International Removals to and from Prato
A move in Prato is a paid service of the local police: you ask by email at least 15 days ahead, and the council sends a quote built from an hourly tariff.
A few short questions. Nothing is sent until you check and confirm.
How does a move in Prato get its street space?
Through the municipal police. Prato (198,327 residents by ISTAT's provisional count at the end of 2025) lists "servizi di viabilità per operazioni di trasloco", traffic services for removal operations, among the paid services its Polizia Locale gives to private people, firms and associations.
That makes Prato unlike a city where you file for a no-parking permit and put out the signs yourself. Here the council's own officers manage the road for the move, and you pay for their time. Relief from duty on your household goods is dealt with on the customs page.
How do you ask, and how far ahead?
By email to the secretary of the Polizia Locale, at least 15 days before. The page says no special form is needed: a written request is enough.
The page gives two addresses, [email protected] and [email protected], and the command post is at Piazza Macelli 8. It repeats the 15 days twice, once under "Tempi e iter" and once under "Tempi e scadenze". The council then prepares a quote, and payment is by bank transfer.
Some customers are exempt from the charge: events the council organises or sponsors, non-commercial gatherings of political groups, patron-saint festivals and funerals. A household move is not in that list.
What does the service cost in Prato?
The council sets the price from its police tariff for 2026, which was approved by a decision of 11 December 2025. It charges staff by the hour and adds the cost of the vehicle.
An officer ("Agente") is priced at €19.53 an hour on a weekday between 6.00 and 22.00, €22.08 on a holiday or at night, and €25.48 on a holiday night. A commissioner costs €22.35, €25.28 and €29.17 in the same three bands. A police car is charged at the ACI mileage rate with a minimum of €15.00, and a meal for a job in Prato is €7.00. The table adds a 20 percent surcharge for administrative work.
The page does not say how many officers or hours a removal needs, so the council's quote is the figure to wait for. The price is the council's, not ours.
What does Prato's page leave unsaid?
It does not say whether a removal also needs a no-parking order for the kerb, or whether the officers sign the street for you.
The page is about the police service, not the occupation of the pavement. Ask in your request whether the council will also issue the traffic order, and who puts up the signs. Neighbouring Florence publishes a separate street permit with its own fee, set out on the Florence guide. The zones and street-permit guide covers the rules that most Tuscan centres share, and the UK to Italy move is set out in the guide to moving to Italy.
Questions about moving to or from Prato
Does Prato have a rule for removal vehicles?
Yes.
The council lists traffic services for removals among the paid services of its municipal police, to be asked for at least 15 days ahead.
How much does the Prato police service cost?
The council quotes from its 2026 tariff: an officer is €19.53 an hour on a weekday daytime, plus the vehicle and a 20 percent surcharge for administrative work.
Do you need a form to ask Prato for it?
No.
The page says a request by email is enough, sent to the Polizia Locale secretary.
Does the page say a removal is exempt from paying?
No.
Council-run events and funerals are exempt, but a removal is not in the list.
Tell us about your Prato move
Give the Prato street and number, the date and hours you want the road managed, the length of the lorry and the floor and lift at each end.
About International Removals Companies
International Removals Companies is an enquiry and introduction service run by DATACONTEXT (UK) LTD, in partnership with AGM Group. We don't move goods ourselves: the removal company quotes for your move and carries it out, so check its credentials and terms before you book. Our service is free. Discuss the quotation and booking terms directly with the removal company.
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