Several cars with foreign number plates were yesterday impounded by Transport Malta as it clamped down on unpaid vehicle registration taxes.

A Transport Malta official confirmed the authority’s action, saying the number of used vehicles with foreign-registration number plates on the roads had “mushroomed”.

Residents of Malta have to pay registration tax on cars imported for personal use but many flout the 20-day grace period allowed at law. There is a fine of €30 for each day that a vehicle remains not locally registered after the 20-day period lapses.

ksansone@timesofmalta.com

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