Should you apply to the Provincial governor to obtain an international driving licence?
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Correct answer
A. No, such driving licence is issued by the Starost.
Explanation
The illustration shows an international driving licence with the boxes "Wydane przez" (issued by) and "Nr krajowego prawa jazdy" (national driving licence no.). To have one issued, you do not go to the voivode (provincial governor) - this driving licence is issued by the starost (head of the district authority) - answer A. Answers B and C are wrong.
The Vehicle Drivers Act states that a driving licence is issued by the starost, and an international driving licence is issued by any starost, at the request of the person concerned, for a fee, on the basis of the national driving licence. "Any" means that it does not have to be the starost responsible for your place of residence - you can submit the application at any district office or at the city office of a city with district rights, that is wherever there is a transport department. With the application you enclose a photo, a copy of your national driving licence and proof of payment; the document is usually ready in a few days. The voivode does not issue driving licences - they only supervise the legality of the starosts' actions, and appeals against the starost's decisions are handled by the local government board of appeal (samorządowe kolegium odwoławcze). The international driving licence is valid only together with the national one, so you take both documents with you when you travel.
Legal basis: Art. 10 para. 1 and 2 of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami)