Vehicle and licences; from Floriana to Paola

 

 The vehicle and licensing units of Transport Malta are moving from Floriana to A3 Towers in Paola, on Monday.

Clients who want to register, transfer, garage or scrap a vehicle must visit Transport Malta’s new offices in Triq l-Arkata, Paola.

 Clients who need to apply for the driver’s license or renew it must also go to Paola.

 Driving licence tests will remain in Floriana.

 

For the first time Transport Malta will have a dedicated office for customer care.  The Authority is also providing better parking facilities with an area close to Addolorata Cemetery’s parking lot.

The authority is working on a programme to have more of its services available online.  The public can use more of Transport Malta’ s services from the comfort of their homes.

Grant Scheme on the Purchase of Electric Vehicles

Government extends and improves the latest Grant Scheme on the Purchase of Electric Vehicles to promote electromobility for individuals, registered NGOs and Private Companies

 

After the successful launch and full uptake of the 2013-2014 grant scheme to promote the use of Electric Vehicles between, Transport Malta, in conjunction with the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure, is introducing an improved scheme in the form of a number of grants to incentivise the purchase of Battery Electric Vehicles and Battery Electric Quadricyclles which is now open for the general public, Registered NGOs and Private Companies.

This scheme is aimed at reducing the number of old motor vehicles from the road while promoting the use of clean and energy efficient vehicles as a way to contribute towards the  reduction of traffic generated pollution and   improvement of  air quality levels.

Subject to various conditions, the grant is divided in three combinations and besides applicable to private persons it has now been extended to registered NGOs and the business community as indicated in the scheme itself.

A grant of €7,000 will be given to persons registering a new electric vehicle (or an electric hybrid vehicle capable to carry out at least 80 km on pure electricity) while scrapping an older vehicle which is at least ten years old from the year of manufacture.

The grant shall decrease from €7,000 to €4,000 in cases of persons registering in Malta a used Battery Electric Vehicle which has never been registered to be used on Maltese roads before, or for the purchased of a newly purchased electric vehicle but which is not in conjunction with the scrappage scheme referred to above.

In addition a grant of €2,000 is also on offer for those registering an electric quadricyle, irrespective of this being new or used as long as keeping in line with the conditions indicated in the published notice.

With respect to used electric vehicles, the grant is only applicable for Battery Electric Vehicles of being not more than 24 months old from date of first registration and not more than 12,000 km on the odometer

Applications will be handled on a first come first served basis. Companies which have already benefited from the last scheme with respect to electric vehicles are eligible to benefit again from this scheme as long as they are in line with state aid regulations. The declarations submitted in this regard will be scrutinised accordingly.

This is another initiative of the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure and Transport Malta as part of Government policy to promote the use of clean and energy efficient vehicles.

In addition to this initiative, over the coming few weeks, the Government will launch other initiatives in the form of grants to assist new  electric vehicle importers to invest in the technology and re-training of their staff as well as other measures for private companies to install electric car charging infrastructure.

These initiatives are over and above other measures and projects which the Government will launch over the coming few months to promote sustainable mobility, including car sharing and e-bike-sharing initiatives.

Applications for these schemes shall be available, as from tomorrow, from Transport Malta Offices, Vehicle Licensing Unit, Hornsworks Ditch, Floriana or downloaded from www.transport.gov.mt/land-transport/

For further information kindly contact Transport Malta on freephone 8007 2393, by email on info.tm@transport.gov.mt  or online through the Servizz.gov website.

 

 

Electronic Lane Changing Signs – St. Venera Tunnels

Electronic Lane Changing Signs – St. Venera Tunnels

 

Works will be carried out on the Electronic Lane Changing Signs in the tunnels of St. Venera, today between 21:00hrs and 05:00hrs.

 

During works, traffic direction to Paola will proceed through one lane only.

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Motorists are advised to proceed with caution. Any inconvenience is regretted.

