Politics · Italy · 2 hrs ago
Italy plans personalized vehicle plates for €600
Italy’s government has proposed paid personalized plates in its 2027 budget bill.
Drivers would be able to choose letters and numbers for cars and motorcycles.
The option was already written into Italy’s road code in 2002, but it was never put into effect because the necessary rules were missing.
The proposed fee is €600 for cars and €360 for motorcycles, with part of the payment going to the state printing agency and part to the transport ministry.
Offensive, ambiguous and duplicate combinations would be barred under the plan.
The change could give vehicle owners more choice while bringing in money for the government.
The scheme cannot start until implementing rules are issued, and no start date is given.
Italy’s government has approved a plan to let vehicle owners choose personalized number plates for a fee.
A personalized plate for a car is set to cost €600, while a motorcycle plate will cost €360.
The plan was included in the 2027 budget bill approved by the Council of Ministers.
The option was already provided for in the Highway Code, but implementing rules had not been issued.
The Automobile Club of Italy says the launch timing will depend on those rules.
- Who
- Italy’s government, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, approved the plan.
- What
- Vehicle owners will be able to choose personalized plates for a fee: €600 for a car and €360 for a motorcycle.
- When
- The Council of Ministers approved the 2027 budget bill on October 28, 2026. The start date for personalized plates is not stated.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- The government expects to raise money through the fees.
Italian government
Five Star Movement opposition
Purpose
Italian government
The government says personalized plates will let people express their creativity and bring in revenue.
Five Star Movement opposition
Five Star Movement deputy Francesco Silvestri criticized the plan as one of the “pseudo-measures” that do not address the country’s major problems.
Public response
Italian government
Meloni said Italians would be able to “let their creativity run free.
Five Star Movement opposition
Silvestri said Italians had already chosen their plate and that it said “Meloni, leave.
The Highway Code provided for the possibility of choosing a personalized plate, but implementing rules were not issued.
The Council of Ministers approved the 2027 budget bill, which included personalized vehicle plates.
The Automobile Club of Italy said the timing would depend on the implementing rules.
- Car plate fee
- €600, including €500 for the State Printing Works and €100 for the transport ministry
- Motorcycle plate fee
- €360
- Standard plate pattern
- Two letters, three numbers, then two letters
- Plate restrictions
- Offensive or ambiguous combinations and duplicate plates will not be allowed
- Plate ownership
- The plate will remain linked to the vehicle, not its owner
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What people are saying
I am certain it will unleash Italians’ imagination
People will be able to let their creativity run more or less free as they see fit, obviously paying a fee. And something tells me that Italians’ creativity could make itself felt here.
The Italians have already chosen their plate and it says ‘Meloni, leave’