Motorists in Mosta, Żabbar, Naxxar and Lija bear the brunt of Malta’s poorly maintained road network more than anybody else, according to data on claims filed by irate drivers between 2007 and last year.

Mosta topped the list with 32 claims, including 10 that were upheld. Five are still pending. For the first time, no compensation requests were filed last year.

Żabbar was a close second with 31 claims, of which a third were upheld, followed by Naxxar and Lija with 30 cases each.

Data tabled recently in Parliament by Transport Minister Joe Mizzi in reply to a question by Labour MP Anthony Agius Decelis showed that, in the period under review, the total number of claims amounted to 548. A third of them were upheld, resulting in a total compensation of €25,964.

In the vast majority of cases the costs were borne by the transport watchdog, bar some exceptions when the local council, private contractors or third parties agreed to settle the claim.

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