If you commit certain traffic offences you may be given the opportunity to pay a fixed penalty and be issued with a ticket. If you do not accept the ticket you will be reported and a summons to court will follow.
The penalties are issued in conjunction with or without penalty points according to the following criteria:
**As a rough guide for fine amounts in Euros, multiply the old Cyprus Pound fine amount by 1.71 Euros.
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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 euros 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 euros
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 euros
Not wearing seat belt: Min 2, max. 4
A fine of 50 euros
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 euros
Eating or drinking whilst driving a vehicle
A fine of 50 euros
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,
Paphos: Tel: 26-953 512 |
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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The following offences will be referred directly to court for the judges to consider, those found guilty can be fined, endorsed and possibly even banned:
No driving licence
No insurance
No road fund licence
Exceeding the prescribed speed limit by 50 Kp/h or more
Being drunk in charge of a vehicle
Dangerous or thoughtless driving
Driving without due care and attention
Driving an unregistered vehicle
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| Description |
Fine |
Endorsable |
Failing to display a valid tax disc |
TBA |
To be repealed |
Being a slow moving obstruction |
25 euros |
xxxx |
Parking on the zig zags or in controlled areas of a pedestrian crossing |
85 euros |
xxxx |
Using a vehicle with a defective tyre |
25 euros |
xxxx |
Not wearing a seat belt (also
applies
to rear seats) |
100 euros |
Yes |
Causing pollution via exhaust omissions |
50 euros |
xxxx |
Not wearing a crash helmet (motorcycle) |
50 euros |
Yes |
One way street - travelling the wrong way |
25 euros |
xxxx |
Travelling in reverse unnecessarily |
25 euros |
xxxx |
Failing to comply with the directions given by a police officer |
65 euros |
xxxx |
Obstruction of the highway |
85 euros |
xxxx |
Defective or missing number plates |
85 euros |
xxxx |
Using horn unnecessarily (residential areas) |
25 euros |
xxxx |
Faulty exhaust bafflers |
50 euros |
xxxx |
Parking: facing the flow of traffic on the right hand side of the road or in a restricted area. |
85 euros |
xxxx |
Speeding: Fined at 1.71 euros per kph above the speed limit |
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Yes |
Not carrying a warning triangle in vehicle |
20 euros |
xxxx |
Carrying a dangerous load and/or the overhang (exceeding 10% of the vehicles overall length) |
50 euros |
xxxx |
Defective lights |
25 euros |
xxxx |
Failing to ensure that the pillion rider is above 12 years of age and is sitting astride the motorcycle |
25 euros |
xxxx |
Allowing a pillion rider on a motorcycle to sit in front of the rider |
25 euros |
xxxx |
Carrying a passenger in the commercial compartment area of a commercial vehicle |
30 euros |
xxxx |
Not having the correct bumpers fitted. |
30 euros |
xxxx |
Using a mobile phone whilst in driving |
85 euros |
xxxx |
Commercial vehicles littering the road |
20 euros |
xxxx |
Failing to comply with automatic traffic signals (red light) |
85 euros |
Yes |
