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Long queues and large crowds frustrated both motorists and workers at the Transport Board vehicle registration office in Paynters on Friday, as drivers took the last business day of the year to register their vehicles.<\/p>

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Sources at the offices told Antigua News Room (ANR) that the chaotic scene was made worse when the Board ran out of registration stickers.<\/p>\n

As the year comes to a close, many drivers waited for the last opportunity to update their vehicle’s status.<\/p>

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In addition, the government’s ABST tax break every December for the last few years has increased the number of vehicles purchased and registered at this time of year.<\/p>

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