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Polish licence-plate fraud in Naples

Overview

By late August 2026, the Italian government has moved forward with specific measures within a draft of the new Highway Code to combat the widespread use of foreign license plates, particularly from Poland, to evade taxes and insurance costs. Under the proposed rules, vehicles with foreign plates used permanently in Italy must be insured by an Italian company or an entity authorized to operate within the country.

This crackdown targets the phenomenon of ‘esterovestizione’, where owners re-register vehicles abroad to save up to 70% on insurance premiums, taxes, and other management costs. The practice is especially prevalent in regions like Campania, specifically around Naples, where local insurance rates are significantly higher. Beyond financial evasion, the practice complicates the ability of local police to issue and notify international traffic fines.

The measure follows the 2022 implementation of the REVE (Registry of Foreign Vehicles) managed by ACI. The crackdown targets an estimated 50,000 vehicles. In addition to insurance requirements, the proposed reforms may introduce a requirement for vehicle owners to maintain a certified digital domicile (PEC) registered with the National Index of Digital Domiciles (INAD) for administrative tasks such as ownership transfers, periodic inspections, and registration updates.

In response to the scale of the issue, the Polish government has launched an investigation into the scheme, which some media have termed the ‘Naples scam’. This involves removing vehicles from the Italian Public Automobile Register and re-registering them in Poland through intermediaries, often leasing them back to the owners. According to ACI data, over 68,000 vehicles with Polish plates are now circulating in Italy. Mariusz Wichtowski, president of the Polish Motor Insurers Bureau, stated that authorities are working to recover millions of euros and have already initiated legal actions and arrests related to false registrations and uninsured accidents.

Entities

Naples · Polish Ministry of Infrastructure · Poland · Italy · IVASS

Timeline

  1. 25 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Poland investigates Polish license plate registration scheme in Naples

    Poland is investigating a scheme involving thousands of Polish-registered vehicles operating in Naples to evade insurance costs, with new regulations and legal actions underway to curb the practice.

  2. 29 days ago

    [POLITICS] 23 sources
    Italy targets foreign-plated vehicle abuse with new insurance rules

    Italy is drafting Highway Code reforms to combat “esterovestizione,” requiring foreign-plated vehicles used stably in Italy to carry Italian or authorized RC Auto insurance to prevent tax and insurance evasion.

  3. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 8 sources
    Poland targets vehicle insurance fraud scheme involving Italian drivers

    Poland is cracking down on an insurance fraud scheme where Italian drivers register vehicles in Poland to avoid high costs, seeking 80 million euros in compensation for uninsured accident claims.

  4. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources
    Naples crackdown on Polish‑plate vehicle fraud

    Italian officials say Polish‑plate cars in Naples are used by organized crime to recycle vehicles and evade insurance, prompting tighter controls and a Polish insurer proposal to require photos at registration.

  5. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 5 sources
    Italian Drivers Use Polish License Plates to Dodge High Insurance Costs in Naples

    Italian motorists, especially in Naples, register cars in Poland to evade high insurance premiums, using fake paperwork; over 35,000 foreign‑plated vehicles are reported, prompting calls for tighter controls.

  6. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Polish license‑plate scheme in Naples triggers government crackdown

    Polish licence‑plate fraud in Naples, used to cut insurance and tax costs, involves over 68,000 vehicles. Poland’s government will tighten inspection rules after payouts rose from €1.5 m to €4.2 m.

  7. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 9 sources
    Polish vehicle plates flood Naples, driving €4 million insurance fraud scheme

    Polish plates in Naples enable an insurance fraud scheme costing the Polish PBUK fund over €4 million, prompting new inspection rules.

  8. 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Polish police dismantle organised traffic‑insurance fraud ring

    Polish police arrested ten people in a crackdown on a fraud ring that staged at least 50 fake traffic accidents, defrauding insurers of about 500 k zloty.

Sources

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