Estonian authorities remove over 71,000 suspended vehicles from registry

The Transport Administration of Estonia removed 71,749 vehicles with long-suspended registrations from the national traffic registry.

The agency identified these cars as missing after their records remained unchanged for seven years or more. The agency acted on the Traffic Act, which requires the removal of such vehicles from the registry. Although nearly 98,000 vehicles initially met the criteria for removal, many owners requested to keep their vehicles after receiving notifications.

The remaining removed vehicles were primarily those that were missing or had been dismantled incorrectly years ago. The cleanup left 73,211 vehicles with suspended registrations in the registry. Of these remaining vehicles, 56,397 fall into categories that will face a motor vehicle tax starting in 2027. The agency asked owners to expect longer processing periods for temporary removal applications due to the high volume of recent requests.