Importing car

Hi Noah,

Lots of information on the website but I can give you my experience.  I brought a mercedes saloon car with me from California.  I would not do this again due to the hassle involved.  Beyond all of the issues with shipping cost, taxes and duties, the car ended up being unsuitable for Maltese roads, impossible to service here and I can only get third party insurance that covers me inside Malta.  This despite the fact that you can buy the same model here.  I also bought a second small car here which I use all the time and is no problem to own.  I now only use my imported car for trips abroad to Europe and get it serviced in the Netherlands.  I would strongly recommend that you sell your Canadian car there and buy another car when you get here and have stayed 6 months so you can get a drivers license.

Tim