6,912 persons did not have their driving licence renewed immediately this year because they had not settled pending fines, Transport Miister Austin Gatt has told parliament.

Meanwhile, the police between January and September issued 47,872 fines for traffic violations, Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici said in reply to a parliamentary question.

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