Driving Instructor

Any physical person is eligible to obtain the licence for a Driving Instructor, provided that the Department of Road Transport is satisfied that the applicant fulfills the following criteria:

• possess a Certificate of Good Conduct by the Cyprus Police;
• holds a driving licence for at least the last five years for the type of vehicle for which the licence for a driving instructor is requested;
• has practiced as a licensed driving instructor for the last three years in an EU member state or holds a Certificate of Appropriateness as a driving instructor;
• is above 24 years old;
• has successfully passed the written examination for the driving instructors organized by the Department of Road Transport within the last twelve months prior to the submission of the application for the issuance of a licence for Driving Instructors;
• is physically fit to operate as a driving instructor.

The application for the issuance of a licence for Driving Instructors can be submitted either through the PSC Cyprus or by contacting directly the competent authority:

Department of Road Transport
Vasileos Pavlou 27,
2412 Egkomi, Nicosia, Cyprus
Tel.: +357 22 807038/187
Fax : +357 22 354030
Email: roadtransport@rtd.mcw.gov.cy
Website: http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/rtd

1. The application should be accompanied by the following documents:

   • two passport size photos;
   • copy of Certificate of Good Conduct by the Cyprus Police;
   • copy of Certificate of Social Insurance;
   • copy of Driving Instructor’s licence from an EU member state;
   • copy of Certificate of Physical fitness issued by government health officer.

   Note that the original supporting documents due to be submitted with the application, have to be presented prior the issuance of the license.

   The applicants are requested to attend to written examinations organised by the Department of Road Transport.

Upon approval, the applicant needs to pay to the Department of Road Transport the licence fee of € 5,13 (payable either by cash or credit card at the Department of Road Transport ).

The renewal fee is €5,13.

Administrative Action Against a Competent Authority’s Decision

Any person may file an Administrative Action at the Administrative court against a decision, act or omission of any competent authority or body.

Pursuant to Article 146 of the Constitution, an Administrative Action may be lodged within 75 days from the date of the decision or act or omission or from the day when such decision or act or omission was notified to the applicant.

The Administrative Court acts as a cassation Court and not as a substantive Court. In other words, the Administrative Court may:
I. Dismiss the Administrative Action
II. Annul wholly or partially the contested decision or act
III. Compel the relevant authority or body to take a certain action

After a decision is annulled, the authority and/or public body must reverse things back to the state prior to when the concerned decision and/or act was executed and reexamine.

Appeal Information

An Appeal may be filed against the Administrative Court’s first-instance decision within a period of 42 days from the date such a decision was given.

At the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal Section) hearing, the contested issue of the appeal remains the legality of the decision or act already adjudicated. However, such a revision of the legality of the decision or act is solely examined on the matters and the extent that the two parties have limited the reasons in the relevant notice of appeal.

The decision adopted by the Supreme Court is considered final in relation to the matter that has been judged.

• The Motor Vehicles (Drivers Training) Law of 1968 (112/1968)
• Τhe Motor Vehicles (Drivers Training) Regulations (in the “Applications & Documents”)

Licensed driving instructors are obliged to comply with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Drivers Training) Law of 1968, and relevant regulations, as periodically amended, as well as the terms and conditions of the licence. Indicatively, licensed driving instructors are obliged, among others, to:

• operate as a driving instructor as his/hers main profession;
• the motor vehicle used for driver’s instructing clearly bears a distinctive mark;
• work at a Driving School;
• to provide driving lessons only through the Driving School.

The Department of Road Transport supervises the operation of the licensed Driving Instructors in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of the relevant Laws and Regulations as well as with the terms and conditions of the licence.