ITALY WINTER TYRES
From 15 November 2018, all cars in Italy will have to change their winter tyres.
According to the Italian road law, all cars and heavy vehicles must have winter anti-skid tyres or protective chains suitable for driving on snow (ice) during 15 November solstice and 30 April 2019.
Winter tyres are printed with “M+S”, or “MS”, “M/S”, “MS” and “M&S” for verification purposes.
M and S come from English, where M stands for Mud and S for Snow.
According to the rules, if Italian traffic police find that a car has not changed its winter tyres or anti-skid chains, the owner will be fined.
There are two types of fines.
If the vehicle was travelling on a city road, the fine would be between 41 and 168 euros.
If the vehicle is on a motorway or on a road outside the city, the fine will be between 84 euros and 335 euros.
In addition, for drivers who violate the rules, they are not allowed to drive a car without an anti-skid device.
If he does it again, the driver will be fined 84 euros and three points will be deducted.