Speeding Ticket in Italy - payment question

Iban transfers are free for both sides in Italy, a small city could not see a good reason to invest in a different payment system. Just put that IBAN code on google and see what pops up.

Who is the sender? Cops usually send only registered letters. The letter must explain how to file an appeal, how to pay with a 30% discount and must give a link to let you check any available pic of the offense.

If you received an e-mail from the rental agency that's not your fine, it's the fine they received and that has been deleted the moment the rental agency told cops your name and address.

Dario covered it pretty well. It is a two step process. Probably caught on a camera. The notification was sent to the rental company -- vehicle owner --- who charged your on-file credit card something in the range of 25 to 50 dollars as an administrative fee to send you home address to the local authorities. Look back on your credit card statements and see if you had a late charge from the rental company on your card. A few months after that you get the actual ticket in the mail. It is not scam. Bank transfer are a common payment form in Italy and many parts of Europe. Good luck --

When you see an errant $40 charge on your credit card from a car rental agency, be looking for that certified letter in the mail from an Italian City.

They asked the rental car company on a specific date and time who the renter was--and their address. A radar/camera caught a speeder for as little as 1/2 mph over the posted speed limit. They got me on the causeway going 2 mph over the 35 mph limit to Venice from the mainland.

The city will want to be paid directly to their checking account --in Euros.

There are online bill payment companies in Europe that will charge a small fee and the penalty to your credit card--and wire transfer the funds to the city on your behalf in Euros.

Go online and find one of the bill pay companies--and put the whole deal behind you. And just remember how enjoyable your time was while in Italy. And next time around, be very careful driving in cities in Europe.--and especially Italy.

Several people on this forum have reported using Wise (formerly TransferWise) to pay European traffic fines. The fees are reported to be much, much lower than those typically charged by American banks.

who charged your on-file credit card something in the range of 25 to 50 dollars

The rental company may have forwarded you the fine they received to justify the above-mentioned charge.

PS
The limit on the Venice causeway is 70 kmh (aka 44 mph), as shown on Google Maps here: https://goo.gl/maps/4zCBSXJ4iyNrZYUg8

There is a leeway of 5 kmh or 5% of the limit. It's been already explained many times, but repetita juvant.

Once you figured out who sent the letter, you can pay via international money transfer through your bank. Sending international transfers with the bank used to be substantially more expensive than with Wise or other similar apps, but no more. I bank with Chase and they charge me $0 when I transfer money to my Italian bank, if the amount is at least $5000. For transfers under $5000 (which would be your case) Chase charges me $5.