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Before contacting us, try to consult the FAQ. You will probably find the answers you need If the vehicle has been stolen, the Customer must immediately contact the rental company and report the theft to the relative public security authorities.
An authenticated copy of the official report (or one of the originals prepared by the public security authorities) must be presented to the rental company.
As well as a copy of the report, the Customer must also return the vehicle keys to the rental company, as well as any remote control/alarm control that the vehicle may have.
Customers can cancel a prepaid reservation. Cancellations must be requested from our reservations office:
- You can write to reservations@autovia.it, indicating your reservation number.
- You can contact our Call Centre on +39 02 84065
If the cancellation is made up to 24 hours before the established vehicle pick-up time, no penalty will be charged.
Customers who cancel later than 24 hours before the established vehicle pick-up time will not have the right to a refund.
Check to see if you have received the confirmation email. For further information, you can:
- Write to reservations@autovia.it
- Contact our Call Centre on +39 02 84065
There are various ways to make a reservation:
- You can write to reservations@autovia.it, telling us which rental station you want to rent from, for how long, and what type of vehicle you want to reserve.
- You can make a reservation on the website www.autovia.it
- You can contact our Call Centre on +39 02 84065
- You can write to reservations@autovia.it, indicating your reservation number.
- You can contact our Call Centre on +39 02 84065
Driving direction
In Italy it is obligatory to drive on the right-hand side of the road.
Local driving regulations
It is forbidden to sound the horn in residential areas unless strictly necessary.
It is forbidden for the driver to use telephone equipment or headphones while driving. Hands-free equipment or earphones may be used as long as the driver can hear in both ears and does not have to use their hands to operate said equipment.
Towns and cities have areas of historical interest in which vehicles cannot be driven. We advise you to check the “Restricted Traffic Areas (ZTL)” in each town.
Speed limits
Urban areas: 50 km/h (31 mph).
Secondary extra-urban roads: 90 km/h (56 mph).
Motorways: 130 km/h (80 mph).
Main extra-urban roads – highways and ring-roads: 110 km/h (70 mph).
Any variations will be signposted.
Further variations to the speed limit may be signposted in the event of adverse weather conditions.
Child seats – safety belts
It is obligatory for all passengers to wear their safety belts when riding in the vehicle.
Children weighing less than 9 kg must travel in a child seat facing the rear of the vehicle and positioned exclusively on the rear seat.
Children under the age of 12 and of a height of less than 135 cm must travel in dedicated child seats or booster seats.
Attention: parents/rental contract holders are responsible for ensuring that child seats and/or booster seats are positioned correctly.
Attention: the information shown here is of a purely indicative nature. We will do our utmost to keep the information up to date, but we recommend in any case that you check it before beginning to drive in Italy. You hereby accept all responsibility if you decide to rely exclusively on this information.
Complaints of any kind can be made by writing to the email address customercare@autovia.it, entering the reservation number or the contract number in the subject line of the email and attaching any documentation related to the complaint.
If you need information regarding a past rental, please contact the relative branch, providing the data required for verification.
The customer, as the holder of the rental contract, is responsible for any fines resulting from violations of the highway code, including the non-payment of motorway tolls or parking fees. This is why the customer is obliged to take direct responsibility.
In the case of immediate fines, the customer may pay directly, and must immediately inform Autovia via any of the available channels (info@autovia.it, autoviapec@legalmail.it), attaching a copy of the notification and proof of payment. In this case, no additional charge will be made to the customer.
The Customer will in any case be obliged to pay the amount indicated on the Offence Notification sent to Autovia. Autovia will not charge its Customers for the reissuing of notifications to the relative authorities. Please remember, however, that if you have purchased the Notification Management/Assistance package, you will have the right to receive all the documentation related to the notification, any photographic evidence available, and the support of our qualified personnel in order to programme any appeals against the notification in advance.
Italian customers with a provisional driving permit can use this instead of a driving licence. The permit must be valid and must show the number of the licence it is substituting as well as the issue and expiry date of the same.
If you lose the vehicle keys, and are certain that they cannot be found, you must contact the Rental office, which will recover the vehicle, and file a loss report with the police, of which a copy is to be given to the Rental company. In this case, there will be no substitute vehicle. The costs charged to the customer for loss of keys are shown via the link https://www.autovia.it/en/damages-table and depend on the category of vehicle.
The vehicle downtime, i.e., the period of time in which the vehicle cannot be rented until new keys have been made, will also be charged to the customer as indicated in our Damage and Accessory Penalty Policy which can be accessed via the link https://www.autovia.it/en/damages-policy
- Italian customers, whether companies or natural persons, will receive their invoice directly in their personal tax box. A copy of the invoice can be requested from the rental desk, and it will be either printed or sent via email to your email address.
