The exemption to say goodbye to car tax can also start from December: all you need is a relative over 70 with certain requirements.
There are still many Italians who, despite being able to do without it, continue to pay the car tax every year. A tax which, as we know, easily exceeds €100 even for a simple small car.
The point is that an exemption has existed for some time, it’s just that not everyone is clear on how it works. There is a lot of talk about disability, but little focus is placed on age. And this is where the confusion arises.
For this reason it is good to clarify the question, so as to obtain the exemption as early as December 2025 with a simple question.
Because the State has provided for car tax exemptions
The idea of exempting from paying the stamp duty arises from intertwining logics environment, necessity and social equity. The first concerns electric vehicles: being a property tax, the State has chosen to reward those who don’t pollutethus encouraging the ecological transition.
A similar, albeit paradoxical, argument applies to historic cars. Even though they are cared for and used sparingly, their circulation is still limited for environmental reasons. As a result, their tax impact is also reduced.
Then there’s the disability: in this case we are not talking about privilege but about necessity. The car, for many people, is not a luxury but a vital means of autonomy. And the same goes for those who assist them every day, who must be able to move without obstacles.
And this is where age comes into play, which has nothing to do with genetic disabilities.
When age becomes a condition
You do not need to be born with a pathology to be entitled to the exemption. Often the most serious disabilities come with age, when autonomy decreases and even the simplest gestures become complex. In these cases, having a car becomes one daily necessitynot a privilege.
The same goes for those who care for them. A child or relative accompanying someone over 70 with serious physical or cognitive limitations can obtain the exemption, if the person is fiscally dependent and falls within the categories provided for by Law 104/1992article 3, paragraph 3. A report is therefore needed which certifies the condition of serious handicap or permanent reduced motor capacity.
The exemption applies for one vehicle onlymade out to the disabled person or their dependent family member. The technical limits remain: 2,000 cc for petrol, 2,800 cc for dieseland, in case of motor disability, the vehicle must be adapted.
The application must be submitted only once to the regional tax office or to the ACI, attaching the registration certificate, report and documentation of the tax burden. If everything is in order, the exemption starts from first stamp following the request.
Yet there are still many, despite living with parents or grandparents over 70, who do not know that this right really exists.
