Malta’s bendy buses were sold for less than half the price that similar vehicles are being advertised for online.
Times of Malta found 10 Mercedes Citaro bendy buses advertised online yesterday by different sellers in Europe for between €17,900 and €32,000 (excluding VAT). These buses were all the same age or older than the vehicles sold by Malta at just over €7,000 each.
The Transport Ministry denied that the fleet of 81 Mercedes Citaro buses inherited from Arriva was sold cheap, saying that the offer accepted was “marginally better than the current ongoing market value”.
All 81 bendy buses plus unused parts were bought this week by an unidentified Maltese bidder for €601,200 (excluding VAT). They will be exported to Sudan.
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