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Petition against a traffic fine (Malta)
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For a driver or vehicle owner in Malta who received a warden's or traffic contravention notice they believe is wrong: a written petition to the Petitions Board, giving the notice number, the vehicle, the grounds and the evidence, and asking for the contravention to be cancelled; if the Board refuses, the charge goes before the Commissioner for Justice. The online petition of the Local Enforcement System Agency (LESA) is free; this text can be pasted in or sent by registered letter.
- Made for use in Malta
- Last updated November 4, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- A warden in Malta gave you a parking ticket where the yellow line had worn away.
- You got a LESA fine in Malta for a car you had already sold weeks before.
- Your parking permit was on the dashboard but you still received a contravention in Malta.
- You want the fine cancelled in Malta without having to wait for a tribunal sitting.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Sender
- Sender's address
- City
- Sender's postcode
- Date
- Fines authority (name as on its letter)
- Fines authority's address (street and number, then postcode and town, each on its own line)
- Contravention notice number (as on the notice)
- Registration number
- Date the ticket was issued
- Where the contravention is said to have happened
- Amount of the fine
- Why the contravention is wrong, point by point, with the evidence you enclose
- Other notes
Common questions
- How do I contest a traffic or warden fine in Malta?
- The Local Enforcement System has a free online petition at les.gov.mt/Petition; you can paste this text into it. A petition goes to the Petitions Board and must state its reasons; it can be made until 30 days after the tribunal's judgment, but not once the fine has been paid, except a visitor's on-the-spot fine (Petitions (Local Tribunals) Regulations, S.L. 291.04, regulation 4; S.L. 291.10). If the Board refuses, a new summons is issued and you can contest the charge at the local tribunal sitting, where the Commissioner for Justice hears it under the Commissioners for Justice Act (Cap. 291). Keep a copy of what you send.
- What evidence helps a petition against a fine in Malta?
- Whatever shows the facts on the notice are wrong: photos of the place and of missing or unclear signs, a parking or disabled permit, a receipt or ticket showing where you were, or proof that the vehicle had been sold or stolen at the time. Write the reasons plainly, one by one, and enclose copies, never originals.
- What if the car had already been sold when the fine was issued in Malta?
- Say so in the petition and enclose the sale contract with its signed receipt of the vehicle and, if it was done, the proof of the transfer at Transport Malta. Contraventions are sent to the registered owner, which is why a transfer should be registered on the day the car changes hands.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
- Sign it yourself with a qualified electronic signature. If you already hold a QES — Evrotrust, B-Trust, StampIT, ZealiD or any qualified provider on the EU Trusted List, on a card, a USB token, in a mobile app or in the cloud — our signing guide explains step by step how to sign this exact file without invalidating it. Step-by-step help, and a way to check it worked
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