot comply with this obligation. These allude to what “They lack the application decree of the Ministry of Transportation provided by the necessary digital form to report the required data.”
The rocambolesco of this whole issue is that “This form must be adopted within thirty days of the entry into force of the law that converts the infrastructure decree. This means that the Ministry has until August 19 to approve the application decree, since the law entered into force on July 20. From the publication of the digital form, local authorities will have 60 days to report the data of the speed radars to the Ministry of Transport Use speed detection devices. “
In conclusion: As of October 18, all radars installed in Italy, regardless of their approval, will have to be deactivated, by order of the Ministry itself. “At present, almost 60% of fixed radars and more than 67% of mobile phones are not approved. This fact, most likely, will cause an avalanche of resources by drivers, which will be fined for speeding this summer.” They conclude from Codacons.
