When i liiked into a Nissan T30 import, they didn't have the same equipment, no alarm and a different warranty, plus reduced residuals.

Less under body protection was also mentioned, so do your home work.

My current car (2006 Mazda3 mk1) is also an import from Cyprus (through Motorpoint and a blindly good deal it was too on a car with delivery miles only!) - it still had the CoC, 3 year warranty and had the speedo facia and odometers changed from km/h to miles/h. All part of the EU, so no problems with the paperwork (one of the few 'good' things about our membership).

Malta became an EU member in 2004, so the same rules should apply as (the Greek part of) Cyprus, so in theory there shouldn't be any problems if the above conversions are done (Malta, like Cyprus, drives on the left like us so no problems with LHD cars). If its a direct import, this will need to be checked before the OP takes possession.

The car, will, however, be likely classed as an 'import' by some/all insurers and will cost a bit more (though not as much as a 'grey import') even though it is materially the same as UK spec models in its components - the actual trim levels do vary (mine was similar to a TS2 [and was called a TS2] but had front fog lamps in lieu of a CD player (just the radio only) and tractio/stability control (never needed), hence the cheap deal (£10299+prep charge).

Not sure about the V5 if the OP is importing it themselves and buying directly from a Maltese dealer, rather than as I did where Motorpoint arranged all the V5 and other paperwork.

Edited by Engineer Andy on 31/01/2016 at 08:49