EU citizens to sue ADT re registration tax on used cars.

Dillon · Newbie Joined: Jul 09, 2009 Posts: 2 Location: Malta

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Dear EU Citizen,

I am writing to you with regard to the systematic institutional violation of your EU rights and wish to extend an invitation to you to redress this brazen illegality.

1) The Malta Independent on Sunday, 24th May, 2009:

‘Foreigners with cars up against a blank wall’

www.independent.com.mt...emid=88471

2) The Malta Independent on Sunday, 7th June, 2009:

‘160 foreigners apply for car registration tax exemption’

www.independent.com.mt...emid=89176

This "answer" from the Ministry of Finance is unacceptable.

It shows once again that we cannot wait for any fair and correct behaviour from the Maltese Government: in this reply, they are simply playing with the date on which each of us has taken his/her permanent residence in Malta, date which should not be an issue at all.

The law, as it was published on the ADT site, stated very simply that each person (Maltese or non-Maltese) having already been residing outside Malta for 2 years, possessing a car for two years, and than changing country and taking residence in Malta, should be entitled to the car registration tax exemption. This registration must be processed within 12 month of the individual residence.

However, it is not yet clear what this Government means by "taking residence in Malta", and which official proof we should give to them to justify our change of residence.

Moreover, we also know very well that, when we applied at ADT in the past months, we were all asked to give proof of different versions of this" taking residence".

We will never be able to bring the proof they want, because these "proof of residence" change for every and each case, and this lack of precise instructions is exactly what they are using, in any single case, to substantiate their refusals.

All this is definitely false, and it is definitely time to formally complain: our Lawyer will firstly send an official letter of complaint and then, in case of no reply from the Government, he will open a case at the Civil Court, and try to have this matter solved by the summer.

I repeat that this will cost us very little money (just the refund of the legal fees), and I take the occasion to thank once again our Lawyer, Alistair De Gaetano, for his precious help and commitment to our case.

We are not going to wait any longer, and your commitment is important NOW, because it's NOW that we are going to challenge and defeat the Maltese authorities.

It is also strongly recommended you register a formal complaint with the "European Commission Representation in Malta: Dar L-Ewropa, 254, St. Paul’s Street, Valletta or comm-rep-mt @ ec.europa.eu

Though this case has already been formally registered in Brussels, your input is highly advisable, especially in respect of our imminent court case.

Once again, the more we are, the better.

I may be contacted as follows:

E-mail: italiamalta @ gmail.com

Mobile: 79-922477

Kind regards,

Eleonora Talarico