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318,720 cars in our streets
318,720 cars registered in a country with roughly 415,000 inhabitants.
2 August 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
The National Statistics Office today said that at the end of June, the stock of licensed motor vehicles in Malta stood at 318,720. This showed a 1% increase over the previous quarter
79.3% of the vehicles are passenger cars, while 14.5% are commercial vehicles, 5.1% motorcycles. Buses and minibuses account for less than one per cent.
New licences issued during the period under review amounted to 4,514. The majority of new licences (3,561 or 78.9% of the total) were issued to passenger cars, followed by goods-carrying vehicles with 448.
Newly-licensed 'new' motor vehicles amount to 1,977, or 43.8% of the total, and newly licensed 'used' motor vehicles totalled 2,537.
This increase may be due, in part, to a reduction in the rates of registration tax for passenger cars and goods carrying vehicles with euro 5 or 6 engines, and the reduction or abolition of the registration tax for motorcycles.
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Too many cars on the road, too many illegal immigrants roaming our streets, too many of us occupying the little space we have left and the government keeps pouring more water into the same one litre can. This one litre can is overflowing like it has been for the last decade and there is no end in sight. Stop the overflow because pretty soon there will not be anymore room left for us Maltese to move in..
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I am sure if Arriva had a decent service these would be far less. After 6 months not using their service, yesterday had to go to Mater Day and had to do with my car. It took an hour for the number 21 bus to come. I was waiting for the bus at Msida. Image an hour the scourging sun. Thanks arrive for your efficient timely service. The Inspector who happened to be there too tried to do something but grumbling started to increase he, jumped on the next bus and left. One could have had an English breakfast when the with fried sausages, bacon and eggs fried on that yellow seat. Horses are treated better than Arrive commuters. Well done Hon Galdes.
