What documents are you obliged to carry with you and present at the request of the competent authorities during roadside inspections?
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Correct answer
B. Receipt of retention of the registration document for the period it authorises the use of the vehicle.
Explanation
The question is about the documents you must carry with you during a roadside check. It is the receipt for the retention of the vehicle registration certificate, for the period in which it allows the vehicle to be used - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver to carry and show, at the request of an authorised body, the required documents, including: a document confirming the right to drive other than a driving licence issued in Poland, a certificate of the technical inspection of an alcohol interlock, its calibration document, a receipt for the retention of a driving licence, of a vehicle registration certificate or of a temporary permit for the period in which it authorises driving or using the vehicle, and a driver qualification card, if it is required. The vehicle registration certificate itself, listed in answer A, does not have to be with you when driving in Poland - this rule was repealed in 2018, because the police officer checks the data in the Central Register of Vehicles. It is different with the receipt for the retention of the certificate: since the document has been retained, for example because of a defect, it is the receipt that allows the vehicle to be used for the stated time, and you must show it. The certificate of conformity from answer C is a type-approval document, needed for registration, not while driving.
Legal basis: Art. 38 para. 1 point 1, 3a, 4a-4c of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)