Which of these documents must you carry with you and present at the request of the competent authorities if you are engaged in the commercial transport of goods by lorry with a maximum permissible weight exceeding 12 t?
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Correct answer
C. Vehicle registration document receipt for the period it authorises its use,
Explanation
The question is about the documents you must have with you when carrying out commercial transport of goods by a lorry with a maximum permissible mass over 12 t. You must have the receipt for the retention of the vehicle registration certificate, for the period in which it authorises use of the vehicle - the answer is C.
The Road Traffic Act lists, among the documents that the driver must have with them and show at the request of an authorised body, the receipt for the retention of a driving licence, a vehicle registration certificate or a temporary permit - for the period in which it authorises driving or using the vehicle. Such a receipt replaces the retained document, so without it you cannot prove that the vehicle may still be used. You do not have to carry your national driving licence (answer A), because the police officer checks your entitlements in the register of drivers; the same applies to confirmation of third-party liability insurance, OC (answer B) - compulsory insurance can be found in the database of the Insurance Guarantee Fund (Ubezpieczeniowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny). For commercial carriage of goods there are also documents required by the Road Transport Act: the driver card, record sheets, the certificate of activities and a certified copy of the transport licence.
Legal basis: Art. 38 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 87 para. 1 of the Road Transport Act