You drove in a ZTL (Zona a Traffico Limitato – Limited Traffic Zone) and a photo of your rear license plate was taken by a camera. (“Disable Parking Sticker ” on your windscreen not visible)
Your license plate should have been registered on a “white list” of cars allowed to enter the restricted area. Hotels (within a ZTL) and associations of people with disabilities can request that your number plate be included for a limited period of time.
The local police should have explained all this to you ?

Was your ticket an unofficial “Notice of payment before notification” sent by regular mail?
If so, I would try and contact S.E.Pi. S.p.A. (Società Entrate Pisa S.p.A.)
sepi-pisa@legalmail.it (unless you have other contact information)
and get your fine cancelled (in writing).
Although I don’t know how well they speak English, explain the situation to them (with some kind of proof).

If the fine was sent by registered mail you can do the above and if unsuccessful,
(and if you want to follow the legal procedure)
You can appeal in Italian to the Prefect of Pisa within 60 DAYS because you were notified more than 360 days after the date of the alleged offence.
Article 201,1 of the Italian Highway Code (Violations Notification) states very clearly that offenders residing abroad must be notified within 360 days.

http://www.blogfromitaly.com/speeding-fines-in-italy/ –> Read “Important April 6th 2010 UPDATE” near the top of the page and my April 29, 2010 at 2:32 am (an appeal template is included) comment.

In conclusion, I would never ever pay such a fine!

Al (not Alex)

i just received on he 22/3/2010 a “Notice of payment before the notification” letter from driving a rental car in a bus lane in Florence on 02/07/2009 looking for €105.85.

This is way above the 210 days. But is the 210 days from the actual offence, or from when they get my name from the car retal firm? Also, how do i find out when they got my name from the car rental firm? I thought they charged me a fee for “giving” this information to the authorities, but i do not see any charges on my credit card!

So, if i do nothing, will i get a registered letter in 60 days from now of the official fine, and will this be for €105.85 or will it now be more if i don’t pay the “notice of payment before the notification”?

What happens if i don’t sign for the registered mail with the notification for payment?

Will the rental company eventaully have to pay and then will they charge me?

Sorry about all the questions but am very annoyed as it’s nearly nine months after the event…. I don’t even know how many more of these fines I am going to receive?

Also, one final question – everywhere i look on the web the fines are always of different amounts €90, €120, €102 and €105 – you would think the fine would be the same.

Thanks,
x7trsa

I just got a letter saying I drove in a restricted traffic zone, back on 2/9/09, just got the letter yesterday, 3/12/10 with a postmark date of 2/4/10. Are you saying even though I am an American that because they took more than 210 days to send me this violation, I can claim exemption under case no C-224/00?

Sure took a long time to send me something.