Police will seek legal clarification on enforcing unpaid traffic camera fines at border points, defying parliamentary committee recommendations that claim such actions lack legal basis.
Police plan to send a letter to the Law Office in the coming days announcing their intention to implement the “photoradar list” of individuals with outstanding traffic camera fines, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The House Legal Affairs Committee, during its final session before the Easter break, cautioned police against proceeding with the list of individuals who have not received their fines for various reasons, stating this practice is not supported by any law.
Police maintain that existing legislation allows them to check whether citizens have outstanding arrest warrants or other pending matters, including traffic camera fines, during border controls.
Citizens will not be arrested, sources said, explaining that individuals found on the list would be directed to a separate office where the fine would be served before they could continue their journey.
Authorities argue this process mirrors existing procedures for checking maintenance payments, fine payment warrants, valid driving licences, insurance certificates and MOT certifications.
The police intend to update the list in consultation with the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection and the managing company to make it operational at airports and seaports, where travellers are already checked against stop lists and alert lists.
A similar system will be implemented at checkpoints along the buffer zone, as fines currently cannot be served to Turkish Cypriots who are photographed committing traffic violations.
