Regularising disposed vehicles

Provisions to regularise vehicles which are declared as garaged but have been scrapped is being extended following overwhelming response

The provisions to regularise vehicles which are declared as garaged but have been scrapped or disposed of without informing Transport Malta will be applicable until the end of September 2017 but if the vehicle has been disposed of prior to the 1^st November 2013 without giving notice to the Authority, a fee of €150 instead of €100 will be paid to the Authority. Furthermore a fee of €600 instead €500 shall be paid to the Authority for de-registration of any vehicle which is not disposed of at an authorised facility after the 1^st October 2017.

Between January 2014 and June 2016 a total of 10,300 vehicles were scrapped.

 

Scrapped	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	Total
2014	348	501	260	339	272	192	163	148	197	233	200	271	3,124
2015	349	329	432	397	378	304	367	433	748	969	849	1,621	7,176
2016	2,512	4,572	3,389	1,925	2,143	3,452	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10,300

Since 1^st November 2013, scrapping or de-registering a vehicle is only permitted if the owner presents a certificate of destruction issued by an authorised facility. The certificate confirms that the vehicle was transferred in accordance with the Waste Management (End-of Life Vehicles) Regulations.

For further information one may contact Transport Malta by calling on 8007 2393. Alternatively, one may visit us at the Vehicle Licensing Unit at the A3 Towers, Arcade Street, Paola from Monday to Friday between 07:30hrs and 12:00hrs.