Milan, 11 July (LaPresse) – “From midnight, 30 per cent of speed cameras will no longer be in use, but this does not mean it’s a ‘free-for-all’ to speed.” Luigi Altamura, commander of the Verona Local Police and an ANCI representative on Viabilità Italia, told LaPresse this in relation to the decree on speed cameras published in the Official Gazette and coming into force at midnight tonight. “In November 2025, a census was carried out of speed cameras in Italy,” he explains. “There are 4,060 of them, and 30 per cent of these can no longer be used; in other words, all those dating from before August 2017 are no longer legitimate.” The old speed cameras should then be replaced “in accordance with the independent decisions taken by local councils”. “We’ve been waiting for this decree for 34 years,” he says, “and it should bring some order, bearing in mind that it’s not an invitation to speed. In the rest of Europe, speed enforcement measures are much stricter than in Italy.” The decree also concerns the so-called ‘tutor’ systems, present on 83 motorway sections, which “are no longer authorised”. “But the benefits derived from the ‘tutor’ systems for speed control are undeniable,” he emphasises. “Autostrade per l’Italia has already installed the new ‘tutor’ systems, the 3.0 version.” The replacement programme on motorways began in March 2025.
Speed cameras, Commander Altamura: “From midnight, 30 per cent will no longer be in use”
Milan, 11 July (LaPresse) – “From midnight, 30 per cent of speed cameras will no longer be in use, but this does not mean it’s a ‘free-for-all’ to speed.” Luigi Altamura, commander of the Verona Local Police and an ANCI representative on Viabilità Italia, told LaPresse this in relation to the decree on speed cameras published in the Official Gazette and coming into force at midnight tonight. “In November 2025, a census was carried out of speed cameras in Italy,” he explains. “There are 4,060 of them, and 30 per cent of these can no longer be used; in other words, all those dating from before August 2017 are no longer legitimate.” The old speed cameras should then be replaced “in accordance with the independent decisions taken by local councils”. “We’ve been waiting for this decree for 34 years,” he says, “and it should bring some order, bearing in mind that it’s not an invitation to speed. In the rest of Europe, speed enforcement measures are much stricter than in Italy.” The decree also concerns the so-called ‘tutor’ systems, present on 83 motorway sections, which “are no longer authorised”. “But the benefits derived from the ‘tutor’ systems for speed control are undeniable,” he emphasises. “Autostrade per l’Italia has already installed the new ‘tutor’ systems, the 3.0 version.” The replacement programme on motorways began in March 2025.
