With hundreds of car owners lining up for the replacement of faulty Takata airbags, after their vehicles were recalled and may be requested to remain immobilised, the transport ministry is preparing a decree to come into force on February 3.
In the meantime, the Road Transport Department has announced that road tax for 2025 will be open for renewal from January 7 till March 11, for three, six, nine or twelve months. Late renewals will be charged a penalty.
Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades has said he hopes his decree will solve problems arising from recalls, the use of cars awaiting replacements and the role each involved party will be called upon to play, according to philenews.
The instructions in the decree are expected to be temporary and once all recalls are completed all provisions of EU regulation 2018/858 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, will have to be applied.
Efforts are being made to minimise inconvenience to the public, which may include the possibility of deactivating airbags for certain vehicles, for the time period pending their replacement.
For those owners unable to secure access to another car while their vehicle is immobilised, the ministry of transport is examining a proposal to offer free transport options.
Earlier in December, managing director of Cyprus Import Corporation Alexis Anninos said replacements and recalls due to faulty car components will take years not months to process.
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