According to Trasporti-Italia, the case stems from an official report filed in mid-September 2025. The driver was accused of speeding under Article 142 of Italy’s road traffic rules, with the allegation based on information taken from digital tachograph data recorded in the heavy goods vehicle.
The court disagreed, stressing that a tachograph is primarily intended to verify professional drivers’ driving and rest time, rather than to serve as a general speed-enforcement tool. The ruling also referenced EU Regulation 165/2014, which sets out the framework for the regulation and use of tachographs.
In effect, the judgment states that a tachograph cannot be treated as an automatic speed-measuring device for routine enforcement of road speed limits. On that basis, the fine was cancelled.
The issue is likely to remain contentious in Italy. Trasporti-Italia notes that Italy’s Court of Cassation had previously concluded in a 2026 ruling that, in certain situations, tachograph data may be used to establish speeding by heavy vehicles.
