| Speeding: |
by 25 to 50 percent: |
Min points 2, max 4 |
| by 50 percent or more: |
Min 3, max. 6 |
A fine of 3,00 Cyprus pounds per Km/h above the limit.
Causing death through dangerous driving: Min 5, max. 10
Hit and run: min 5, max. 10
The fine will be determined by the court
Thoughtless or dangerous driving: Min 3, max. 6
The fine will be determined by the court
Careless driving: min 2, max. 4
The fine will be determined by the court
Driving under the influence of alcohol: Min 3, max. 6
The fine will be determined by the court
Ignoring traffic lights: min 2, max. 4
A fine of 50 Cyprus pounds
Motorcyclists without helmets: min 1, max. 2 in built-up areas, min 2, max. 4 out of town or rural and suburban
A fine of 50 Cyprus pounds
Not wearing seat belt: Min 2, max. 4
A fine of 50 Cyprus pounds
Traffic police are obliged to impose the minimum penalty in each case except when serious offences are committed and the driver will be required to attend a court hearing.
In the transitional period from fine only offences to fine and endorsement there will be a fixed penalty for the following offences:
Using a mobile telephone whilst driving a vehicle
A fine of 50 Cyprus pounds
Eating or drinking whilst driving a vehicle
A fine of 50 Cyprus pounds
Penalty points will expire three years after the offence was committed.
The courts will have the power to disqualify drivers from driving when they have 12 points on their licence.
When a ban is finished the offender will be able to drive again, although the points received will remain on his licence for 3 years.
In the case of a foreign licence holder (e.g. a tourist) the courts can fine or imprison the offending driver.
New drivers:
A bill has been approved by the Cabinet that means drivers with less than two years’ experience
will get double penalty points for any offences committed.
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Those who are caught contravening road traffic law will be required to pay the fine for non-endorsable offences at:
Traffic Police Base,
Neofytou Nikolaidou
Paphos
Tel: 26-953 512
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endorsable offences at:
The Department of Transport
Mesogi Industrial Estate.
Off Paphos to Polis road.
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New licences have a section that indicates penalty points. A new licence with this section on it will be issued to offenders with the appropriate number of points endorsed on it.
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| Description |
Fine |
Endorsable |
| Failing to display a valid tax disc |
5 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Being a slow moving obstruction |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Parking on the zig zags or in controlled areas of a pedestrian crossing |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Using a vehicle with a defective tyre |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Not wearing a seat belt (also
applies
to rear seats) |
100 Cyprus pounds |
Yes |
| Causing pollution via exhaust omissions |
30 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Not wearing a crash helmet (motorcycle) |
50 Cyprus pounds |
Yes |
| One way street - travelling the wrong way |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Travelling in reverse unnecessarily |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Failing to comply with the directions given by a police officer |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Obstruction of the highway |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Defective or missing number plates |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Using horn unnecessarily (residential areas) |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Faulty exhaust bafflers |
30 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Parking: facing the flow of traffic on the right hand side of the road or in a restricted area. |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Speeding: Fined at £3.00 per kph above the speed limit |
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Yes |
| Not carrying a warning triangle in vehicle |
5 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Carrying a dangerous load and/or the overhang (exceeding 10% of the vehicles overall length) |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Defective lights |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Failing to ensure that the pillion rider is above 12 years of age and is sitting astride the motorcycle |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Allowing a pillion rider on a motorcycle to sit in front of the rider |
15 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Carrying a passenger in the commercial compartment area of a commercial vehicle |
30 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Not having the correct bumpers fitted. |
30 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Using a mobile phone whilst in driving |
100 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Smoking whilst conveying council workers |
20 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Commercial vehicles littering the road |
20 Cyprus pounds |
xxxx |
| Failing to comply with automatic traffic signals (red light) |
50 Cyprus pounds |
Yes |