Pavement bandits show little sign of letting go
Last month saw massive hikes in fines for illegal parking, but was that really enough of an answer? Cyprus is famed for being overstuffed...
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Paphos clamping down on illegal parking
Paphos municipality said on Thursday it will be stepping up a campaign to stamp out illegal parking, taking special aim at those parked on pavements....
Revamped pedestrian area plagued by illegal parking
The recently revamped Stasikratous Avenue in Nicosia has been plagued by illegal parking and the municipality is looking at ways to address the issue. An...
Road death during mobility week a ‘tragic irony’, technical chamber says
The Technical Chamber Etek on Thursday slammed the authorities for sitting on their hands after a man was killed last Saturday when his mobility scooter...
Illegally parked cars should be towed away, say wheelchair users after fatal accident
The head of the paraplegic association on Monday called for cars illegally parked on pavements to be towed away after a wheelchair user on Saturday...
Clampdown on blue badge cheats
There’s been a three-fold increase in the number of fines for illegal parking in disabled areas By Gina Agapiou Almost 1500 drivers have been fined...
Police issued more than 1,400 fines in a week for illegal parking
Police issued more than 1,400 fines for illegal parking during the past week to drivers who were found on spots reserved for the disabled, and...
Illegal parking complaints more than doubled last year
Illegal parking complaints more than doubled in 2016 over the previous year to 9,163 from 3,574, police spokesman Andreas Angelides said on Sunday. According to...
Clamping down on illegal parking
Municipalities are increasingly using bollards and poles installed on pavements to discourage illegal parking and offset a general shortage of traffic wardens who are tasked...
Our View: Lawful and unlawful enforcement of the law
WE DO NOT know whether there is any truth in the allegations of fraudulent accounting and poor maintenance of buses made against the Nicosia bus...
Clampdown on illegal disabled parking
POLICE have been given the green light by the attorney-general to report all drivers who illegally park in disabled-designated spaces in private car parks in...
Ministry backs down after AG ire over airport parking
By Angelos Anastasiou THE communications ministry yesterday attempted to defuse a row over the clamping of illegally-parked cars at airports by operator Hermes, which the...