In 2025, traffic fines issued via speed cameras suffered a setback, with revenues for major Italian cities decreasing by 8.9% compared to the previous year . This is according to Codacons , which conducted a study based on the reporting that municipalities must provide to the Ministry of the Interior by May 31st each year.
However, in Codacons' analysis, Cagliari is an exception : the Sardinian capital is ranked third among the cities that saw the highest increase in revenue from speed camera fines over the course of 2025. Compared to last year, the increase in fines issued using electronic speed control devices on Cagliari's roads is 42%, the highest percentage in Italy after Ancona's 116% increase and Genoa's 54%.
According to the analysis, in 2025, the 20 largest Italian cities (with the exception of Naples, which had not yet submitted the documentation as of May 31) collected €56.5 million thanks to fines imposed via speed cameras or similar devices, €5.5 million less than the €62.1 million earned in 2024.
"The speed camera regulations introduced in 2025 have not stopped the barrage of fines for motorists," explains Codacons. "The census, which required municipalities to report device data, under penalty of nullification, was only completed at the end of November, and therefore had no impact on local government revenues for last year. If anything, the reduction in revenue is attributable, on the one hand, to the speed camera regulations introduced on June 12th, which imposed more stringent rules on local governments , and, on the other, to the numerous Supreme Court rulings that have rejected fines issued by non-approved devices, leading many administrations to deactivate these devices."
(Unioneonline/lf)