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Traffic camera fines in Cyprus: how to check, pay or name the driver, and penalty points

A camera fine is paid within 90 days of receiving the letter, then it rises by 50%. The letter may come up to 180 days later; at 16 points a court may ban you.

Transport in Cyprus Checked: Changed:

  • €2–5 per km/hspeeding — the rate rises with how far over you are
  • €85–300red light, depending on where you stopped, plus 3 points
  • €150a phone in hand or an unfastened seat belt
  • 90 daysto pay from receiving the letter, then the fine rises by 50%

In short

Who it applies to
Owners of cars on Cypriot plates and anyone who drives them: the camera fine letter goes to the owner, even if someone else was driving.
What it costs
Speeding: up to 30% over the limit is €2 for every km/h above it and 1 point, 31 to 50% is €3 and 2 points, 51 to 75% is €5 and 3 points; above 75% goes to court only. Red light under Law 91(I)/2024: a car stopped on the pedestrian crossing pays €85, one that went beyond the crossing €300, with 3 points either way. A phone in hand is €150 and 2 points, an unfastened seat belt €150 and 3 points; if the same offence is repeated within 3 years, the fine doubles to €300, and for the phone the points double too. There is no discount for paying early.
How long it takes
The letter may be served within 180 days of the offence. Payment deadlines run from the day you receive it: for 90 days you pay the amount in the notice, then it rises by 50%, and after 105 days the case may go to court. If you were not driving, say so in writing within 15 days of receipt. Each point expires 2 years after it was imposed.
Where to apply
The notice — εξώδικο πρόστιμο — is sent by the police by registered letter or handed over in person; the law provides for no SMS or e-mail. Whether you have unpaid fines is shown on cycamerasystem.com.cy (linked from the police website): you need the type and number of your document — Cypriot ID, ARC, passport or foreign ID, or a company's registration number — and the plate number. You can pay online by card through JCC Smart (the «Payment of fines» service on gov.cy) or at a bank that accepts such payments. Questions about the cameras go to the police on 80008009.
If your case differs
Paying a fixed penalty is not a criminal conviction. A sign warns of a speed camera between 100 m and 5 km before it. Since 2 July 2026 a car carrying a mobile speed camera must have its roof light on and may not stop closer than 300 m after a change of speed limit on a motorway, or 100 m on other roads. According to the Transport Ministry, as of 29 July 2025 cameras were installed at 31 sites: 7 in Nicosia, 12 in Limassol, 7 in Larnaca and 5 in Paphos. The 2025 bill to send fines by SMS and e-mail has not been passed yet.

Your case

The car is yours and you were driving

Pay the amount in the notice within 90 days of receiving the letter and sign the acceptance of the points — then there is no court case. From day 91 the amount is 50% higher, and after 105 days the police may take the case to court. If the new points bring you to 16 within 2 years, the fine can no longer be paid: the notice is treated as void and a court decides.

The car is yours but someone else was driving

Within 15 days of receiving the letter, tell the police in writing who was driving and give their details. The police Q&A (2023) describes it as filling in Part II of the notice — a declaration on your own responsibility — and sending it by registered letter. The driver then gets a fresh notice, and the 180-day limit runs again for them. If you name no one, the case proceeds against you. If the letter to the driver comes back or they deny the offence, the case proceeds against you both. If the photo shows the driver, the law presumes it is the owner unless the owner proves otherwise.

The car is registered to a company

The company receives the letter as the owner and has the same 15 days to name the driver in writing. If the case reaches court, liability for a criminal offence under the camera law falls not only on the company but also on its directors and other officers. A company's fines can be checked on cycamerasystem.com.cy with its registration number and the plate number.

You disagree that there was an offence

The law provides no separate complaint against a camera fine: if you do not pay, the case may go to court after 105 days, and you defend yourself there. In court the police show that the camera was working by a check at the start and end of its operation. The police Q&A (2023) says offences caused by a broken traffic light, roadworks or giving way to an ambulance are checked and cancelled; before waiting for court, call the police on 80008009 and look at the photo on cycamerasystem.com.cy with the code from the notice. More than 75% over the limit cannot be settled by paying in any case — it goes to court.

