Cyprus - Bi-annual Vehicle Inspection
(MOT or Roadworthiness Test).
If a vehicle is FOUR years old it is required to be tested. You will not be able to renew your Road Tax without the vehicle passing the test.
The test is carried out at authorized garages and covers:
- exhaust emission
- brakes
- suspension
- steering
- a visual check of lights, tyres, brake pipes etc.
The test is computerized and takes about 30 minutes.
The Procedure.
If your vehicle is properly registered and the Department of Transport (DoRT) has your current address, you will receive a notification, in Greek, that the test was due and you have failed to submit the vehicle for testing.
You will be given a limited time in which to comply with the requirement.
The form includes information on the current fees and the date by which the test must be carried out. It may be a month or so after the anniversary of first registration.
It has been proposed that a text message may be sent to the owner prior to the test becoming due. This presupposes that the number they have is your mobile phone number.
Here is a list of testing stations in Cyprus. They are usually well advertised.
If you do not receive notification, you should go through the same procedure. Non receipt of the reminder will not let you off the hook should it come to a prosecution.
Take the vehicle registration document and the fee (currently €34.17) to a testing station authorized to carry out the test.
The result is entered on the DoRT database immediately and you will be given a copy of the result, a pass certificate and a receipt.
Pass Certificate
There is no longer a disc to display on the windscreen.
The certificate is currently valid for TWO years.
If your vehicle has not undergone a vehicle test when required. the road tax becomes invalid. You are likely to be prosecuted for both offences.
Most of the testing stations will carry out a pre test for a nominal fee and let you know what work has to be done in order to pass.
Note: The test does not currently apply to motorcycles.
