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[Oracle]

Naa! They were sitting in their car waiting for a some poor unsuspecting speeding motorist to persecute

Are you trying to tell us something psycho? Have you been done for speeding recently?

Not me but I know someone that has I was told yesterday

It was CBBB!

[johbee]

@Oracle: You must be kidding. Do you drive? Take a look around and you will see thousands of violations with no enforcement of traffic laws what so ever. Even when the head of police attended a seminar on how to improve road safety the media caught him parking illegally. Give me a break. The police get their jobs by putting their names on a list. They are not all idiots, but the majority are. Trust me having a bunch of drunks outside your house is a violation of the law and it is the duty of the police to enforcd the law. This rarely happens in Cyprus.

[CBBB]

Naa! They were sitting in their car waiting for a some poor unsuspecting speeding motorist to persecute

Are you trying to tell us something psycho? Have you been done for speeding recently?

Not me but I know someone that has I was told yesterday

It was CBBB!

I resent that! I have only been done once for speeding in the last 15 years (OK, I have been driving for 38) and that was nearly a year ago. I normally sit a reasonable distance behind someone who is speeding and slow down dramatically if they do!

[Tim Drayton]

A couple of years ago the main police station in Paphos was burgled and gaming machines, which were to be used as evidence, were removed. That hardly inspires a great deal of confidence - at least as far as the Paphos police go.

[SSBubbles]

Naa! They were sitting in their car waiting for a some poor unsuspecting speeding motorist to persecute

Are you trying to tell us something psycho? Have you been done for speeding recently?

Not me but I know someone that has I was told yesterday

Ok, ok!! Stop hounding me!

So, I was stopped for speeding a 'teeny weeny' bit over the limit a few years ago (had not been on island long!) The kind policeman saw the dilemma (I tell you there must have been one!) I was in and let me off with a caution!

[SSBubbles]

A couple of years ago the main police station in Paphos was burgled and gaming machines, which were to be used as evidence, were removed. That hardly inspires a great deal of confidence - at least as far as the Paphos police go.

Oracle!? Was this your doing?

[Oracle]

@Oracle: You must be kidding. Do you drive? Take a look around and you will see thousands of violations with no enforcement of traffic laws what so ever. Even when the head of police attended a seminar on how to improve road safety the media caught him parking illegally. Give me a break. The police get their jobs by putting their names on a list. They are not all idiots, but the majority are. Trust me having a bunch of drunks outside your house is a violation of the law and it is the duty of the police to enforcd the law. This rarely happens in Cyprus.

Maybe you need to go and live in a police-state or a nanny state ...

[johbee]

Ooooooo, I guess you got me there. Actually I would just like to walk down the street without having to dodge cars abandoned on the pavement once in a while. Or be able to park my car in my garage without it being blocked by ignorant inconsiderate drivers. Or perhaps have the driver who crashed into the wall outside my house and did nearly a thousand pounds damage be at least given a ticket. He didn't have insurance, MOT, or road tax. Why didn't he get a ticket. Oh did I mention he owned a cabaret. He got off scott free. If he wasn't going to pay for the damage the least he could have done was arrange some other compensation! But I guess his other compensation was all spent on the cops!

[Oracle]

Ooooooo, I guess you got me there. Actually I would just like to walk down the street without having to dodge cars abandoned on the pavement once in a while. Or be able to park my car in my garage without it being blocked by ignorant inconsiderate drivers. Or perhaps have the driver who crashed into the wall outside my house and did nearly a thousand pounds damage be at least given a ticket. He didn't have insurance, MOT, or road tax. Why didn't he get a ticket. Oh did I mention he owned a cabaret. He got off scott free. If he wasn't going to pay for the damage the least he could have done was arrange some other compensation! But I guess his other compensation was all spent on the cops!

Wow that sounds like major damage to a wall ... hope your Buildings insurance covered it, and pleased no one was injured.

Since you live in a City I guess there are many such traffic gripes (comes with Humans) and I could recount a few from living in 3 Cities in the UK which would make your blood boil ... White Van Drivers, eh!

I really don't think the Cyprus police are any worse than others ... Yeah, even when it comes down to turning a blind eye to a local "dignitary" (best bit about being a Magistrate I hear ).

[Paphitis]

Ooooooo, I guess you got me there. Actually I would just like to walk down the street without having to dodge cars abandoned on the pavement once in a while. Or be able to park my car in my garage without it being blocked by ignorant inconsiderate drivers. Or perhaps have the driver who crashed into the wall outside my house and did nearly a thousand pounds damage be at least given a ticket. He didn't have insurance, MOT, or road tax. Why didn't he get a ticket. Oh did I mention he owned a cabaret. He got off scott free. If he wasn't going to pay for the damage the least he could have done was arrange some other compensation! But I guess his other compensation was all spent on the cops!

If it is a regimental order you want, where even your every breath is regulated, then you best bet would be to move to the UK.

Cyprus is an organised chaos. We love the unexpected twist and turns of daily life.