Buy an Italian Driving License

Buy Italian Driver’s License

Italian driver’s license If you’re planning to drive in Italy, whether for a short visit or as a resident, obtaining an Italian driving license is essential. This guide will walk you through the process of acquiring a driving license in Italy, the types of licenses available, and important tips to ensure a smooth experience.

HOW TO GET AN ITALIAN DRIVER’S LICENSE:

FIND AN AUTOSCUOLA
You can bypass the driving school or autoscuola and go straight to the Ufficio Motorizzazione Civile, Italy’s DMV, but it’s not recommended. Though you will save money, the test is considered more difficult and the instructors much harsher. Multiple legends recount the evil instructors who don’t pass the driving students simply to gain the money the driving school would have gained anyway. Perhaps it’s just a way for the failed students to feel better, but the autoscuola helps you to study and deals with your exams and paperwork, making the process much more streamlined.

GO TO CLASS AND STUDY
In most driving schools in Italy, the course for the written exam is not mandatory and it’s up to you to decide how much you need it. Your autoscuola will likely have an online quizzing system that you can use to study, but if not you can find multiple quizzes on the internet. Practice practice practice: you can only miss four out of 30 questions on your written exam to pass.

PRACTICE WITH AN INSTRUCTOR

Like in America, you’ll have to complete a certain amount of hours of driving practice with an instructor. Though the minimum is six, many young Italians will be asked to do more before taking the exam.

TAKE THE WRITTEN EXAM
All your studying is for this. Though you likely already know how to drive, taking an exam with purposefully backwards questions in another language isn’t exactly a breeze. Study to learn the vocabulary, to know the different parts of a car in Italian and to be able to finish the exam once and for all. Oh, and remember to bring your ID!

TAKE THE FINAL EXAM
And the day has come: You now can take your final driving exam! Mine completely ignored my driving, regularly put his hand on my shoulder, and talked about America the whole time. I gritted my teeth, ignored the advance and finished in roughly five minutes. It seems they trusted my driving.

How to Get an Italian Driver’s License

Ultimately, I learned how to navigate the draconian driver’s license system in Italy. This blog post from another American living in Italy recounts in great detail just how draconian this process can be, also how un-standardized. Though these are the steps I took, other expats have been able to talk their way out of the classes and driving practice and complete the process in a much shorter span of time. This is my home now, it doesn’t make sense to live as if it weren’t.