What are the requirements in the car there ie; triangle, first aid x

tracy


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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 21:11

Hi can anybody help, what is the law requirement for North Cyprus for the car, we have heard that some people need mudflaps on their vehicles and also carry a triangle and a first aid kit, do you know of anything else

Any info please

Thanks Tracy

Blackpoolfan


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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 21:51

Sometimes they forget the little things like insurance or give way signs..............

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 22:01

It would help if you can drive without the aid of a white walking stick as most of the 'natives' seem too!



Richard

gooligan


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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 22:13

You also have to remove the mirrors as they serve no purpose,you also have to have a fag stuck in your gob,moblie phone in one hand and a frappe coffee in the other and a child sat on your knee to obstruct your vision

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 22:15

It's also not a requirement to drive on the left. )

gooligan


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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 22:18

Seat belts and the use of indicators are also optional.

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 22:32

Headlight use day or night is optional as it causes wear and tear on the alternator and diminishes battery life!



Richard

newlad



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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 22:33

Full beam on the headlights is a must,

Paul.

gooligan


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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 22:38

Thats only on cars with headlights fitted Paul

tracy


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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 23:05

Oh well

I take it none of you know the answer then as nobody answered my question

Thanks for the help!!!

Tracy

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
15/04/2010 23:17

Tracy. Do you own a car here, or are you renting one here or are you bringing one over?

Carndi


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Message Posted:
16/04/2010 00:17

Tracey. You are required to have two (2) warning triangles plus a First Aid Kit.



Whilst coming back home one day there was an accident in front of us and I with a friend went to help.

Being first aid trained ( ex forces ) we were using our own kit but needed some more so my friend asked the locals who had gathered around for another first aid kit. One man went to his car and came back with a toilet roll and a bottle of water.

puppylover



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Message Posted:
16/04/2010 00:19

Tracy



From previous postings on this subject it appears that the police often make the rules up on the day you are stopped!



To avoid a fine I have mud flaps, first aid kit, triangle and a fire extinguisher.

I also regularly check my tyres and lights....just in case.

kaiserphil


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Message Posted:
16/04/2010 01:25

Tracy, I can only endorse Puppylover's comments.

Experience leads us to offer cynical responses to your question. Sorry, but that is how it all seems to us. Not nastiness, but bitter experience.

Sadly, the 'law' here may be made up on the spot depending how short the policeman is of cash at that particular time. And the TC speeding past when you have been stopped, with 4 little kids on his motorbike, will be ignored because he is Uncle Ali.

MartinM


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Message Posted:
16/04/2010 06:41

First Aid Box, Triangle and Fire extinguisher. Clearly insurance drivers license and the registration documents of the vehicle. You will not get the "MOT" without rear mud flaps or broken mirrors.

Dawnie1


Joined: 27/09/2008
Posts: 217

Message Posted:
16/04/2010 07:10

Tracy, you can buy a kit here at the car spares/accessories shop behind The Colony which contains the triangle, fire extinguisher & a sort of first aid kit, was not expensive either from memory.

Earlybird


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Message Posted:
16/04/2010 09:16

Last MOT I was told a torch as well.

minertor



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Message Posted:
16/04/2010 10:38

first aid kit (including tourniquet) 2 warning triangles and a fire extinguisher.

Anyone that needs to be told to carry a torch, shouldn't be driving. Even here.



Tony

tracy


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Posts: 390

Message Posted:
16/04/2010 11:39

Hi thanks for all the replies, I am very grateful.

We are driving over there in our own car, we just needed to know the requirements, I know things change on a daily basis but as long as we have most of the items we should be okay

Much appreciated and thanks foir the help

Regards Tracy

wanderer


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Message Posted:
16/04/2010 11:55

Tracy dont forget to keep your pair of high vis jackets in the car not boot if you drive through France and put them on if you have to stop at the roadside other wise the nice french police take you to the cash point

Earlybird


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Message Posted:
16/04/2010 12:42

Re msg 18....minertor, I always have carried a torch in the car but are you telling me everybody here does also? I was just passing on information as to the reqirements and yes, they checked that I had a torch!

tracy


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Posts: 390

Message Posted:
16/04/2010 13:08

Thanks for that Wanderer did not know anything about high vis jackets

Car will be full before we even get in !!!!!!

Regards Tracy

minertor



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Message Posted:
16/04/2010 14:08

Re msg 18....minertor, I always have carried a torch in the car but are you telling me everybody here does also? I was just passing on information as to the reqirements and yes, they checked that I had a torch!



Never said everybody did, didn't even know it was a requirement here, merely saying that if you need "telling" something so obvious, you shouldn't be driving.

Spare fan belt, wipers, pump and tape, block of wood, plus sundry tools are a must for me.



Tony