Since 1995, the three letter, three number system (ZZZ 999) has been in use in Malta for vehicle registration.

The following is a table of letters by month: These plates may be also personalised in two ways: either in the XXX999 format (€200), or any combination from one to ten characters and/or numbers which would cost €1500.

A calesse, a type of horse carriage, had to be registered at the Castellania by the 19th century and use registration plates with black and white colours.

The main people who owned the first cars were the British and the then higher class of Maltese.

By 1919 most Brits started to sell their used cars to Maltese with an affordable price but were mainly used as taxis and for work-related needs such as the transport of goods.