Transport Malta amends fee and revenue structure.

These administrative fees are charged for a number of administrative services rendered by Transport Malta, which fees have been unchanged since 2004.

The actual road licence and driving licence fees will remain unchanged.

“The revision of fees will enable Transport Malta to be less dependent on government subventions, and will also partly compensate for increases in driving licence card production costs due to added security requirements imposed by EU Directives, and also additional security enhancements being made to the annual circulation licence disc, vehicle registration plates and vehicle registration certificates,” the authority said in a statement.

The revision affects primarily those services which are considered non-essential, which include customized number plates – increasing from €1,165 to €1,500 –  and personalized number plates, which will go up from €60 to €100.

The fee for inspections of used cars coming from the EU goes up from €35 to €50 due to the valuation system that was introduced by Transport Malta which enables customers to have a clear indication of the total cost of registration tax on any vehicle they intend to buy, before they commit to buying it.

Issuing of driving licence photo card goes up to €8 from €6; declaration for lost driving licences increases to €8 from €7; issuing generic number plates up to €35 from €30; printing of documents from €6 to €10; and registration of vehicles from €10 to €15.

There will be no increases in fees where transactions are carried out online, making it cheaper for customers to transact online, where the services are available.