Highway Code: in video interviews with the police the new penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or with a mobile phone

What are the new Highway Code rules to be respected? The answers in a series of in-depth video interviews with the top management of the State Police to recount all the innovations introduced by the new road safety law affecting the Highway Code. News active on the country's roads from 14 December 2024. Here is a brief summary of the content of the video interviews already published, which will gradually be updated with the new ones that go into detail on the various aspects touched by the new law, which provide for increases in penalties, starting with fines and moving on to the introduction of the brief suspension of the licence, the revision of points, and the confiscation of vehicles. News, among others, also for the rules to be respected for newly licensed drivers. for the use of scooters when each new video is released the page will be updated, for wild parking, for overtaking, for speeding in the city.

What's new for speed cameras? What is at risk for wild parking? With the new rules introduced in the Highway Code comes a crackdown on those who park everywhere without paying attention. And there are new guidelines for speed cameras and overtaking. And a mini-discount for those who get a series of speed camera fines within the space of an hour, in the same car and on a stretch of road belonging to the same owner. The answers in a video interview with State Police Chief Commissioner Salvatore Atorino, published on 26 December 2024 on the Sole 24 Ore website.

On the road to reach home, friends or a holiday resort: here are the precautions to take when setting off on a holiday trip after the entry into force of new Highway Code rules to increase safety and reduce accidents. There are old rules to comply with, such as having chains on board or snow tyres, and a series of new things behind the wheel that should not be underestimated, from complying with the new rules on alcohol and drugs to the use of mobile phones in the car and the penalties for exceeding a safety car. We discuss this in a video interview published on 24 December 2024 on the Sole 24 Ore website with State Police Chief Commissioner Salvatore Atorino.

Since 14 December, the new rules of the new Road Safety Act amending the Highway Code have been in force. Some concern speeding. In particular, the penalties increase if the violation is committed in built-up areas. And there are also accessory sanctions, such as the short suspension of the driving licence, which are added to the administrative penalties. Mini-discount for repeated speed camera fines, but with unavoidable stakes. We spoke about this with Antonella Fiorino, Chief Commissioner of the State Police during a video interview published on the Sole 24 Ore website on 20 December 2024.

What are the innovations that new drivers must comply with? The new power limits, the extension from one to three years of the period of validity of the restrictions on driving powerful vehicles by new B licence holders, but also exemptions and penalties. These are the novelties introduced by the new road safety law amending the Highway Code, in force since 14 December. We talk about it with Antonella Fiorino, Chief Commissioner of the State Police, in the video interview dedicated to newly licensed drivers, published on the Sole 24 Ore website on 17 December 2024.