Deadlines and conditions

  • the fine letter may be served within 180 days of the offenceLaw 55(Ι)/2001, art. 5(1), second proviso: «η γραπτή ειδοποίηση δύναται να επιδοθεί εντός χρονικού διαστήματος εκατόν ογδόντα (180) ημερών από την ημερομηνία διάπραξης του αδικήματος»; art. 6(2) — in person or «με προσωπική συστημένη επιστολή».
  • you must name the real driver in writing within 15 days of receiving the letterLaw 55(Ι)/2001, art. 8(2), second proviso: the owner «υποχρεούται να ειδοποιήσει εγγράφως περί τούτου τον Υπεύθυνο λειτουργό εντός χρονικής περιόδου δεκαπέντε (15) ημερών από την παραλαβή της ειδοποίησης … δίδοντας τα στοιχεία του παραβάτη οδηγού».
  • for 90 days from receiving the letter you pay the amount in the noticeLaw 47(Ι)/1997, art. 6(3)(β) as amended by Law 32(Ι)/2025 (from 31.03.2025): if the fine is not paid «μέσα σε ενενήντα (90) ημέρες από την ημερομηνία επίδοσής της», it increases; Law 55(Ι)/2001 art. 8(2): «η ημερομηνία παραλαβής της ειδοποίησης θεωρείται ως η ημερομηνία επίδοσης του προστίμου».
  • after 90 days the fine rises by 50%Law 47(Ι)/1997, art. 6(3)(β): «το εξώδικο πρόστιμο αυξάνεται με την προσθήκη σε αυτό ποσού ίσου με το μισό του εν λόγω ποσού».
  • after 105 days without payment the case may go to courtLaw 47(Ι)/1997, art. 6(3)(α) as amended by Law 32(Ι)/2025: «δεν ασκείται δίωξη … αν δεν παρέλθουν εκατόν πέντε (105) ημέρες από την ημερομηνία επίδοσής της»; Cap. 86 art. 20Α(3)(δ) — payment and signed acceptance of the points within the same 105 days.
  • up to 30% over the limit — €2 for every km/h above it and 1 pointLaw 47(Ι)/1997, Table VI item 1(α) as amended by Law 132(Ι)/2020 (from 01.10.2020): «παράβαση ανώτατου ή κατώτατου ορίου μέχρι 30% του επιτρεπόμενου — €2 ανά χιλιόμετρο»; points — Cap. 86 art. 20Α item 4(α): 1. Road Safety Council table for a 50 limit: «Α. Μέχρι 30 % 51-65 | 2 € ΑΝΑ ΧΙΛΙΟΜΕΤΡΟ | 1».
  • 31 to 50% over — €3 per km/h and 2 pointsLaw 47(Ι)/1997, Table VI item 1(β) as amended by Law 132(Ι)/2020: «από 31% μέχρι 50% του επιτρεπόμενου — €3 ανά χιλιόμετρο»; Cap. 86 art. 20Α item 4(β): 2 points.
  • 51 to 75% over — €5 per km/h and 3 pointsLaw 47(Ι)/1997, Table VI item 1(γ) as amended by Law 132(Ι)/2020: «από 51% μέχρι 75% του επιτρεπόμενου — €5 ανά χιλιόμετρο»; Cap. 86 art. 20Α item 4(γ): 3 points.
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  • more than 75% over the limit cannot be settled by paying — it goes to courtCap. 86, art. 20Α(3)(α): out-of-court points are offered for items «3, 4, εκτός της 4(δ) αυτής»; item 4(δ): «Ταχύτητα – παράβαση ανώτατου ή κατώτατου ορίου πάνω από 75% του επιτρεπόμενου» — 4–8 points by a court only.
  • on red, the car stopped on the pedestrian crossing — €85Law 47(Ι)/1997, Table II item 54(i) as amended by Law 91(Ι)/2024 (published 10.07.2024, in force on notification by the Council of Ministers): the car «βρίσκεται σε στάση αναμονής επί της διάβασης πεζών — €85».
  • on red, the car went beyond the crossing — €300Law 47(Ι)/1997, Table II item 54(ii) as amended by Law 91(Ι)/2024: the car «βρίσκεται σε στάση αναμονής ή κινείται πέραν της διάβασης πεζών κατά τη χρονική διάρκεια που ο κόκκινος σηματοδότης είναι αναμμένος — €300».
