MPs created an out-of-court complaint for a specific violation in traffic lights controlled by cameras, the state was forced to pay €1.2 million and in practice it proved to be unnecessary.
According to data obtained by "F", from the beginning of the year until today, only 2.500 complaints have been made about this violation, while most violations in traffic lights with cameras concern the crossing with a red light. The legislation passed following a law proposal concerned parking at the pedestrian crossing at traffic lights on which there are cameras installed. This violation is punishable by an out-of-court fee of €85. Its vote was made to replace another out-of-court notice concerning the passage of the vehicle just beyond the crossing, an offense punishable by an out-of-court fee of €300.
As it turned out in practice, very few drivers park their vehicle at the pedestrian crossing, which is why complaints are limited. For the change in the legislation passed in 2025, changes had to be made to the contract with the managing company of the photo-marking system, decisions had to be made by the TEAA and the KEAA.
Since the relevant funds were secured by the Police, which exceeded one million. euros, the Department of Electromechanical Services gave a written order to the contractor company, with a letter dated May 26, 2025, for the implementation of the modifications to the Photolabeling System. The law remained unenforceable for about 10 months until the necessary changes were made to both the central system and the camera-controlled crossings. Facilities on the crossings had to be moved so that the cameras could record the new violation.
The new regulation started on a pilot basis at the end of November 2025, while the full implementation of the renewed system at all intersections that have photo-marking and pedestrian crossing began at the beginning of 2026.
At the same time, the Parliament twice rejected an attempt by the Police to install on the barricades the list of those who are pending extrajudicial proceedings from the cameras, in order to control the Turkish Cypriots. At the moment, no Turkish Cypriot has paid an out-of-court notice, since there is no way to serve it, unless this is done after a random check on the streets. The cost for the implementation of the list on the roadblocks amounts to €100,000, while thousands of out-of-court documents remain undelivered.
