For which road traffic violation will a police officer retain a driving licence?
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Correct answer
B. For transporting two passengers in excess of the number of seats specified in the temporary permit of a passenger car.
Explanation
The question is about an offence for which a police officer retains a driving licence on the spot. Of those listed, it is carrying more people than the number of seats stated in the temporary permit of a passenger car - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act states that a police officer will retain a driving licence issued in Poland, against a receipt, when they discover an act of driving a vehicle at a speed more than 50 km/h over the speed limit in a built-up area or on a single-carriageway two-way road outside a built-up area, or of carrying more people than the number of seats stated in the vehicle registration certificate or temporary permit. A temporary permit replaces the vehicle registration certificate during the registration period and also states the number of seats. Answers A and C are not grounds for retaining a driving licence - overtaking before a crossing where traffic is controlled is in fact allowed, and passing an oncoming vehicle on a cycle crossing is not prohibited. The Act provides a margin: the rule on excess passengers does not apply if the excess in a passenger car does not exceed 2 people, and in a bus 5. In the exam what matters is which of the offences is on the list at all - only answer B.
Legal basis: Art. 135 para. 1 point 2 letter a and b and para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)