ZTL permits in Italy: who may enter and how
ZTL permits in Italy are the only way in while a zone is active, apart from the exemptions. Milan’s Area B is preset: check the hours of the ban.
Independent site, not a city service: the municipal order and the signs at the gate are what count.
Area B (blue gates) · 14 November 2026 at 12:00
Not active
Next active Monday 16 November 2026 at 07:30.
| Why | outside the restricted hours |
| Periods on this day | none |
Ban only for the most polluting vehicles listed by the city (blue gates); others enter freely.
Hours from Comune di Milano, page dated 15 October 2026: always check the sign at the gate; the order and the road signs are what count.
Zone hours
- Mon–Fri 7:30–19:30
Public holidays excluded, according to the source.
Each city decides who may enter its ZTLs and at what price, so permits are hard to compare between cities. Some rules recur, though. Residents inside the zone almost always get a yearly permit: in Pavia it costs €42.00 a year for the household’s first car, plus stamp duty. Occasional visitors get a day permit, as in Pavia for €10.00, or an exemption claimed after the entry, as in Turin, where GTT must be notified within 10 days of the first entry for the cases listed. Electric cars are no longer free everywhere: in Rome, under resolution 63 of 27 February 2026, from 1 July 2026 they need a permit too. Environmental zones work differently: in Milan’s Area B allowed vehicles need no permit, but since 1 October 2026 banned vehicles get five free days a year, and twenty more for Milan residents and businesses. Disabled badge holders may enter everywhere, but often have to register the plate.
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ZTL permits compared
| City | What the source provides |
|---|---|
| Rome | permit also for electric and hydrogen cars from 1 July 2026; motorbikes free except in the Tridente |
| Milan, Area B | 5 free days a year for banned vehicles, 20 more for Milan residents and firms |
| Milan, Area C | day ticket €7.50; residents €3.00 from the 51st entry |
| Turin | permit only for vehicles at least Euro 3 (Euro 2 on LPG or methane); after-the-fact exemption within 10 days |
| Pavia | residents from €42.00 a year; day permit €10.00 |
| Palermo | day passes online and through the PalerMobilità app |
Before applying for a permit
Check whether you really need one: many ZTLs have short hours, such as Turin’s ZTL Centrale from 7:30 to 10:30, and simply arriving later is enough. The city pages on this site show when each zone is active. If you enter often, on the other hand, do the sums: in Pavia the yearly resident permit costs less than a single minimum fine.
If you had a permit but a fine arrives
It happens when the plate was not registered in time, after a change of car or a rental. In that case you need proof of a permit valid on the date of entry, to submit to the authority or in an appeal. The ZTL fine calculator shows what you pay if an appeal is not possible.