  • a red light costs 3 points either wayCap. 86, art. 20Α item 11: «Παράλειψη συμμόρφωσης με φωτεινούς σηματοδότες τροχαίας» — 3 points out of court, up to 6 in court; art. 20Α(3)(β): only «οι αναγραφόμενοι στη δεύτερη στήλη μόνο» are offered.
  • a phone in hand — €150 and 2 pointsLaw 47(Ι)/1997, Table II item 24(δ) as amended by Law 132(Ι)/2020: «Οδήγηση με μη ελεύθερα χέρια (κινητό τηλέφωνο) — €150»; Cap. 86 art. 20Α item 3: 2 points, «Οι βαθμοί ποινής διπλασιάζονται σε περίπτωση που το ίδιο πρόσωπο επαναλάβει το ίδιο αδίκημα εντός 3 ετών».
  • an unfastened seat belt — €150 and 3 pointsLaw 47(Ι)/1997, Table II item 12 as amended by Law 132(Ι)/2020: «Ζώνες Ασφαλείας – παράλειψη … (β) χρήσης από οδηγούς (γ) χρήσης από επιβάτες — €150»; Cap. 86 art. 20Α item 13: 3 points.
  • repeating the same offence within 3 years doubles the fine to €300Law 47(Ι)/1997, Table II items 12 and 24(δ) as amended by Law 132(Ι)/2020: «Το ποσό των €150 διπλασιάζεται σε €300 σε περίπτωση που το ίδιο πρόσωπο επαναλάβει το ίδιο αδίκημα εντός 3 ετών από τη ημερομηνία έκδοσης της πρώτης ειδοποίησης εξώδικου προστίμου».
  • with 16 points in 2 years a court may take your licence awayCap. 86, art. 20Α(7) as amended by Law 125(Ι)/2024 (from 01.02.2025, «δώδεκα» replaced by «δεκαέξι (16)»): a court that finds a person has accumulated «κατά τη διάρκεια δύο (2) ετών πριν από αυτή δεκαέξι (16) ή περισσότερους βαθμούς ποινής» may disqualify them from holding or obtaining a licence.
  • each point expires 2 years after it was imposedCap. 86, art. 20Α(12) as amended by Law 143(Ι)/2023 (13.12.2023, «τριών» replaced by «δύο»): «Κάθε επιβαλλόμενος βαθμός ποινής παραγράφεται μετά την παρέλευση δύο ετών από της επιβολής του»; the same for camera offences — art. 14 of Law 55(Ι)/2001 (Law 31(Ι)/2025).
  • a points ban lasts up to 6 months, or up to 12 if you were banned in the last 5 yearsCap. 86, art. 20Α(8): the maximum is «(α) Έξι μήνες» if there was no court disqualification in the last 5 years, «(β) δώδεκα μήνες» if there was; art. 20Α(11): after a points ban «οι συσσωρευμένοι βαθμοί ποινής διαγράφονται».
  • a mobile camera may not stop closer than 300 m after a limit change on a motorway, or 100 m on other roadsLaw 55(Ι)/2001, art. 12(3)–(4) as amended by Law 39(Ι)/2026 (published 02.04.2026, in force «τρεις (3) μήνες μετά»): a car with a mobile camera «φέρει ενεργοποιημένη φωτεινή σήμανση στην οροφή» and may not stop «σε απόσταση μικρότερη των τριακοσίων (300) μέτρων» after a limit change on a motorway, «των εκατόν (100) μέτρων» on another road.
  • as of 29 July 2025 cameras stood at 31 sitesTransport Ministry, call for views on the draft amendment to Law 55(Ι)/2001, 29.07.2025: «έχει ήδη ολοκληρωθεί η εγκατάσταση όλων των συστημάτων σε 7 σημεία στη Λευκωσία, 12 στη Λεμεσό, 7 στη Λάρνακα και 5 στη Πάφο».

How many points you already have

By law the points register is kept by the Registrar at the Road Transport Department (Τμήμα Οδικών Μεταφορών). We found no online points check on gov.cy or the police website — ask at a district office of the department.

Where to write if you disagree with a fine

The law names no address or deadline for a written challenge. Call the police camera line before the payment period runs out and ask where to send an explanation and what to attach.

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