What happens if you commit an infraction with a rental car?
Car rental is a type of service that is widely used in Italy. Like any type of business, car rental is also governed by regulations that establish how it works. But what happens if you receive a fine while driving a rental car? Who is responsible for paying?
In this regard, the current legislation has recently undergone some changes. Let's find out together what the obligations of a rental company are in the event of an infraction and how the company intervenes. supplier.
Reform of the Highway Code
According to the recent reform of the Highway Code included in the Infrastructure Decree, fines received during the car rental period are exclusively the responsibility of the customer, or the driver of the car at that time. In fact, the fine must be the responsibility of the person committing the infringement and not of third parties.
Adopting good behavior when driving is absolutely necessary, whether you are driving your own car or in the case of rental or car sharing.
Before these legislative changes, it happened that fines arrived directly to the rental companies who then had to forward everything to the customers. It often happened that the rental companies appealed and refused to pay the fines received. For this reason, fines are currently notified directly to the person responsible, i.e. the driver of the rental car.
What to do in the event of a fine
If you have received a fine while renting a car, you will be obliged to pay the fine. From the moment you receive the ticket, you will have two months to pay it.
The rules are the same as when you drive your own car, nothing new. For rented vehicles, the rules are the same as for private vehicles, without exceptions.
In all cases in which you believe you have been fined unfairly, you can appeal, within a maximum of 90 days from the date of receipt of the notification.
Tips to avoid problems
If you want to avoid resorting to sanctions, the only precaution is to respect the highway code. On board your car, as well as with a rental car, common sense and respect for the rules, they have the same weight.
Always pay attention to traffic lights, speed limits, limited traffic zones or any rule provided for by the highway code that we all know.
As for the general rules for car rental, however, there are no particular regulations. The service requires that the renter has a valid driving license and has reached the minimum age for rental, i.e. 21 years of age. For the rest, each company has different rules regarding payments, car insurance coverage or even the payment of small security deposits for car rental.
You can find this information in the general rental conditions of each company.
Always choose transparent and clear rental companies
If you have decided to rent a car and it is your first experience, we provide you with some useful advice. For car rental, always choose companies that offer clear and simple rental conditions.
An example is the company Autonoleggio Prime, operating for years in the car rental sector. Autonoleggio Prime stands out from all other companies, precisely because of its clear and advantageous conditions towards its customers.
As for insurance coverage, the customer will choose the one he prefers at the time of booking. In any case, we are able to provide efficient coverage for all cars with the 0 deductible clause. By choosing the full Kasko option for example, the vehicle will be efficiently covered in the event of any type of damage.
We offer customers the possibility of choosing the payment method they consider most appropriate, without credit card obligation. We do not require any security deposit on our rental cars.
With Autonoleggio Prime, it is also It is possible to deliver the car to a different location than the one you received. el collection by paying a small supplement. Any extra service will be selectable by the customer at the time of online booking, where he/she will be able to preview the total cost and decide whether to confirm the booking or cancel it.
We believe that car rental should be a service accessible to everyone, without complications. We are proud to have always offered our customers a transparent, practical and complete service.
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