Air conditioning in the car: when is the fine?

This hot summer may tempt you, but be careful not to damage the engine of thecar lit to cool you down. That’s when the fine for theair conditioning in the car. The Traffic rules in 2022 he is certainly not magnanimous. In addition to analyzing what Rule 157 provides regarding penalties, we also understand the difference between stopping and stopping.

It is forbidden to run the engine while the vehicle is parked to operate the air conditioning in the vehicle itself; from the violation follows the administrative sanction of the payment of an amount of 223 to 444 euros.

article 157 paragraph seven bis

It means the suspension of the vehicle running over time, with the possibility of being removed by the driver”. The code distinguishes this situation from that of the emergency stop, namely “the interruption of the journey in the event that the vehicle is unusable due to a breakdown or has to stop due to physical discomfort of the driver or a passenger.

article 157

The highway code says this about the stop:

We mean the temporary suspension of the march, even in an area where parking is not allowed, to allow people to get on and off, or for other very short-term needs. During the stop, which in any case must not impede traffic, the driver must be present and ready to resume driving.

The real problem arises when they are confronted with the traffic cop ready to report, it must be shown that it is a stop and not a stop.

It’s up to us to understand. We wait and check and then act. The sanction is activated in both summer and winter. The running engine still produces emissions, hot or cold it doesn’t matter.

Marco Agostini, Commander of the Venice Local Police