Driving in Cyprus - Vehicle Circulation licence (road tax), rates of tax and rebates - (also known as Road fund licence, vehicle excise licence, VEL)

A circulation licence is required to drive a vehicle on a public road. The licence is valid for 6 or 12 months.

You cannot renew your road tax if your vehicle requires, but does not have, a current DoRT Vehicle Inspection Certificate (MOT). This information is logged on the DoRT database.

Fine for driving without Circulation licence (Road Tax).
The Police inform the public, via the press and TV, when they will start to prosecute for the offence of not having or displaying a valid circulation licence.
A reminder is no longer sent by post.
Prosecutions will start from a date to be fixed in 2009

How to renew your Circulation Licence (Road Tax).

Renewal online. Click here.
You will require the following details:
Registration Document (Log Book).
Insurance.
Credit card.
Print the tax disc on your home printer. (Make sure you have enough ink). Cut this out and display it on the front windscreen of the vehicle.
The website is in Greek and English.

Renewal at the Bank of Cyprus, Co-Op and other commercial banks.
This service will be available from a date to be fixed for 2009.
You do not need to have an account with the bank.
You will require:
Cash for the sum required.
Registration Document (Log Book).
Insurance certificate may be required.
ID Card or Alien Card or Passport number is also required but this is on the logbook.
The bank will print the tax disc. Cut this out and display it on the front windscreen of the vehicle.

Renew at Department of Transport Offices.
You can apply at the local Department of Road Transport. This is not recommended because of the time spent queuing.

The application form TOM 8 is sometimes available in English. The same documentation is required.

You can download a printable form TOM 8 for completion and an English translation of the Greek form in PDF format here.

Note: I have added that the insurance certificate may be required as a failsafe although I have never been asked to produce it.

Rebate of Road Tax.

If you are not going to use your car, going to the UK on an extended stay for example, you can obtain a rebate of some of the road tax unused during your absence.

Fill in the form TOM 12 and take it to the Department of Transport Offices before you go away.
In due course a rebate cheque will be sent to you.

You can download a printable form TOM 12 for completion and an English translation of form in PDF format here.

Rates of Road Tax.

The general rates shown below apply to cars and small vans and run for 12 months from January to December.
There is also an option to pay for half a year at proportionately slightly increased rates.

To work out the rate for your vehicle, multiply the engine size of the vehicle (cc) by the € rate in the engine category into which it falls.

The cost will be in the range shown below. There are discounts but the implementation of these varies and can depend on documentation you have for the vehicle.

Engine Capacity (cc)	Discount	Up to 1450	1451 – 1650	1651 – 2050	2051 – 2250	2251 – 2650	2651 and more
£ or € per cc		£0.025 €0.04272	£0.035 €0.05980	£0.07 €0.11960	£0.085 €0.14523	£0.115 €0.19649	£0.115 €0.19649
Cost will be in the range
Private Car	0%	£6 - 36 €10 - 62	£51 - 58 €87 - 99	£116 - 144 €198 - 246	£174 - 191 €297 - 326	£259 - 305 €443 - 521	£305 + €521 +
Van	0%	£6 - 36 €10 - 62	£51 - 58 €87 - 99	£116 - 144 €198 - 246	£174 - 175 €297 - 299	£175 €299	£175 €299
Double Cab	55%	6 - 16 €10 - 27	23 - 26 €39 - 44	52 - 65 €89 - 111	78 - 86 €133 - 147	116 - 137 €198 - 234	137 - 175 €234 - 299

Motorcycles between 1 and 1450 cc are charged €0.04272 per cc and will be in the range €10 - €62.

For a full list of Road Tax rates in Greek (pdf) click here.

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