" ADT impounds 285 cars with foreign number plates "
A total of 285 cars bearing foreign
registration plates were impounded by the Malta Transport Authority (ADT) since
June 2006, The Times has learnt.
A spokesman for the ADT said that since the
authority began carrying out surprise inspections on cars bearing foreign number
plates, over 1,300 vehicles were stopped for an inspection. Of these, 285 cars
were found to be in Malta illegally so they were either clamped or towed and
taken to a depot where they are kept until the owners claim them after having
regularised their position.
Referring to adverts published on the media
with excerpts of the law on cars bearing foreign number plates, the spokesman
said these appeared periodically to remind the public that there are laws and
regulations that have to be adhered to with regard to the importation of new or
second-hand vehicles from European Union member states.
The spokesman said the inspections held also
revealed that about 550 vehicles bearing foreign registration plates belong to
non-residents who have a working permit issued by the Employment and Training
Corporation.
Registration of foreign vehicles imported from
EU countries is processed upon an evaluation and inspection by the ADT's
Technical Unit within a week from the date of arrival. The vehicle should be
registered in Malta within a month of arrival.
Registration of cars coming from non-EU states
is processed upon an evaluation by Customs. The amount to be paid to register
the car is calculated on the cost of the vehicle, plus 18 per cent Value Added
Tax on the applicable registration tax. Rates differ according to category of
vehicle, engine capacity, gross weight and year of manufacture.
Tourists who bring with them their own cars
with foreign number plates, can use them in Malta for up to 185 days in every
calendar year. When this period expires, the vehicle must be either registered
locally or exported.
Residents cannot use a vehicle that is not
registered and plated in Malta and must start the registration procedure within
five days from arrival of the vehicle in Malta.
In the case of Maltese citizens who have been
living abroad and who return to Malta with their vehicles, registration tax and
VAT will have to be paid as if the car is being imported for the first time.
Source: [ times of malta ]
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