Malta - Change Vehicle License Plates (Personalised or NonPersonalised)

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Procedure

1. Go to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Unit between 07:30 and 12:00.
2. Bring with you the vehicle's registration certificate, road licence, registration plates and your identity card.
3. You will be asked to fill VEH 06 Form stating the size and preference of the new plates. A link is provided under 'Documents to Use' to download the form.
4. The new plates together with a new Vehicle Registration Certificate and Road Licence will be issued. The returned plates may be issued again on another vehicle provided same is registered on the name of the registered owner/company.

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Required Documents

• Vehicle Registration Certificate
• Road Licence
• Registration Plates
• Your identity card
• Form VEH 06 stating the size and preference of the new plates.

Office Locations & Contacts

Transport Malta
Corporate Services Directorate
Malta Transport Centre
Marsa MRS 1917
Malta
Tel: +356 21222203
Fax: +356 21250365
Email: [email protected]

Enforcement Directorate
Malta Transport Centre
Marsa MRS 1917
Malta
Tel: +356 21222203
Fax: +356 21250365
Email: [email protected]

• For other contact information, follow this link: http://www.transport.gov.mt/organisation/contact-us-transport-malta

Eligibility

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Fees

Types of license plates and fees:

• Random / Generic Plates (you can choose the month) : 70
• For motor cycles: 35
• Personalized plates (3 letters and 3 numbers) : 200
• For motor cycles: 100
• Customised plates: 1500

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Application Form VEH 06

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Related Videos

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

Following is a procedure on how you can change plates from personalised to non-personalised one or vice-versa. You can apply for this procedure anytime.

Information which might help

'Month of Expiry: First Letters of the Registration Number

• January: A, M and Y
• February: B, N, and Z
• March: C and O
• April: D and P
• May: E and Q
• June: F and R
• July: G and S
• August: H and T
• September: I and U
• October: J and V
• November: K and W
• December: L and X

The second and third letters are only significant and specific to Public Service vehicles, as follows:
Vehicle type: Second Letter - Third Letter

• Coaches, Passenger Transport Vehicles: P - Y
• Garage Hire - Saloon cars: L/G - Y
• Short and Long Term Leasing Hire: Q - Z
• Burdnara: H - Q
• Commercial vehicles up to 2 seats with a maximum gross vehicle weight of 3,500kg: G - V
• Vintage Bus: X - Y

Others type vehicles:

• Route Buses: BUS ###
• Taxi Malta: TAXI ### M
• Taxi Gozo: TAXI ### G

Note: ### denotes three numbers

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Transport Malta:

http://www.transport.gov.mt/land-transport/vehicle-registration-and-licensing/number-plates

Others

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