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[DANGAMAN]

It is you Dinos who brags on that you don't have a drivers licence never obeys the law or renews his TAX.

I think you are too afraid of applying for a drivers licence or just afraid of failing the test.

Please, at least let the rest of us when your out driving so we can drive on the pavement. (a little bit of your own medicine)

Have a nice christmas!!!

[DINOS SKALIOTIS]

It is you Dinos who brags on that you don't have a drivers licence never obeys the law or renews his TAX.

I think you are too afraid of applying for a drivers licence or just afraid of failing the test.

Please, at least let the rest of us when your out driving so we can drive on the pavement. (a little bit of your own medicine)

Have a nice christmas!!!

it`s a forum man! learn to take what people sometimes say with a pinch of salt especially when joking!

by the way cyps dont usually need me as an excuse for driving on the pavement! and yes i`m petrified about failing the driving test whatever next!

enjoy your holidays

[DANGAMAN]

It is you Dinos who brags on that you don't have a drivers licence never obeys the law or renews his TAX.

I think you are too afraid of applying for a drivers licence or just afraid of failing the test.

Please, at least let the rest of us when your out driving so we can drive on the pavement. (a little bit of your own medicine)

Have a nice christmas!!! :D[/quote]

it`s a forum man! learn to take what people sometimes say with a pinch of salt especially when joking!

by the way cyps dont usually need me as an excuse for driving on the pavement! and yes i`m petrified about failing the driving test whatever next!

enjoy your holidays

Just stop winking at me!!!

[DINOS SKALIOTIS]

It is you Dinos who brags on that you don't have a drivers licence never obeys the law or renews his TAX.

I think you are too afraid of applying for a drivers licence or just afraid of failing the test.

Please, at least let the rest of us when your out driving so we can drive on the pavement. (a little bit of your own medicine)

Have a nice christmas!!! :D[/quote]

it`s a forum man! learn to take what people sometimes say with a pinch of salt especially when joking!

by the way cyps dont usually need me as an excuse for driving on the pavement! and yes i`m petrified about failing the driving test whatever next!

enjoy your holidays

Just stop winking at me!!!

dont worry i`m not terry wogan!

[B@S]

Hi people.

I have a few questions regarding getting a driving license in Cyprus.

I'm a resident of the UK and am to moving to Cyprus very soon but I havn't got a driving license yet, I only have a UK provisional licence and a theory test certificate.

So will I be able to take my driving practical test in Cyprus with a UK theory test and UK provisional license?

Any help would be much appreciated.

have a look here m8

http://cyprusdriving.net

[cyprus123]

Thanks everyone. B@S thanks for the link and judging by the information on there it seems that I won't be able to take my driving test in Cyprus until I've lived there for 6 months!!!! However it mentions on there something about exchanging the provisional for a Cypriot one, but not sure whether I still have to be a resident in Cyprus for 6 months.

I'm quite shocked that the pass rate in Cyprus is around 30%, in England it's around 42%, but if that helps improve the quality of driving in Cyprus its a good sign right.

[webbo]

I must gisagree with Dinos. Cyprus is the 3rd country in the EU after Greece and Portugal in fatal accidents judged on their populataion.

The goverment and all authorities are doing their best to reduce these numbers (thanks to no help from the public)

The driving test is more difficult to pass with an average of a 30% pass.

I have lost a beloved one in an accident, therefore I always take the opportunity and explain to young people the dangers they are facing and what they have to loose by driving illegally. (remember we were once their age)

Approximately 110 people loose their life on roads, every year in Cyprus. 1000's are disabled for life and 10's of thousands hospitalised every year. due to road traffic collisions

What are we going to help reduce these numbers? Apart from promoting that we live in a country that resembles a jungle.

Cyprus123, Good luck on your driving exam and drive safe

President of Cyprus backs Think campaign
Tassos Papadopoulos endorsed the Think campaign at a press conference on 26 May held by the Cyprus Automobile Association (CAA), the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Communications and Works, the Cyprus Traffic Police and Lefkaritis Bros Ltd., representation of Bridgestone tyres in Cyprus.

CAA Chairman Philios Zachariades thanked President Papadopoulos for his support which “demonstrates the Government’s interest and concern about the number of road traffic accidents in Cyprus and its desire to take positive action to solve the problem.”

Vice-Chairman Antonis Michaelides said that is a world-wide problem: “According to international statistics, 1.2 million people die and 50 million are injured in road accidents every year. Here in Cyprus, were you to total the number of deaths on the roads over a decade, the shocking truth is that it would be the equivalent to the obliteration of a whole community. Tackling this problem is a team effort and will see both the police and government ministries launching a concerted campaign including a host of events targeted at raising public awareness for safer driving”.

He continued: “children are 59% more likely to survive an accident if child seats are used, while the use of seat belts has saved 300,000 lives over the past 20 years”. ( I see very little evidence of children strapped in, shocking!)

The Minister for Communications and Works Haris Thrasou said: “We must create a road safety awareness culture and keep it in place. We must also remember that it is not just a problem for the State to solve – it concerns everybody and all road users share the responsibility. Cyprus cannot go on seeing so many fatalities on the roads every year. Things must change.”

The Think campaign in Cyprus will focus on public awareness events including demonstrations on the importance of child restraints and seat belts in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos. Think campaign leaflets in Greek and Turkish will be distributed at major petrol stations of Lekfaritis Bros, where advice will also be given on how to correctly adjust head restraints and tyre condition checks will be carried out.

Cyprus has 13.3 road traffic accident fatalities per 100,000 residents, above the EU average of 10.3 to every 100,000. The government has committed itself in its National Road Safety Plan for 2005-2010 to curb road deaths by 50% by 2010 and has announced a series of measures. These include reducing drink driving limits from 0.9 mg/ml to 0.5 mg/ml and introducing speed and traffic cameras in September to combat excessive speed and passing through red lights, which are the two main causes of serious road accidents in Cyprus. Forty cameras (33 fixed and 7 mobile) have been activated across the island with an initial test period until the mid-October. There are plans for 450 cameras on Cyprus over the next four years at a cost of 6.5 million euros. (Obviously this is now out of date info!)

Results of the European SARTRE 3 study (Social Attitudes to Road Traffic Risk in Europe) have shown that Cypriots have a bad habit of speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol, talking on their mobile phones while driving, not wearing seat belts and not using child restraint systems. It is hoped that the Think campaign will help the Cypriots kick those bad habits.
Think Global: Moving Road Safety Forward

This new film from the FIA Foundation looks at the practical and political steps that need to taken to improve road safety across the world.

Bubbles x

[IcyNoAngel]

I'm planning on getting a driving licence for trucks and cars with more than 8+1 seats.
Is there a school for this in Cyprus?

As I understood from some friends you don't have a written exam to get a driving licence (which is bad 'cause most of the people don't even know the signs, even if they are asked a few and manage to pass the questions).

So... anybody knows where I should go for this?

P.S. I already have the B category for many years now.

[WooLagong]

hy! could anyone tell me please if i can get a learner licence for a 50cc scooter,and if so,where the driving licence office can be found? i'm living in paralimni area! thanks