How to Pay Traffic Fines in Cyprus: Speed Cameras, Parking Tickets and Points

Got a letter about a traffic camera, or a parking ticket under your windscreen wiper? In Cyprus you check camera fines online with your number plate and your ID or ARC number, and you pay them through the Cyprus Police website or JCCsmart. Parking tickets are paid to the municipality that issued them. Pay on time: late fines go up, and unpaid ones end up in court.

Below we explain how to check whether you have a fine, every official way to pay it, what the main offences cost in 2026, how penalty points work, and what to do if you were not the person driving.

Who issues traffic fines in Cyprus?

There are three kinds of out-of-court fine (εξώδικο, "exodiko"), and each is paid in a different place:

Paying an out-of-court fine settles the offence. If you do not pay, the police or municipality can take you to court, where the penalty can be higher.

How do you check if you have a camera fine?

Camera fines are managed by the Photo Enforcement System, whose website is CyCameraSystem.com.cy. To check:

1. Open the site and choose the search for pending citations.
2. Enter your vehicle registration number.
3. Add one personal identifier: your Cyprus ID card number, your ARC (Alien Registration Certificate) number if you are a foreign resident, or the company registration number if the car belongs to a company.
4. The site shows whether any fines are pending, how many there are and the reference number of each.

If something does not match, call the system's helpline on 80008009 (or +357 22712609 from abroad), on working days from 08:00 to 17:00. Postal enquiries go to P.O. Box 17031, 2260 Latsia, Nicosia.

Until now camera fines have mostly been sent by registered post, which is one reason why some 320,000 fines were still unserved in July 2026. Police said that from late summer 2026 traffic officers with handheld terminals would be able to spot unpaid fines during roadside checks and serve them on the spot, and a law to allow notices by email was under legal review. If you have moved house, update your address with the Road Transport Department so letters reach you.

How do you pay a traffic fine online?

1. Find the fine's reference number (on the letter, the ticket or in your CyCameraSystem search).
2. Go to the online payments section of the Cyprus Police website or straight to JCCsmart and choose Cyprus Police.
3. Enter the reference number and your vehicle's registration number.
4. Pay by debit or credit card and keep the receipt.

Police have warned about fake text and social media messages asking people to pay "out-of-court settlements" through a link. The police do not ask for payment this way. Do not click such links or give card details; check your fines yourself on CyCameraSystem.com.cy and pay only through the official channels above.

How long do you have to pay?

• Camera fines: 90 days from the date the fine is served on you. If it is still unpaid after 105 days, criminal proceedings can begin.
• Roadside police tickets: under the 2020 amendments to the traffic laws, fines over €100 must be paid within 30 days of issue or rise by 50%, and unpaid fines after 45 days can lead to prosecution. Always follow the date printed on your own ticket.
• Municipal parking tickets: usually 15 days before a 50% surcharge (see below).

Photo enforcement is big business: more than 850,000 camera fines had been issued by May 2026, and almost half of them were still unpaid. Unpaid fines do not disappear, so it is cheaper to settle them early.

How much are traffic fines in Cyprus in 2026?

Red-light and stop-line cameras (from 6 March 2026)

New amounts for offences recorded at camera junctions took effect on 6 March 2026 under Law 91(I)/2024. They do not apply to offences before that date.

Speeding

The out-of-court scale introduced in October 2020 charges per km/h over the limit:

For example, 70 km/h in a 50 zone is 40% over the limit, so 20 × €3 = €60 and two points.

Other common offences

Under the same 2020 scale: using a mobile phone while driving or not wearing a seat belt costs €150 (€300 if repeated within three years), and riding without a helmet €200 (€400 if repeated). Drink-driving fines start at €125 and one point, rise to €500 and four points, and high readings go to court; limits are stricter for new and professional drivers. Parking on the pavement, on a double yellow line or on the wrong side of the road costs €100, and parking in a disabled bay €300. Amounts can change, so the figure on your ticket is the one that counts.

How do penalty points work?

Points are added to your driving record when you pay a fine that carries them or when a court convicts you. They are removed three years after they were imposed. If you reach 12 points, the court will normally suspend your licence; each case is assessed individually, and you can explain mitigating circumstances to the judge. If you drive in Cyprus on a foreign licence, the rules apply to you too, which is one more reason to exchange your driving licence once you live here.

What if you were not driving?

The camera fine goes to the registered owner of the car. If someone else was driving, the owner is legally required to identify that person. You can do this electronically through CyCameraSystem.com.cy, or ask the helpline how to do it. Not naming the driver is a separate criminal offence. The same duty applies to companies that own cars, including hire firms, so if you were driving a rental car when a camera recorded it, expect the company to give your details to the police.

If you think a camera fine is wrong (the wrong car, a sold vehicle, a cloned plate), contact the Photo Enforcement System helpline before the payment deadline rather than ignoring the letter.

How do you pay a parking ticket?

Parking tickets issued by municipal traffic wardens are paid to that municipality, not to the police.

Limassol

Pay online through the Limassol Municipality page on JCCsmart, entering the reference number on the ticket and your registration number, or at the municipal cash desk on the corner of Archbishop Kyprianos and Yiangos Potamitis streets (Monday to Thursday 08:00–13:30, Friday 08:00–13:00). If the fine is not paid within 15 days of issue it rises by half, and legal action follows if it is still unpaid after 30 days. Questions: 25 884467 or 25 884470, or see the Traffic Wardens Department page.

Nicosia

Pay through the municipality's online payments page or in person at the municipal cash desk within 15 days of the ticket; after that it rises by half. The municipality does not go to court for 30 days after the ticket date. Objections go in writing to the Municipal Secretary, as explained on the Traffic Wardens page.

Larnaca, Paphos and other towns

Each municipality sets its own payment channels, and the ticket tells you where to pay. Some car parks also have their own charges: at Larnaca's municipal market car park, for example, the first three hours are free and overstaying costs €8. Pay only through the municipality's own website, its cash desk or the details printed on the ticket. In May 2025 Larnaca Municipality warned that fake "scan to pay" QR codes had been stuck on parking meters on Athenon Avenue and in other car parks; it said the only valid way to pay at its meters was with coins, displaying the printed receipt on the dashboard.

Tips to avoid fines

• Keep your road tax, MOT and insurance up to date: see our guides to paying road tax, the MOT test and car insurance.
• Check CyCameraSystem.com.cy every few months, especially after a hire car, a house move or lending your car.
• When you sell a car, make sure the transfer is registered so later fines do not reach you.
• Slow down well before junctions with cameras: the stop line itself costs €25.

What to do next

If you are new to driving here, read our guides to getting a Cyprus driving licence and exchanging a foreign licence. For buses and other ways to get around without a car, see public transport in Cyprus.