Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicles for the Transport of Passengers for Hire or Reward - 2026

This page contains information related to the grant scheme applicable in 2026.

The information included in this page is meant to provide information about this incentive scheme, without prejudice to any provision in the respective scheme as published on the government gazette, downloadable here.

Scheme Objective

This financial incentive intends to further promote the use of wheelchair accessible vehicles for the transport of passengers.

Who can Apply?

Taxi owners;
Light Passenger Transport Operators.

Scheme Conditions

The grant shall support the purchase of new wheelchair accessible vehicle to be licensed as Taxis or Light Passenger Transport Vehicles (Cab)along with the scrappage of a category M1 or N1 vehicle which is at least 10 years old from the year of manufacture.

The purchaser of the vehicle shall be considered as the ultimate applicant in terms of this scheme.

The Incentive Details

Eligible applicants shall be entitled for a grant of €10,000 upon registering a wheelchair accessible vehicle to be used as a taxi, light passenger transport vehicle or passenger transport vehicle, and scrapping of a vehicle which is at least 10 years old.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

There are ONLY 10 destruction facilities authorised to destroy cars in line with the end-of-life directive. The list of approved facilities is available on TM’s website and the scrapping form VEH 13.
It is illegal to garage and/or sell a vehicle for parts. Vehicle owners must dispose of their vehicles at authorised destruction facilities ONLY. Only these are certified to issue destruction certificates.
After this process, the vehicle owner must visit Transport Malta and present the number plates, destruction certificate, and registration certificate (logbook) to have the vehicle officially scrapped and deregistered with TM.
If an applicant intends to avail from the scrapping scheme it is of outmost importance that the vehicle must be in the name of the applicant before the vehicle is taken to the destruction facility and before the new wheelchair-accessible vehicle is registered. It is illegal to purchase a vehicle which has already been destructed at the facility and try to transfer it on your name with the Authority. A vehicle CANNOT be transferred once it is scrapped with the Authority.

Terms and Conditions

Scrapped vehicle must be at least 10 years old from the Year of Manufacture on the date of destruction.
The Scrapped vehicle must be licensed with Transport Malta in the name of the applicant before its destruction and before the registration of the wheelchair-accessible vehicle or, in the case of pedelecs, before the date of purchase.
Deregistered vehicles which had benefitted from the provisions of S.L.65.24 shall not be eligible for this scrappage scheme.
Vehicles must be scrapped at Authorised Treatment Facilities approved in compliance with the Waste Management (End of Life) Regulations – S.L.549.36. Destruction Certificates issued must be dated 2025 or 2026.

Applying for this incentive

Application shall be submitted either by the purchaser after the registration of the wheelchair-accessible vehicle by submitting application form VEH053 along with any information, details and documents required therein.

In the case of an application within the scope of the De Minimis State Aid rules*, the State Aid Declaration VEH071 is also required.

*Depending on the sector of activity of the applicant, the De Minimis rules stipulated in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2023/2831, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1408/2013 or Commission Regulation (EU) No. 717/2014 shall apply.

Filled in applications may be submitted in person or mailed as per instructions below:

By hand. For opening hours check here	By mail to
Level 1, A3 Towers, Arcade Street, Paola, PLA1212 Level 0, Malta Transport Centre, Pantar Road, Ħal Lija, LJA2021 Licensing and Testing Services, Triq Enrico Mizzi, Victoria, Gozo	SDIA Unit, Level 0, A3 Towers, Arcade Street, Paola, PLA1212

Bank Document Evidence

The bank document to be submitted along with the application must provide sufficient proof that the IBAN included in the form where the grant is to be deposited is effectively owned by the applicant or the spouse of the applicant. Therefore, this document must be issued by the bank where the account is held and must show, as a minimum, the following information:

The IBAN or, as a minimum, the bank account number;
The name and surname of the account holder.

Documents printed by the applicant are not considered to be adequate evidence that the account is actually held by the applicant.

Kindly mask any information concerning amount of funds held in account or transactions carried out from the account.

For samples of bank documents that are acceptable, click here.

Refund Policy

Any new wheelchair-accessible vehicle purchased by the applicant under this grant shall remain registered in the applicant’s name for a period of at least thirty-six (36) months from the date of first registration.

If the owner of a new wheelchair-accessible vehicle on which a grant has been issued under this scheme transfers the said vehicle before the expiry of the above-mentioned period, then that person shall refund the grant received from Transport Malta.

The refund mentioned above shall not be required in the following circumstances:

When the transfer mentioned therein is a transfer causa mortis to an heir or to a third party or transfer inter vivos in favour of spouses, ascendants, and direct collaterals.
When the transfer involves a wheelchair-accessible vehicle purchased under this grant which is declared to be unrepairable following an accident or for any other reason and is replaced by a new wheelchair-accessible vehicle, in which case the conditions related to this grant shall be transferred to the new wheelchair-accessible vehicle replacing the original one. The three years restriction shall apply from the date of registration of the original new wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
When the transfer involves a wheelchair-accessible vehicle purchased under this grant which is returned to the original agent or dealer for any reason, and where the agent or dealer accepts to replace the said wheelchair-accessible vehicle with a new wheelchair-accessible vehicle, in which case the conditions related to this grant shall be transferred to the wheelchair-accessible vehicle replacing the original one. The three years restriction shall apply from the date of registration of the original new wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
When an undertaking is struck off from within a single undertaking and the vehicle is transferred to another undertaking within the same single undertaking.

When an e-kickscooter purchased under this grant is returned to the original agent or dealer for any reason, and the agent or dealer does not replace it with a new e-kickscooter but refunds the applicant with all or part of the price paid for the new e-kickscooter, the applicant shall refund part of the grant received for the new e-kickscooter depending on the period elapsed from the purchase of the vehicle and its return to the agent, as listed below:

Less than 12 months: 75%;
More than 12 months but less than 24 months: 50%;
More than 24 months but less than 36 months: 25%.

Requests for Revision of Authority’s decisions

If you feel that a decision taken by the Authority concerning your application for a grant is incorrect, you can request a revision of this decision by following the procedure explained here.

Page last updated: 16/02/2026