MPs challenge €146,000 request for traffic fine checkpoint software
Lawmakers sought explanations before approving funds for software to match ID cards with unpaid traffic fines at crossing points.
Nicosia, Cyprus. MPs on Monday challenged a government request to release €146,000 for software designed to match ID cards with unpaid traffic fines at checkpoints.
The House finance committee discussed the Photo Radar List application, which the company operating the traffic camera system says has been completed and is ready for deployment.
Funding request and unpaid fines
The government is seeking the release of €146,000 to pay the company for the software.
Lawmakers were told that about 16,000 unpaid fines relate to Turkish Cypriot vehicles. Police intend to use the application at crossing points between the north and south.
Opposition concerns
Opposition MPs objected to approving the funds without further information.
Akel MP Andreas Pashiourtidis said an appraisal was needed on what had been done so far and why fines had not been served, apart from the known issue of individuals avoiding collection of summonses from post offices.
He said the government was attempting to cover its inadequacies after leaving 180,000 traffic fines unserved over the past four years.
The figure includes unpaid fines involving Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots and foreigners.
According to Pashiourtidis, the company responsible for the camera system is contractually required to attempt to serve each fine twice.
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