scrap a foreign car in malta

Hi Nikos,

I'm glad to hear the good news. And thanks for the feedback.

I guess it is good to be lucky ! -)))

Cheers and happy driving with the new,legal car in Malta.

Ricky

On a similar note to this thread, I brought a 1200cc motorbike into Malta about 16 years ago.
I paid import duty (around 500Lira ) however I never got around to registering it.
It has been stripped for a re-build since bringing it here.
I worked in the UAE for all this time and now have retired, so with time now at hand intend to re buuild it.
Can anyone advise me on the legal aspect and possible penalties for not registering the bike ??

Regards

Phil

did you declare it off road ? If not, you may have 16 years of road tax to pay.

pbraith wrote:

On a similar note to this thread, I brought a 1200cc motorbike into Malta about 16 years ago.
I paid import duty (around 500Lira ) however I never got around to registering it.
It has been stripped for a re-build since bringing it here.
I worked in the UAE for all this time and now have retired, so with time now at hand intend to re buuild it.
Can anyone advise me on the legal aspect and possible penalties for not registering the bike ??

Regards

Phil

TM currently are running an amnesty scheme for vehicles that have not been declared "off road".
I would contact them (or check on the website).

Terry

pbraith wrote:

On a similar note to this thread, I brought a 1200cc motorbike into Malta about 16 years ago.
I paid import duty (around 500Lira ) however I never got around to registering it.
It has been stripped for a re-build since bringing it here.
I worked in the UAE for all this time and now have retired, so with time now at hand intend to re buuild it.
Can anyone advise me on the legal aspect and possible penalties for not registering the bike ??

Regards

Phil

I notice that you said that you had paid duty but not registered the vehicle. I have checked the TM website and it looks like that as you started the procedure you should be able to complete the registration process, there is no mention of a time limit on the process! So as long as you still have the paperwork for the import you can in theory just complete the process!

This is the link for the TM registration process
http://www.transport.gov.mt/land-transp … or-vehicle

Good luck,
Terry

Thanks for the response,
I do have all the original associated paperwork and as you say it contains no reference to any following procedures.
Its I think best to enquire at TM and see where that leads.
Knowing my luck I will just have missed a window in which to put it painlessly to bed.
I have two classic cars and having asked TM if it was a good idea to garage them until the free road license is passed through the budget, I was idvised that it was unlikely to go throutgh, so coughed up the 200+ euro's only to notice less than 3 weeks later it has been passed.
Further to that I now note there is no registration fee for classic cars (except I guess for admin) and yes as luck would have it I paid a couple of months ago nearly 5000 euro for registering a classic car.
The moral of this story is dont ask me for advice lol.

Phil

It would have to have been registered to declare it off the road.
So clearly not.

Phil

pbraith wrote:

I was idvised that it was unlikely to go throutgh,

that was appalling advice as the labour party had made it clear the budget proposed by the nationalists would be passed in almost its complete entirety

pbraith wrote:

Further to that I now note there is no registration fee for classic cars (except I guess for admin) and yes as luck would have it I paid a couple of months ago nearly 5000 euro for registering a classic car.
The moral of this story is dont ask me for advice lol.

Phil

this was also in the budget that failed in Nov/Dec, but is now passed

Yes , dont remind me There are quite a few things the money could have been better spent on.
The knock on effect of that is also that the car now is lumbered with 5000euro's of cost that is not reflected in its value, ie you could now import a similar car without incurring the registration fee, so I would most likely be at a loss if I were to sell it.
BUGGER !