Gilbert Agius Deputy Chief Officer L a n d Tr a n s p o r t D i r e c t o r a t e
Garaging or Scrapping Your Vehicle? One of the most frequently asked
By term garaging a vehicle, one
for the time the number plates are
questions related to vehicles is
implies that a vehicle will not be
returned to Transport Malta, the
“when and why do I need to garage
used on the road for an indefinite
owner will not have to pay neither
my car, and how do I go about it? And
time – whatever the reason is, for
the road licence (annual circulation
if I decide to scrap my car, what do I
example, it not being needed for a
tax) nor the insurance, although with
need to do, what is the procedure
particular period of time or because
respect to the latter, the owner may
that I should follow?”
it is undertaking modifications or
still wish to insure the vehicle.
repairs. In such cases, the owner There are different scenarios where
should
Malta
The process is simple: all the owner
either of the above is required,
that the vehicle will not be in use
is required to do is to download and
however, all processes are quick,
(and hence not on the road) from
fill in an application form named VEH
simple, and very accessible. Let’s go
that particular date and return the
67 from the Authority’s website,
through them and see to the basics.
vehicle’s plates. This means that
and present this at either the Paola
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inform
Transport
