Filenews 13 March 2025
The Plenary of the Parliament approved the installation of timers at the points where there are traffic cameras, as well as the extension of the deadline for the payment of extrajudicial fines from 30 to 90 days.
The Plenary of the Parliament voted today by a majority on AKEL's proposal for a law to install a timer at road junctions supervised by cameras. With stopwatches, drivers will know the time remaining with the green light on, either for a straight line or for turning to the right, until it goes out and the orange and then the red light comes on.
The timers should be installed by the competent authorities within six months from the date of publication of the proposed law. Otherwise, the application of the provision of the existing law concerning the offence of failure to comply with traffic lights will be suspended until the timers are installed.
It is expected that President Christodoulides will refer the law back. The Ministry of Transport disagrees with the timers because it believes that smart traffic lights will not be able to operate.
Furthermore, the Plenary of the Parliament voted today, unanimously, on the proposal of a law of DISY to extend the period of payment of extrajudicial fines to three months. In particular, it provides:
1. The time limit for payment of the extrajudicial fine shall be extended to 90 days. The starting point of the time limit will be the date of service of the extrajudicial fine and not the date of its issuance which is currently in force. In case the extrajudicial fine is not paid within 90 days, it will be increased by 50%.
2. The time period for the criminal prosecution of a person who has not paid his extrajudicial fine is extended to 105 days.
3. Amendment of the Traffic Offences (Use of Light Labelling Devices and Other Related Matters) Law so that penalty points imposed for traffic offences are time-barred after two years from the date of their imposition.
