Motorists whose licences have expired are to be informed by Transport Malta on new procedures to regularise their situation.
Transport Minister Austin Gatt explained in parliament that the administrative fine of €2 daily for those who fail to renew their vehicle licence, 90 days after it would have expired, has now been changed to an administrative fine of €10 monthly.
Furthermore, when a motorist opts to garage his vehicle for a long period of time, he will be required to pay half of the licence arrears due. The administrative fine would then be reduced to €125. All traffic contravention fines have to be settled.
Transport Malta will over the coming few days write to all owners who are in arrears, asking them to go to its offices to regularise their position.
The minister gave the details after Labour MP Roderick Galdes said that a person who garaged his car for a number of year after he fell ill had been asked to pay fines of €2,600 apart from the licence fees.
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