Good news for those who have to pay car tax in Sicily 2024 thanks to two changes introduced by the Regional Stability Act. First, car tax will cost less with a reduction of up to -20% for taxpayers in good standing and for those who choose bank collection for the tax. It was also renovated with a Rag stamp which provides exemption from penalties and interest for defaulters who get together. Read on to find out the details and get all the payment information on Sicily car tax. In the following lines, we will summarize the cornerstones that need to be known, without remembering that the Sicilian region is affiliated with ACI for checking and collecting the tax and that for any information you can contact the direct assistance service, which is active from Monday to Friday (9-13 and 14-18).
Updated December 27, 2023, with news of up to a 20% cut in car tax in Sicily in 2024 and the abolition of penalties and interest for defaulters who comply.
SICILIAN CAR TAX 2024: UP TO 20% DISCOUNT AND TAG TAX, HOW IT WORKS
As mentioned above, in a financial maneuver approved by the Sicilian Regional Assembly, the car tax (car tax) will decrease by up to 20% in 2024. But who will benefit from the discount? There are two options:
- -10% for the owners current with payments from years before 2024;
- further -10% for those who choose to pay using residence to your bank account. As it is already possible in Lombardy and Campania.
Anyone who meets both conditions will therefore be able to use one from January 1, 2024 total discount -of 20% for the Sicilian car tax.
More details on how to activate direct debit to pay car tax will be announced in the coming days.
of 1st January to June 30, 2024, also the so-called Rag stamp of the Sicilian region, which consists of cancellation of penalties and interest for those who will deal with arrears of car tax relating to the period from 1/1/2016 to 31/12/2022. In this case, too, further details will follow on how to proceed with the payment.
SICILY CAR TAX: CALCULATION AND EXPIRATION
In Sicily, the first tax on a new vehicle must be paid last day of the month of registration. However, if the latter occurred in the last 10 days of the month, the tax can also be paid during the following month. The date of registration is indicated on the registration document or the uniform document. Important: car tax payment is payable starting from the month in which the registration took place, taking into account the first month’s salary in full, even if the registration took place on the last day of the month. further:
- Gasoline cars, gasoline + LPG, gasoline + methane, eco-diesel, with an output of up to 35 kW. The first payment must be made for more than 6 months and by the end of January or July immediately following the above 6 months, for a maximum period of 12 months;
- Gasoline cars, gasoline + LPG, gasoline + methane, eco-diesel, with power from 36 kW. The first payment must be made for a period longer than 8 months, by April, August, or December immediately following the above-mentioned 8 months, for a maximum period of 12 months;
- Motorcycles. Payment must be made for not less than 7 months and by the immediately following January or July, for a maximum period of 12 months;
- Caravans and other vehicles are subject to a fixed annual tax. Payment must be made by paying the full fixed annual amount, regardless of the date of registration, valid until the following 31st December.
In other cases, we will refer you directly to the page on the ACI website regarding the payment conditions for the tax on new cars in the Sicily region.
Car tax renewal payment vehicles are already in operation instead, it must be done within the month following the expiration of the last tax due. For example: for a stamp duty that expires in May, the corresponding payment is made in June.
Finally, for the payment of tax on used vehicles purchased from an authorized dealer (account sale), if the car has a valid stamp it is necessary to respect the obtained periodicity and to pay according to normal rules by the month following the deadline; if requested by the seller instead exemption of a car delivered for resale, the rules for the first payment of new vehicles apply. Therefore, make the payment within the month in which the vehicle was purchased (the date of notarization of the purchase contract applies).
To calculate the amount to be paid from Sicily car tax you can use ACI’s free online service. Or take the following table as a reference (click on the image to view it in a larger size).
SICILY CAR TAX: EXCEPTIONS AND REDUCTIONS
PUSH Region of Sicily includes various reliefs for some categories that are exempted from car tax payments. Or they will pay a reduced amount. Here are the main ones:
- Historic vehicles older than thirty years. Historic vehicles over thirty years old that are not used for professional use are exempt from paying car tax. The exemption is automatic and it is therefore not necessary to submit any application or be registered in the historical register. However, if a vehicle older than thirty years is put into service on roads and public spaces, a flat-rate road tax of 25.82 euros is payable for motor vehicles. And 10.33 euros for motorbikes.
- Historic vehicles older than twenty years. Motor vehicles and motor vehicles with a registration period of 20 to 29 years in possession certificate of historical relevance issued by ASI, Storico Lancia, Italian FIAT, Italian Alfa Romeo, or Storico FMI mentioned in the registration document are subject to the payment of car tax with 50% reduction.
- Vehicles intended for the disabled. Exemption from paying car tax applies to vehicles intended for the mobility of the disabled or disabled citizens. With a displacement limitation: up to 2000 cc for petrol and petrol/electric hybrid vehicles; up to 2800 cc for diesel and diesel/electric hybrid vehicles; and up to 150 kW for electric cars. More information here.
- Electric cars or vehicles powered exclusively by LPG, and methane, with a hybrid or hydrogen drive.
Motor vehicles, motorcycles, and electric mopeds with two, three, or four wheels are enjoyed in Sicilyexemption from paying car tax for 5 years from the date of first registration. After that, a tax of 1/4 of the amount assumed for the corresponding gasoline vehicles must be paid for electric vehicles. While for motorcycles and mopeds, the tax must be paid in full. Cars and mixed-use vehicles with exclusive power LPG or methane they meet the European directives on pollutant emissions, they are liable to pay 1/4 of the tax required for the corresponding petrol vehicles.
Finally, the Sicilian region has a three-year exemption for vehicles registered new in the three years 2019/2021 s: power supply plug-in or full hybrid electric/thermal hybrid; with exclusive power supply and hydrogen.
For more information and a payment overview car tax in Sicily check out the ACI website.