 

 

Convert your car to LPG

Gas Conversion Scheme to Convert Vehicles to Autogas/LPG

As announced in the Budget 2016 speech, the Ministry for Transport and Infrastructure in conjunction with Transport Malta, is launching another scheme to give an incentive for vehicle owners to convert their vehicle’s fuel system to Autogas/LPG.

This is another environment friendly budget measure aimed at reducing the amount of emissions generated from road traffic. Subject to various conditions, the grant amounts to €200 which will be given upon the conversion to Autogas/LPG of a Category M1 vehicle, (a passenger vehicle with a seating capacity of up to eight passengers and the driver) or a Category N1 vehicle, (a vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes).

The scheme comes into effect as from the 1st January 2016 and closes on the 31st December 2016 or earlier if the maximum of 250 claims has been reached. Applications are processed on a first come first serve basis. Persons who have converted their vehicle to Autogas in 2015 may still apply for the scheme.

Applications for such scheme are available from Transport Malta Offices, Vehicle Licensing Unit, Hornsworks Ditch, Floriana or downloaded here.

Buying a used car from abroad?

Imported used vehicles by residents of Malta

Imported used vehicles will need a 30 day permit to drive in Malta from 1st January.  Vehicles without the permit will be towed.  

The permit, in the form of a licence disk affixed to the windscreen, will allow owners to drive imported vehicles on Maltese roads for 30 days before registering them.  The system will curtail abuses by owners who used to drive imported vehicles without registering or insuring them.  

A resident who imports a used vehicle in Malta has to inform Transport Malta by the first working day after its arrival.  Transport Malta will issue the 30 day permit against a fee of €20. The owner needs to submit an insurance policy and a copy of the vehicle log book.  The importer may opt to register the car immediately instead.

From 1st January, Transport Malta will also check the chassis number of the imported vehicle against a police database to make sure the vehicle is not stolen.  The administration fee for registering an imported car will increase by €5.

New Emission Level Standards

EU emission level standards will change as from 1st January.  Used M1 vehicles manufactured before 2006 will be dubbed Euro 3 or less. Used M1 vehicles manufactured between 2011 and 2013 will be considered as Latest Euro standard -1, whilst used vehicles from 2014 onwards will be considered as latest euro standard, (5b or euro 6b).  Further details in tables below.

 The European Commission regulations 459/2012 and 692/2008 are an incentive to register newer, cleaner cars and hence cars with lower emissions.  The euro standards are tied with the registration tax.  Used imported Euro 5a /6a vehicles (with a year of manufacture between 2011 and 2103) or less will pay a higher registration tax. 

Euro Standard Table for Registration Purposes indicating Year of Manufacture of the vehicle
Category	Euro 3 or less  Latest Euro standard -3	Euro 4  Latest Euro standard -2	Euro 5a/6a Latest Euro standard -1	Euro 5b/6b Latest Euro standard
M 1	pre 2006	2006-2010	2011-2013	2014 onwards

Euro Standard Table for Registration Purposes indicating Year of Manufacture of vehicle
Category		Reference Mass  Mass in Service (kg)	Up to Euro 3/III	Euro 4/IV	Euro 5/V	Euro 6/VI	Latest Euro standard
N1	Max  Authorised Mass 0 – 3,500 Kg	Class 1       (0 – 1305kg)	pre 2006	2006-2010	2011-2014	2015 onwards	Euro 6
		Class 2           (1306 – 1760kg)	pre 2006	2006-2011	2012-2016	2013 – 2017	Euro 5/6
		Class 3        (1761 – 2610kg)	pre 2006	2006-2011	2012-2016	2013 – 2017	Euro 5/6
N2	3,501 – 12,000		pre 2006	2006-2008	2009-2013	2014 onwards	Euro 6
N3	12,001 >		pre 2006	2006-2008	2009-2013	2014 onwards	Euro 6

Volkswagen case in Malta

Following the Volkswagen case that has surfaced recently, Transport Malta has immediately communicated with local importers of VW cars and has requested official information about vehicles that were affected to analyse the situation.  

 

Transport Malta is being regularly updated on the developments and is communicating with other European Regulators on how the situation will be tackled.