Keep the garage parking ticket for at least a year: it proves your car was parked there and you will need it if a ZTL fine arrives.
A piece of paper worth more than it looks
When you leave your car in a garage inside the ZTL, the garage gives you a parking ticket. Our advice is not to throw it away: put it in a drawer and keep it for at least a year. It looks like an unimportant slip of paper, but it proves that on that day your car was parked there, with the ZTL entry authorised by the garage.
Why a whole year
Fines to customers from abroad arrive late: the notification can arrive even after twelve months, although it usually arrives after about six. If the ticket is gone, reconstructing the stay becomes much harder.
What it is for when a fine arrives
If a ZTL fine arrives, the ticket is the first thing to send to the garage: together with a copy of the fine and an identity document, it lets you work out whether something went wrong in the plate registration and, if needed, prepare the appeal to the Prefect, which is free of charge and must be filed within 60 days. For the rest of the process see the guide for the foreign tourist.
Frequently asked questions
How long should I keep the parking ticket?
For at least a year, because the notification for customers from abroad can arrive even after twelve months, usually after about six.
What is the ticket for if a fine arrives?
It proves your car was parked in the garage. Send it to the garage together with a copy of the fine and an identity document.
What if I no longer have the ticket?
Reconstructing the stay becomes much harder.
Official information
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