Vehicle Hire – Driverless Rentals

Subject to the provisions of Article 5 of the Law, any natural or legal person may pursue the profession if the Director of the Department of Road Transport is satisfied that:

(a) has a fully equipped office in the Republic in accordance with the provisions of Article 7;

(b) has at least ten (10) vehicles of category M1, M2, M3, N1, N2, N3 or has at least ten (10) vehicles of category L1e, L2e, L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e, L7e:

It is understood that undertakings which demonstrate that prior to the entry into force of this Law they were granted approval under the provisions of the Rental of Driverless Vehicles Act 2012 are not required to meet the condition set out above before 1 January 2017, and

(c) having regard to the provisions of subparagraph (3), it already has or intends within six (6) months of the date of notification of the Director’s decision in accordance with Article 5 to acquire Rights of a number equal to the number of vehicles he intends to lease:

It is further provided that this Article does not apply to natural or legal persons established in another Member State who intend to pursue the profession in the Republic temporarily for a period not exceeding three (3) months.

(2) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (3), the Director shall grant to each undertaking or legal or a natural person who submits to him a written declaration as specified in Article 5, a right for each of the vehicles he intends to rent.

(3) The Right is granted by the Director if a written application is submitted by the undertaking or legal or natural person as specified in the Third Annex, after payment, of the price of one thousand euros (€1,000) from those applying by 31 December 2014 and the price of five hundred euros (€500) from those applying by 31 December 2015, for each vehicle he intends to rent, i.e. for each rental vehicle, respectively, a right shall be granted:

It is understood that from 1 January 2016 no Rights will be paid.

Department of Road Transport
Vasileos Pavlou 27, 2412 Engomi
Telephone: +357 22807000, +357 22807175
Fax: +357 22354030
Email: roadtransport@rtd.mcw.gov.cy
website: http://www.mcw.gov.cy/

1. Application form “TOM 207A – Written Declaration” with the following supporting documents:

   for Legal Persons:

   I.  Written Declaration (as part of the form TOM 207A form) signed by the Director, Secretary or Manager of the company, that the office fulfills the following prerequisites:

   a. It has a suitable communal sanitary area;

   b. It is suitably equipped with the required appliances, furniture, telephone line and telefax line;

   c. It has an external legible inscription in a conspicuous place stating that the Office offers vehicle hire services without a driver.

   *if the Declaration has been signed by the Manager of the Business an Authorisation/Power of Attorney needs to be submitted, suitably signed and stamped either by the Director or Secretary of the company.

   for Natural Persons

   I. written Declaration (as part of the form TOM 207A form) signed by the owner of the business, that the office fulfills the following prerequisites:

   a. It has a suitable communal sanitary area;

   b. It is suitably equipped with the required appliances, furniture, telephone line and telefax line;

   c. It has an external legible inscription in a conspicuous place stating that the Office offers vehicle hire services without a driver.

The application fee is €50.

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 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 for.

However, such 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.

Hiring Vehicles Without a Driver Law of 2013 (156(I)/2013)