DRIVERS leaving their cars next to Larnaca’s Salt Lake were yesterday given a last chance to retrieve their vehicles before they are towed away and their owners fined, and the area is permanently fenced in.
A Civil Aviation source at nearby Larnaca Airport said only two gaps now remained in the fencing and that flyers warning owners of the impending closure had been on display for some time.
“I was there half an hour ago and the fencing was still open in parts; but there were also a lot of cars,” the official said. A number of other openings were closed off on Thursday.
He added that the local authorities had taken over the matter.
Larnaca Municipality, however, was unable to comment on when the area would be fenced off completely.
Barriers with openings were first erected in September last year, but failed to act as a deterrent.
Larnaca mayor George Lycourgos has warned that cars left behind will eventually be towed away if they were not claimed.
The area is frequently used as free long-term parking by travellers leaving from Larnaca airport.
Other suggestions to solve the problem, such as widening the road leading from the airport roundabout and building pavements, have not been carried through.
The airport’s 432-lot car park costs £5 a day. There is no separate site for long-term parking.
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