Drivers driving around Cyprus know to look out for these red license plates. You see, driving in Cyprus is very much like driving in England, where you drive on the left lane and not the right. This has caused quite a bit of confusion for tourists. So what the people of Cyprus did was think of a way to mark those people coming in from foreign countries and renting a car.
That's what the red license plates are for. Drivers in Cyprus are extra vigilant when coming across a red license plate, given the possibility of foreign drivers getting confused for a bit and causing an accident.