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Study Says Greek Drivers are Attached to their Cars

Greek drivers are attached to their cars with 54 percent of those questioned stating that their car was more necessary to them than their cell phone, when questioned by Lease Plan Hellas in a study held in collaboration with...

Study Indicates Greek Drivers Are Rude, Reckless and Ignore Road Rules

Driving in Greece is not for the faint-hearted, and this is confirmed by new research by the Foundation VINCI Autoroutes group which promotes responsible driving. The study found that one in four Greeks admitted to having slept at the driving wheel of...

Greek Drivers Surrender Car Plates to Avoid Heavy Taxation

Greek car drivers queue with their car number plates at tax offices around the country. When they hand over the plates to authorities, they will avoid paying road taxes. That has translated to about 700 million euros in lost revenue for...

Greek Drivers Avoid Insurance Due to Financial Crisis

Drivers in Greece often admit to dangerous driving, while the country has recorded one of the highest road fatality rates in Europe. However, they are often found uninsured. A recent survey revealed that Greece has the highest percentage of uninsured...

Greek Drivers to Pay 58 Euros in Tolls From Athens to Thessaloniki

An unpleasant surprise is in store for Greek drivers next year. The Greek government decided to increase, in unprecedented levels, the cost of the tolls in all motor-ways, something that's causing a headache for Greek drivers. If someone wants to drive...

Greek Army Deployed to Rescue Thousands of Drivers in Athens

The Greek Army has been deployed on the Attiki Odos, the major highway of Athens, in order to help free the thousands of motorists who have been stuck in their cars for hours due to heavy snow. The mission to...

How Drivers Were Diverted Towards the Greek Inferno: "Fatal Mistake"

As Greece mourns dozens of deaths from the fire that devastated the resort of Mati and other areas east of Athens ten days ago, the role of the of the Civil Protection Agency and the traffic police are under...

Greek Police Bust Cretan Drivers for 1,400 Infringements

Formula 1 racing may not have come to Greece yet but a recent slew of traffic convictions on the island of Crete -- over 1,400 in one weekend -- suggest dangerous driving is rampant on the Mediterranean island. Police figures...

Snowstorm Chaos as Drivers Stranded on Main Greek Highway (video)

Hundreds of drivers have been stranded on the main Athens to Thessaloniki highway, as a snow storm hit central Greece, on Friday. According to reports, traffic came to a standstill about 100 km north of Athens, just north of Lake...

Fine Awaits Greek Professional Drivers Giving the ‘Moutza’

Greek media report, that the authorities are trying to stomp out the insulting gesture of the "moutza", at least when driving. It is reported, that the new Highway Code envisages fines for professional drivers, such as taxi, bus and truck...

Truck Drivers Smuggling Migrants Detained by Greek Police

Greek police say they have arrested a Turkish truck driver and a Bulgarian truck driver who were carrying a total of 20 migrants near Greece's northeastern land border with Turkey. Among the migrants that were being smuggled across the land...

Greek Police Question 24-Year-Old Man Suspected of Robbing Taxi Drivers

Greek police questioned a 24-year-old man on Monday, suspected of robbing several taxi drivers in Aghia Varvara, a western suburb of Athens. Another 24-year-old man is also suspected of having a connection with the same attacks. Police say that the...

Greek Train Drivers to Strike over Easter

The Greek railway workers have opted to join the general strike of General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) scheduled for April 9. The Panhellenic Federation of Railway Workers (POS) is also planning further mobilizations for both passenger and freight trains during...

Greek Truck Drivers Announce Strike

The union of Greek truck drivers has announced a new strike on Saturday, March 8. They are protesting against the state's inability to deal with the illegal transfer of products by foreign trucks or private cars, the increase in...

Greek Truck Drivers Upset by Gay Ad

Truck drivers in Greece are demanding the removal of an ad by an online travel agency that shows an apparently gay truck driver trying to seduce a young male hitchhiker. The Truck Drivers Association of Greece maintains that the spot...