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Private vehicle sale contract (Malta)
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For a private seller and buyer of a used car or motorcycle in Malta: a contract that identifies the vehicle by registration and chassis number, records the odometer reading and the defects the seller knows of, states the price and how it is paid, chooses whether the Civil Code's warranty against latent defects applies, and says who completes the Transport Malta transfer and pays its fees. Signed receipts for the money and the vehicle are attached.
- Made for use in Malta
- Last updated November 4, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- You are selling your used car to a private buyer in Malta and want the deal on paper.
- You found a second-hand car on a Maltese marketplace and want the seller to sign for its defects.
- You are leaving Malta and need to sell your scooter quickly to someone you do not know.
- You want proof of the price, the mileage and the handover time when a car changes hands in Malta.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- City
- Date
- Seller
- Seller's ID card, residence document or passport number
- Seller's address
- Buyer
- Buyer's ID card, residence document or passport number
- Buyer's address
- Make and model
- Registration number
- Chassis number
- Odometer reading
- Other documents and items handed over (service book, invoices, winter tyres)
- Known defects
- Known accident damage and how it was repaired
- Price
- Price in words
- Method of payment
- Handover date
- Time of handover
- Warranty against hidden defects
- Who pays Transport Malta's transfer fees
Common questions
- How is a car's ownership transferred after a private sale in Malta?
- Through Transport Malta: on its transfer application, VEH 50, signed by the seller and the buyer before a witness, or online through an authorised insurance agent or broker. The buyer needs insurance in their own name. Transport Malta charges an administration fee, and its site lists the current fees. Do it on the day of the handover, so that fines and charges after the sale reach the right person.
- Can a private seller in Malta sell a car without any warranty?
- Yes. Under article 1426 of the Civil Code (Cap. 16) a seller may stipulate that they give no warranty for latent defects they did not know of, and the contract lets you choose. A seller who knew of a defect still answers for it, with damages (article 1429). Without that stipulation the buyer of a movable has six months from delivery to sue for a hidden defect, or from when it could be discovered (article 1431).
- Who pays a parking or speeding fine after I sell my car in Malta?
- Fines go to the registered owner, and in law the seller remains responsible until they have given Transport Malta notice of the sale, which they must do within seven days (regulation 27 of the Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles Regulations, S.L. 368.02). So do the transfer on the day of the handover. Between the handover and the transfer, this contract makes the buyer answer to the seller for any contravention, fine or charge arising from the car's use, and the receipt of the vehicle records the date and time it changed 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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