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by jeba
Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Caught at the traffic lights
Replies: 54
Views: 11570

Re: Caught at the traffic lights

Now I've become curious and asked Google gemini. According to this the fine for stopping before the intersection is €25, but for crossing the intersection it is € 300.
by jeba
Mon Aug 11, 2025 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Caught at the traffic lights
Replies: 54
Views: 11570

Re: Caught at the traffic lights

Paul wrote: Mon Aug 11, 2025 5:13 pm At traffic lights the white line is a mandatory stop line, if you go over the line at a red light you have committed an offence.
Yes, but will the fine be the same as for the much bigger offence of crossing an intersection at red?
by jeba
Mon Aug 11, 2025 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Caught at the traffic lights
Replies: 54
Views: 11570

Re: Caught at the traffic lights

more than one picture taken.. And the offence is crossing the white line on a red signal.. So if no part of the car moves over a white line you should not get a fine.. Surely, the fine will be higher if you cross the intersection than if you only cross the white line by a few centimetres, won't it?
by jeba
Sun Aug 10, 2025 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Caught at the traffic lights
Replies: 54
Views: 11570

Re: Caught at the traffic lights

Will the camera take one picture only, or a second one after a second so as to differentiate between vehicles stopping beyond the white line and those actually crossing on red?
by jeba
Sun Aug 10, 2025 8:36 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Electricity supply sufficient thanks to installed PV modules
Replies: 14
Views: 825

Re: Electricity supply sufficient thanks to installed PV modules

Talking about the ancient grid: Is there any progress regarding large scale batteries for it?
by jeba
Sun Aug 10, 2025 8:19 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Net Metering v Net Billing
Replies: 5
Views: 527

Re: Net Metering v Net Billing

What will EAC pay per kWh exported to the grid under the net-billing scheme? For how long will the price be guaranteed?
by jeba
Sat Aug 09, 2025 5:45 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Hard to find at Paphos supermarkets....
Replies: 12
Views: 3615

Re: Hard to find at Paphos supermarkets....

I heard that there is an organic food shop in Polis that sells Sauerkraut. It's named "The Organic Haven" or similar. I've never been there myself though, so I can't confirm.
by jeba
Sat Jul 12, 2025 7:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Nasty fire stopped just meters before it reached church...
Replies: 3
Views: 3066

Re: Nasty fire stopped just meters before it reached church...

Dominic wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 1:24 pm There was a small fire in Polemi at about the same time too. Us and a lot of neighbours were in the field putting it out. It is amazing how quickly they spread.
Do you know what caused it?
by jeba
Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: On the move after 12 years …
Replies: 4
Views: 3072

Re: On the move after 12 years …

What I've been doing in Germany was to order mail forwarding for 1 year, so that zI picked up on those I had forgotten to inform. I guess you can do that in Cyprus as well.
by jeba
Sun Jul 06, 2025 2:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Sunshine this spring nearly 50 % up in UK and .....
Replies: 4
Views: 1034

Re: Sunshine this spring nearly 50 % up in UK and .....

Think the answer to your question would be yes, especially on an island and near the coast, where most turbines are in the UK. I would have thought so as well. Let´s hope you´re right, as the performance of my investment in a UK windfarm company has left a lot to be desired due to below average ele...
by jeba
Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:48 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Sunshine this spring nearly 50 % up in UK and .....
Replies: 4
Views: 1034

Re: Sunshine this spring nearly 50 % up in UK and .....

What effect does an increase of sunshine have on the production of wind energy? Shouldn't it increase as well?
by jeba
Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:56 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: travel insurance for the over 80s
Replies: 11
Views: 1812

Re: travel insurance for the over 80s

Have you tried Cigna Global or Allianz Worldwide Care?
by jeba
Sat Jun 28, 2025 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Net Metering being replaced by Net Billing
Replies: 18
Views: 2141

Re: Net Metering being replaced by Net Billing

I think you are. The biggest risk that comes with net billing is that you have no guarantee that you'll get paid as much for exported units as you pay for those you'll be importing.
by jeba
Thu Jun 26, 2025 8:40 pm
Forum: Items For Sale
Topic: Leather Sofas
Replies: 2
Views: 18134

Re: Leather Sofas

PM mistakenly sent as a posting
by jeba
Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Net Metering being replaced by Net Billing
Replies: 18
Views: 2141

Re: Net Metering being replaced by Net Billing

mark4007 wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 3:54 am Price currently paid under the existing net billing scheme is 11 cents per Kwh exported
Is that in Cyprus or the UK? Is there even a net billing scheme for residential customers?
by jeba
Thu Jun 12, 2025 6:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Inline skating North of Paphos?
Replies: 0
Views: 515

Inline skating North of Paphos?

Are there any pathways North of Paphos that are suitable for inline-skating ( i.e. no gravel, no sand, no steep inclinations, not on main roads etc.)?
The closer to Polemi, the better.
by jeba
Wed May 28, 2025 5:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Car Port
Replies: 8
Views: 1310

Re: Car Port

I received a building permit for a garage directly attached to the boundary wall. So the requirement of 3 m distance from the border does seem to be handled in a flexible way. I seem to remember er that my architect had spoken to the owner of the neighbouring property to get her consent.
by jeba
Fri May 09, 2025 3:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: The Forum Server is under attack
Replies: 13
Views: 2394

Re: The Forum Server is under attack

I don't think it was a competitor or anything like that. More likely it was just a bit of software that searches out phpBB forums and tries to crash the server. The hope is that in its broken state they can access the nuts and bolts of a broken system. Sorry for asking such a stupid question: What ...
by jeba
Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Wheelchair hire.
Replies: 6
Views: 1999

Re: Wheelchair hire.

by jeba
Wed Apr 16, 2025 4:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Good news for photo-voltaic electricity producer in CY
Replies: 13
Views: 4466

Re: Good news for photo-voltaic electricity producer in CY

Well, it would reduce the need for the EAC to generate electricity from fossil fuels. That after all, is where the main cost is incurred, isn't it? Nope it doesnt. under the net metering arrangement the export credit does reduce the fossil fuel at the time the surplus PV it is exported. But when it...