The Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia in Trieste has lately noted a worrying increase in the number of losses, thefts and even wrenching away personal documents (passports and IDs) , to which Croatian citizens sometimes contribute by being rather careless.
The Consulate General in Trieste notes an increased
number of Croatian citizens coming to the Consulate General whom the
competent Italian authorities took away their driver’s licences on account
of the transgression of traffic rules, and there were even some cases
of temporary seizure of vehicles. Recently, Italian authorities have
been strictly implementing the provisions of the new Traffic Act which
in addition to what has been mentioned above envisages high fines for
drunk driving and speeding (several thousand euros).Since Italian traffic
regulations do not provide for urgent proceedings with regard to foreign
nationals, the procedure for the return of licences is rather long.