Filenews 2 January 2025
After Epiphany, ie on 7 January, the renewal of vehicle registration for 2025 begins, while we are still waiting for what will happen to the vehicles that will be recalled due to defective airbags.
However, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works (Department of Road Transport) announced the following, in relation to the renewal of the vehicle registration for the year 2025:
- Marketing authorisations for the year 2025 will be renewed as of Tuesday 7.1.2025.
- The last day of renewal will be on Tuesday 11.3.2025 at 24:00 (midnight).
- Marketing authorisations may be renewed for a period of three, six, nine and twelve months.
- Renewal is preferably online - https://rtd.mcw.gov.cy/WebPhase1/RoadTaxLicenceRenewal/LicenceRenewalServlet?lang=en
Marketing authorisations will be renewed until midnight on Tuesday 11.3.2025 free of charge. For renewals made after Tuesday 11.3.2025, the sum of the amount of €10 and an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the marketing authorization corresponding to the amount due for the current year is imposed as a charge.
For the renewal of the marketing authorization there must be:
* A, D or E licence or a road user licence (RUL), where applicable
* MOT certificate
- The TFT advises everyone to make sure that their vehicle registration is renewed on time and in any case, not to wait for the last few days in order to avoid possible overloading of the system that may cause inconvenience.
- It is reminded that those who had renewed their vehicle registration for the year 2024 but do not intend to renew it for the year 2025 should submit to the TFT a notice for immobilization of the vehicle. The immobilization is also done online on the website of the TUM (Road Transport Department (https://rtd.mcw.gov.cy)). Otherwise , the obligation to pay the amount corresponding to the circulation tax continues to exist.
- Vehicles for which their registration has not been renewed for the year 2024 and have not been declared immobilized will be deleted from the TFT register if the amount due for the year 2024 is not paid and their registration for 2025 is renewed by midnight on Tuesday 11.3.2025.
- In case of destruction of the vehicle, an application for cancellation of vehicle registration (form TOM 98A) accompanied by the "Certificate of Destruction" issued by licensed vehicle waste
treatment facilities must be submitted to the TFT in order to exempt the owner of the vehicle from the obligation to pay road tax from the date of destruction of the vehicle.
Marketing authorisations may be renewed throughout the year only
online. The following are excluded:
(a) vehicles belonging to embassies;
(b) private buses for large families; (c) vehicles belonging to the Quarries;
(d) old (antique) vehicles with a special permit (paying the amount of €25),
(e) vehicles belonging to the United Nations; and
(f) vehicles belonging to other organizations with exemption code 04 (and do not hold access codes to the Department's system) for which their owners should apply to the Funds for the payment of their vehicle registration fees.
No notifications will be sent to vehicle owners for the renewal of registration certificates.
It is reminded that vehicle owners must update their contact details, registered in the TFT register, in order to be able to receive information (e.g. notification of recalls) about their vehicles.
