Updates
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Switching electricity and gas supplier in Italy
First published on 2026-09-21 after directly checking ARERA's electricity and gas pages and its 2026 switching reform measure.
Switching home internet provider in Italy
First published on 2026-09-21 after directly checking AGCOM, iliad and Vodafone for process and tariff amounts.
Hosting for a showcase website
First published on 20 September 2026 with Aruba and OVHcloud official renewal prices checked directly.
Antivirus for one year
First published on 20 September 2026 with Avast and Norton renewal prices checked on official Italian pages.
German course at the Goethe-Institut
First published on 19 September 2026 with prices checked against two official Goethe-Institut lists.
Lombardia museum pass
First published on 19 September 2026 with bands checked against Regione Lombardia and the circuit tariff list.
Sending a parcel abroad
First published on 18 September 2026 after checking Poste Italiane's service page and official tariff.
ACI roadside assistance card
First published on 18 September 2026 with annual fees checked against two official ACI pages.
SSL certificate for a website
First published on 16 September 2026 after checking the free terms of Let's Encrypt and Cloudflare Universal SSL.
VPS server
First published on 16 September 2026 with two European list prices checked directly on Hetzner and Scaleway.
Consensual separation at an Italian register office
First published on 13 September 2026: cross-checked the EUR 16 fee in Turin and San Giuliano Milanese, limiting the price to separation before the civil registrar.
Poste restante for letters in Italy
First published on 13 September 2026: checked the EUR 3 surcharge against Poste and isendu and distinguished correspondence from Delivery Express parcels.
Italian birth certificate
First published on 11 September 2026 after checking the Interior Ministry's ANPR guidance.
Italian marriage certificate
First published on 11 September 2026 after checking the Interior Ministry's guidance.
Certified true copy in Italy
First published on 11 September 2026 after checking public sources for stamp duty and local charges.
An instant bank transfer
First published on 9 September 2026 after checking Regulation (EU) 2024/886 and operational confirmation from the Bank of Italy and Poste Italiane.
A credit card in Italy
First published on 9 September 2026 after checking the UniCredit Flexia Classic fee and issue charge and the American Express Green Card conditions, including current transparency documentation.
Switching mortgage lenders in Italy
First published on 8 September 2026: checked free portability and separated transfer charges from future loan costs.
Disposing of an old appliance in Italy
First published on 8 September 2026: verified free household electrical-waste routes and distinguished unpriced additional services.
Applying for an Italian patent
First published on 7 September 2026; UIBM, Chamber and ministry figures checked, with the EUR 50 scope and stamp duty conditions explained.
Applying for an EU trade mark
First published on 7 September 2026; fees checked against the EU regulation and EUIPO’s 2026 budget.
Early repayment of a consumer loan
First published on 2026-09-04 with caps checked against Normattiva and the Bank of Italy 2026 guide.
Banker's draft in Italy
First published on 2026-09-04 with fees checked against Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco BPM and UniCredit fee schedules.
Electric scooter identification sticker in Italy
First published on 2026-09-03 with the N174 tariff checked against the Portale dell'Automobilista, the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region.
Registering a new car in Italy
First published on 2026-09-03 with the fixed base checked against ACI and the filing scope confirmed by the Portale dell'Automobilista.
Filing a 730 tax return through a CAF
First published on 2026-09-02 with the 2026 range checked against Artser CAF's price list and recent media sources.
Google One 2 TB
First published on 2026-09-02 with the monthly price checked on Google One and on the Italian App Store listing for Google One.
Sky TV
First published on 2026-09-01 with prices verified on Sky's TV page and official tariff-transparency PDFs.
Audible
First published on 2026-09-01 with the price verified on two official Audible Italy pages.
Italian work visa
First published on 2026-08-31 with the consular fee checked against two Ministry of Foreign Affairs offices and procedural scope checked on the Integration Migrants portal.
Italian study visa
First published on 2026-08-31 with the consular fee checked against two Ministry of Foreign Affairs offices and the national-visa scope checked on the Integration Migrants portal.
Italian pension claim through a patronato
First published on 2026-08-30, with verification against Law 152/2001 and INPS pages on pension-claim filing.
Italian mortgage-registry search
First published on 2026-08-30, with tariffs verified against Agenzia delle Entrate's official pages and the mortgage-registry fee table linked from the portal.
ChatGPT Business
First published on 29 August 2026 with prices and billing rules verified against official OpenAI pages updated the same day.
Nintendo Switch Online
First published on 29 August 2026 with annual prices verified against official Nintendo Italy pages.
Transferring electricity and gas contracts in Italy
First published on 2026-08-28 using ARERA and ENGIE sources to separate fixed items from the local gas component.
Activating a new electricity supply in Italy
First published on 2026-08-28 with amounts checked against ARERA and Aliaestra.
ISEE through a CAF office
First published on 2026-08-27 after checking Labour Ministry, INPS and CAF CISL sources.
Household composition certificate in Italy
First published on 2026-08-27 with Interior Ministry and ANPR sources checked on the same date.
Apostilling a document in Italy
First published on 2026-08-27 after checking three Italian prefecture sources.
Speeding fine in Italy
First published on 2026-08-20 with bands verified against article 142 of the Highway Code as published by ACI.
Activating SPID in Italy
First published on 2026-08-20 with prices verified on official Lepida, PosteID and Aruba pages.
Appeal to the Prefect against a fine
First published on 2026-08-20 with filing cost verified on municipal and prefecture sources.
Blue-line parking in Rome
First published on 2026-08-20 with tariffs verified on Roma Mobilità's official page.
Online residence certificate in Italy
First published on 2026-08-20 with stamp-duty amount verified in the official ANPR FAQ.
ChatGPT Pro
First published on 17 August 2026 with the price verified against OpenAI's official documentation.
No-parking fine in Italy
First published on 2026-08-17 with the ordinary range verified on ACI Highway Code pages.
Shopify Store
First published on 17 August 2026 with prices verified against Shopify's official pricing page.
Starlink in Italy
First published on 2026-08-17 with monthly fees verified against Starlink's official Italian page.
Blue Grotto in Capri
First published on 2026-08-17 with admission verified on CoopCulture and rowboat access checked through the Ministry of Culture.
Publishing an app on Google Play
First published on 17 August 2026 with the fee verified against Google Play Console documentation.
Canva Pro
First published on 17 August 2026 with the plan verified on Canva and the numeric price supported by a recent secondary source.
Gardaland Park ticket
First published on 2026-08-17 with prices verified on the official Gardaland Park page.
Zoom Pro
First published on 2026-08-17 with Pro pricing verified on Zoom's official page.
Activating a gas supply in Italy
First published on 2026-08-17 with the contribution checked on ARERA's consumer atlas.
Gardaland SEA LIFE Aquarium
First published on 2026-08-17 with the price verified on Gardaland's official ticket office.
Un metro cubo di gas
First published on 2026-08-13 with the price checked against the listed official source.
DAZN in Italia
First published on 2026-08-13 with the price checked against the listed official source.
Telepass
First published on 2026-08-13 with the price checked against the listed source.
Area C Milano
First published on 2026-08-13 with the price checked against the listed official source.