The President of the Cyprus Consumers' Association, Marios Drousiotis, expressed his satisfaction with the actions taken so far to address the issue of vehicle recalls, both by the legislative and executive branches, taking into account "where we have come from and the current circumstances."
"If we had acted 10 years ago, we wouldn't have the problems we have today," he added.
In statements to CNA, Mr. Drousiotis said that "under the circumstances and where we have reached, we are pleased with the handling of the Minister of Transport and we have no doubt that other decisions and other decrees will come to correct the gaps and difficulties that will arise from the implementation of the decrees."
Anyone in the position of Minister of Transport could not do "anything different or there are no actions that would completely satisfy the situation," he added.
The President of the Consumers' Association stressed that "human life must be preserved at all costs."
"You cannot put the financial difficulties that either all consumers or vehicle owners will experience above the safety and preservation of human life," he emphasized.
He added, however, that "we left things for so many years and today we have reached the point of no return."
"It is difficult to manage this situation without having repercussions, that is, without creating problems," he said.
Mr. Drousiotis said that the decrees have been issued and there are these vehicle immobilisations, even if minimal, but problems will certainly arise.
In relation to any problems that may arise, the President of the Consumers' Association told CNA that these will concern, among others, large families and vulnerable groups of the population who have only one car to get around, and he wondered what they should do about this.
"Public transport will not solve the problem," he said, expressing his belief that "the gaps and problems that will arise - and there will be many - will be addressed with other actions that solve the individual problems."
He also said that "companies will have difficulty meeting the eight months" and added that he has no doubt that "the eight months will become 18 in the end until the problem is solved."
Source: KYPE
