Left-Hand Traffic in North Cyprus: 15 Practical Tips for the First 24 Hours

First Time on the Left?

North Cyprus uses UK-style left-hand traffic. The first 24 hours are the adjustment window — these 15 tips meaningfully cut accident and fine risk.

1. Steering wheel on the right.
2. Gearstick is on your left.
3. Roundabouts flow clockwise — give way to the right.
4. City limit 50 km/h, motorway 100 km/h.
5. Stay in the left lane.
6. Indicators on the right, wipers on the left.
7. U-turns restricted.
8. Pedestrians don't expect foreign drivers.
9. Rural nights bring wildlife — donkeys, cats, stray dogs.
10. Parking lines: single yellow = time limited, double yellow = forbidden.
11. Traffic lights are enforced.
12. No handheld phones.
13. Seatbelts mandatory.
14. Blood-alcohol limit 0.5‰.
15. Day one: avoid motorway.