- If you are a foreign customer, you can ask for a copy of the invoice from the rental desk, and it will be either printed or sent via email to your email address.
- You can receive a copy of your invoice at any time once the rental period is complete by writing to amministrazione@autovia.it
You will be asked for a credit card at the rental desk, which will be used for the security deposit.
You can use the same credit card, or a debit card, to pay the relative costs.
The sum of the security deposit required may vary according to the type of vehicle reserved and the level of exclusion of liability. A table with specific information can be found via the following link https://www.autovia.it/financial-liability.pdf
The physical credit card in the name of the main driver is therefore necessary in order to pre-authorise the security deposit for rental.
Deposits are lower if the Customer also purchases additional insurance cover: https://www.autovia.it/protection-plans.pdf
Additional drivers can be added to the contract before collecting the vehicle, at a cost of EUR 9.00 per day, VAT included.
Our vehicles can be driven in the following countries: Germany, San Marino, France, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, The Netherlands.
Before taking the vehicle to another country, it is necessary to inform the rental company, otherwise the driving of the vehicle beyond state borders will be considered a breach of the rental contract. The cost of cross-border rental is shown in the table of accessory charges available via the following link: https://www.autovia.it/accessories-fees.pdf
It is the responsibility of the Customer to verify the requirements of the country they intend to visit with regards to road transportation and vehicle equipment, and to ensure that the vehicle rented is compatible with said requirements.
Vehicles can be collected after hours on request and at a cost of EUR 61, VAT included.
The cost of returning a vehicle at another branch is EUR 73.20, VAT included. If the vehicle was picked up from, or is to be returned at, a branch in Sicily or Sardinia, the cost is EUR 305.00, VAT included.
It is NOT possible to return the vehicle at a location outside of Italy or at a location where an Autovia Office is not present.
During the check-out process (consignment of the vehicle to the Customer), all the damage on the vehicle will be listed on the Damage Check Sheet attached to the contract.
We invite our Customers to examine this sheet carefully to ensure that it is correct, and to report any discrepancies to our operators, who will update the Damage Check Sheet and will ask the Customer to sign this sheet again before taking possession of the vehicle.
If you want to extend the current rental period, on the condition it does not exceed 30 days, you may contact the branch office directly, which will ask you to pass by the branch to extend the contract or change the vehicle that you are using, on communication of a quotation for the extension.
When a vehicle is returned (check-in), an inspection will be made together with the Customer, and the operator will note any new damage not attributable to normal wear and tear on the relative Check-in Form and will ask the Customer to pay for the damage recorded. The charges will be calculated on the basis of the rates shown in the Damage Table https://www.autovia.it/damages-table.pdf
In all cases in which the inspection is carried out exclusively by the branch operator, any anomalies/damage detected will be communicated to the Customer via email, with the relative documentation attached. If the Customer does not dispute the notification within seven working days from receipt of the communication, Autovia will proceed to collect the sum requested. Our charge notices include all the documentation to certify the presence of the new damage found and not present on the Damage Check Sheet agreed on and signed by the Customer on check-out.
In all cases in which the sum cannot be clearly determined from the relative tables, Autovia will request an estimate from an inspector enrolled in the national register or from a specialised workshop. The estimate will be communicated to the Customer via email, together with the debiting of the damages and relative charges.
In the event that the vehicle is returned without a full tank or in any case with fuel at a level inferior to that at the moment the vehicle was collected at the beginning of the rental period, the Customer will be charged the cost of the difference in fuel calculated at a cost per litre indicated in the contract, plus another EUR 15 (VAT included) as penalty.
You can find a list of accessory charges and the relative price via the following link: https://www.autovia.it/accessories-fees.pdf
The minimum age for renting a car is 19.
Drivers aged between 19 and 24, or over the age of 75, are obliged to pay an extra Young/Senior driver charge, the price of which is indicated in the Accessory Charge table https://www.autovia.it/en/accessories-fees
Delays are calculated on the basis of the time indicated in the rental contract, and a tolerance period of 59 minutes is applied. Beyond this period, an extra day of rental will be charged.
When collecting the car, the main driver, as well as any additional drivers, need to show:
- an original, valid driving licence in good condition.
- an original, valid identity card or passport in good condition.
- a physical, valid credit card in good condition and in the name of the main driver (VISA, MASTERCARD and AMERICAN EXPRESS cards are accepted).
Customers resident in a non-EU country must have an original driving licence issued by their country of origin that is valid for international use, or translated by an Embassy or equivalent authority.