I've been trying to sort out what to do in Malta without a EU license. It is a little bit confusing. so I need your help to sort it out please...
You can drive up to 12 months with a non-EU license, then you have to get a Maltese/EU driving license. And you cannot apply for a Maltese license before you spend 185 days in Malta as a resident. So it is obvious that you will use your existing one for at least 6 months before you have a right to obtain a Maltese one.
It is not advised to buy a car without a Maltese licence since the insurance companies may not accept your non-EU driving license. On the other hand it is not cheap to have a lease for 6-12 months since they want you to lease it for +3 years. And it becomes ridiculously expensive to rent a car for 12 months and then buy one....
So is there an economical and logical way for a non-EU driver to have a car in Malta?