Car parking Penalty in Italy

[barrydidit]

Be careful, FLC

[NotAllThere]

Vote Brexit next week, and with luck you'll be able to tear up the ticket and tell them to go and do one!

You can already ignore it. There's no agreement over parking fines with the EEA.

For the same reason, I don't have to worry about speeding cameras when I drive my car in the UK. Although the other way around, the Swiss do keep a record and will stop you at the border and invite you to pay any outstanding fines + admin charges.

[MrMarkyMark]

Well, as it happens, I've received this Notice from Italian Police through post that I exceeded the free parking time by 3 minutes and that I should pay a penalty of 82 Euros

You should ask her to work faster next time

[scooterscot]

The fine is against YOU, not your company. You must pay it out of your own pocket.

Of course you can ignore. And if you don't expect you'll rent again in Italy...

I've had Hertz deduct penalties from my credit card after the state sent them a fine for my exceeding the speed limit.

[BrilloPad]

That would be bent over, spread eagled and gagged I think.

Which, coincidently, is what he was car parking for. He saved EUR40 by going with a polish girl. But she had trouble undoing the shackles making him 3 minutes late.

Next time, opt for an Italian girl....

[vetran]

Which, coincidently, is what he was car parking for. He saved EUR40 by going with a polish girl. But she had trouble undoing the shackles making him 3 minutes late.

Next time, opt for an Italian girl....

he only paid for 30 seconds of parking

[missinggreenfields]

This.

If it is a "penalty" based on wrong doing, e.g. something issued by a traffic warden then not chargeable. But if it's private then it is (should be), it's part of the contractural arrangement.

Personally I'd just put it through as parking costs and if it ever gets challenged by HMIT "oh fair enough, didn't realise".

Some links.

When and how parking fines and penalties are tax deductible | Chartered Accountant Blog
Are parking fines and penalties tax deductible? | Tax - Tips & Advice Business Database

Here's the link to the G4S tribunal case - http://www.financeandtaxtribunals.go...97/TC05015.pdf

If it's illegal then it's not an expense. If it's a private company then it might be an expense.

[Platypus]

Not allowable. I asked my accountant about putting a (very substantial) fine for speeding through the books, as I was on a business trip. The answer was a categoric "no".

[darmstadt]

You can already ignore it. There's no agreement over parking fines with the EEA.

For the same reason, I don't have to worry about speeding cameras when I drive my car in the UK. Although the other way around, the Swiss do keep a record and will stop you at the border and invite you to pay any outstanding fines + admin charges.

Hmmm, I've been fined for speeding once in Holland and I've twice got done for the London Congestion charge. All times they managed to trace me via my German plates to my home address. There is a company that works on behalf of various authorities in various countries to do just that. Be careful...

[FatLazyContractor]

Not allowable. I asked my accountant about putting a (very substantial) fine for speeding through the books, as I was on a business trip. The answer was a categoric "no".

Was this the trip with that lass at work? I know how difficult it is to control the speed with "distractions"