Driving a Maltese car abroad for over 6 months

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mantonas Serial expat

Member since 21 August 2012

mantonasSerial expat03 December 2015 06:23:15

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Hi all,

I bought a car here in Malta which I am still payment it on a monthly basis but I would like to know that if in case I would move abroad, let's say to Ireland and I keep making my payments, would I be able to drive the car for more than 6 months legally?

I read somewhere that if the car is not on your name and or you take it as a lease, you should be able to drive it until the end of the lease, do you guys know if that's actually true? I know that in some countries like Ireland for example, if the car is your name, after being in the country for more than 6 months, you are obliged to change the numbers plates for the Irish ones.

I wonder if anyone could give me some tips on that!

Thanks,
Antonio

tearnet ViP

Member since 19 June 2011

tearnetViP04 December 2015 05:41:50

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The rules for driving a foreign registered car in another EU country will depend on the country you move to,for Ireland read this...

http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/vrt/leafle … tered.html

These are the general rules for the EU...

http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/ve … dex_en.htm

Terry

mantonas Serial expat

Member since 21 August 2012

mantonasSerial expat09 December 2015 16:15:02

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Thanks for the links Terry, it kind of answered my questions!

Cheerio,

Antonio

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