Speed Camera Decree Published: Ban on 850 Non-Homologated Devices

Italy's Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has officially published a decree establishing new regulations for speed cameras, leading to the immediate suspension of approximately 850 devices that were not properly homologated. The decree, published in the official gazette on July 11, 2026, aims to standardize procedures and ensure legal certainty for speed limit enforcement across the nation.

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With the new decree in effect from midnight tonight regarding speed cameras, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport indicates that, currently, the active devices that meet the required homologation standards are approximately 3,150.

The new rules define the specific characteristics, requirements, and homologation, calibration, and functional verification processes for speed detection systems. This move is intended to resolve long-standing issues and controversies surrounding the varied types of devices used on different roads, providing a unified legal and administrative framework.

According to the Ministry, as of the decree's implementation, around 3,150 speed detection devices are currently active and compliant with the required standards. For the estimated 850 non-compliant units, manufacturers are now required to submit applications for prototype homologation, providing the supplementary documentation outlined in the new decree.

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For the others, about 850 units, manufacturers will have to request prototype homologation by submitting the supplementary documentation provided for by the decree.

Minister Matteo Salvini, whose signature on the decree was announced a month prior, expressed satisfaction with the new regulations. The Ministry conveyed that the priority remains road safety, ensuring that speed controls do not become a pretext for revenue generation at the expense of citizens.

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Satisfaction of Minister Salvini, for whom the objective of safety on the roads remains a priority without the control turning into a pretext for making money at the expense of citizens.