Over the weekend, Transport Malta clamped a number of irregular foreign plated vehicles in its latest effort to minimise abuse.

Transport Malta said that a legal notice enacted a few weeks ago enabled it to re-introduce clamping in Malta, “a tool that will greatly help the Authority to enforce the rule of law on our roads,” it said.

TM added that despite what it described as the “numerous roadside checks by Transport Malta and the Police,” a number of individuals abused the system by keeping irregular foreign-plate-vehicles on Maltese roads.

It went on to say that they were “parking irregularly, causing obstruction and possibly causing accidents that could not be traced back to the perpetrator.The authorities had no way of tracing the owners of foreign-plate-vehicles in case of minor offences,” said Transport Malta.
Transport Malta stated that it will be doing “random patrols on foreign-plate-vehicles and follow up on reports to curtail abuses.” its officials will clamp irregular cars and affix a sticker with information.

Owners can call a phone number and an official will remove the clamps upon the payment of a fee of €180. If the owner does not reclaim the vehicle it will be towed and additional fees will apply.

Transport Malta advised that a vehicle with a foreign plate can only be driven by a non-resident and can circulate on Maltese roads for up to 7 months within a period of 12 months.

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