• Consumers should shop around to compare prices and conditions of sale.
• Consumers may propose an amount of deposit they are willing to pay.
• It is in the consumer’s best interest to pay the least possible amount of deposit.
• Payment terms should be negotiated before a contract of sale is concluded.
• When an agreed delivery date is not honoured by a trader, consumers may opt to terminate the sale.
• Before signing, consumers should ensure that everything agreed upon is written down on the contract of sale.
• When problems crop up, the seller is obliged to put things right.
• Once a sale is concluded, consumers cannot change their mind.
Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority
Office for Consumer Affairs
Mizzi House,
National Road,
Blata l-Bajda
HMR 9010
Freephone: 8007 4400
Tel: 2395 2000
Enquiries: info@mccaa.org.mt
Consumer complaints: fair.trading@mccaa.org.mt
Website: www.mccaa.org.mt
MCCAA office hours for the public:
Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 12.30pm
European Consumer Centre Malta
(For complaints against traders in other EU states)
47A, South Street,
Valletta.
VLT 1101
Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 3pm.
Tel: 2122 1901
E-mail: ecc.malta@gov.mt