Warning - if you're going to be driving in the South

Jo Valentine


Joined: 10/02/2008
Posts: 508

Message Posted:
13/04/2010 01:59

Hi

Copied this from the Cyprus Eastern Forum:

Remove that road tax disc

By Patrick Dewhurst Published on April 8, 2010



MOTORISTS ARE now being asked to remove their MOT and road tax discs from the inside of their windscreens.



The news follows a decision by the government to ban the placement of anything on windscreens that obscures a driver’s vision.



The discs are now obsolete, as all registration data is computerised and ready to hand for road traffic police.



Ioannis Nicolaides, Head of Technical Services at the Road Transport department said the law was passed in parliament three weeks ago and came into effect two weeks ago.



Head of Traffic Police Demetris Demetriou said yesterday that officers have been instructed to point this out to motorists rather than issue tickets. The Transport Department is expected to issue memoranda and notifications to drivers soon.



It seems that few are aware of the change in the law and the Cyprus Mail has heard of two instan

BatteryBoy


Joined: 05/06/2009
Posts: 125

Message Posted:
13/04/2010 03:42

Hi Jo, Just read your post. Does the ban apply to vehicles in the south that can come north or vehicle from the north going south. Is that for your own vehicle or car hire.



batteryboy

briano


Joined: 05/05/2009
Posts: 32

Message Posted:
13/04/2010 05:41

It applies to any car (Iam not sure about commercial vehicles) that is driven in the south -wherever it was registered.



briano

GreenArmy


Joined: 26/10/2009
Posts: 31

Message Posted:
13/04/2010 09:14

The Greek Cypriot authorities are hilarious !

It's ok to chat away on your hand held mobile but you can't display a tiny tax disc lol !

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
13/04/2010 13:11

We have just been over today and there aren't any signs or notifications at the border to alert anyone of this new law but it is up and running as the insurance office confirmed it.



We have ours in the window and were not stopped. I wonder what will happen if we do get stopped?

Hilltop



Joined: 28/04/2008
Posts: 636

Message Posted:
13/04/2010 13:18

I never put anything in the windscreen as it fades too quickly in the sun....So no worries.

ClaireCat44



Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 739

Message Posted:
13/04/2010 14:32

I keep mine in the glove compartment, along with the insurance, MOT, exhaust emissions paper and the log book. Easy to hand it all to the nice policeman then.

briano


Joined: 05/05/2009
Posts: 32

Message Posted:
13/04/2010 15:13

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It's ok to chat away on your hand held mobile but you can't display a tiny tax disc lol !>>





Use of mobiles in a car = automatic €85 fine; so maybe not OK.

GreenArmy


Joined: 26/10/2009
Posts: 31

Message Posted:
14/04/2010 10:52

They all still do it though............... particularly the females lol !

gillken


Joined: 25/05/2008
Posts: 521

Message Posted:
14/04/2010 12:54

I think you are wrong about the use of mobile phones whilst driving.



It is mandatory that you MUST be using a mobile phone whilst driving in the South especially whilst making any difficult maneuver lol