My Dutch driving licence will expire soon and it is now time for an Italian one. It is not a very complicated affair to exchange a Dutch driving licence for an Italian one. Tons of paperwork, of course. Money to be paid, of course. But after even a short time in this country you learn that bureaucracy reigns, ok? Visit to the doctor included. So far so good. Two days later a telephone call from the ACI (Automobile Club of Italy): do I know I am going to get a BE licence allowing me to drive car/trailer combinations to a total weight of 10,000 kilos. No, I don't know that. Was only allowed 3500 kilos in Holland, but can't see a problem. Ah, then I should come back to their office and see the doctor again because a BE licence involves testing my reaction speed. O.K. Will do. At the appointed time I went to the ACI only to be told that the testing was no longer necessary as the doctor had remembered me from my recent visit to him.
Never a dull moment in this country.
