PHILIPSBURG--The 2019 number plates will acknowledge the milestone of St. Maarten Carnival, which will mark fifty years next year. The plates, which are yellow in colour, have “50 Years of Carnival 2019” emblazoned at the top and “St. Maarten” at the bottom.
A total of 33,278 sets of plates for motor vehicles and 1,000 motorbike plates have been ordered, receiver Minerva Gumbs said. The plates were scheduled to arrive in the country on December 12, but due to a delay in shipping they are now scheduled to arrive on January 3, 2019. A total of 28,911 pairs of plates were sold thus far for this year. The data for 2017 were not available.
The plates will cost the same as last year, which is NAf. 12.50 for all types of vehicles and NAf. 7.50 for motorbikes.
Motorists with number plates M, P, SXM, MR (ministers) and PAR (parliament) will be expected to pay NAf. 275 in motor vehicle tax for gasoline-operated vehicles and NAf. 750 for diesel fuel-operated ones.
Motorists with R plates will pay NAf. 300 for gasoline-operated vehicles and NAf. 750 for diesel fuel-operated vehicles.
Taxis, BUS, G (group) and T (tour buses with 35 passengers or less) pay NAf. 275 for gasoline-operated vehicles and NAf. 550 for diesel fuel-operated vehicles.
Vehicles with V and Z plates that weigh more than 3,500kg will pay NAf. 1,250 for gasoline or diesel fuel-operated vehicles. Vehicles with V plates that weigh less than 3,500kg will pay NAf. 275 for gasoline-operated vehicles and NAf. 750 for diesel fuel-operated vehicles.
Persons with MF (motorbike) plates will pay NAf. 200 and those with MF (mopeds) will pay NAf. 50 in motor vehicle tax.
A valid insurance document and inspection card will be needed for payment to be processed in 2019, when the plates will be ready for sale.
