For how long will the driving licence of a driver who has exceeded the speed limit by more than 50 km/h in a built-up area be retained?
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Correct answer
A. For 3 months.
Explanation
The question is about how long the driving licence of a driver who exceeded the speed limit by more than 50 km/h in a built-up area is retained. The driving licence is retained for 3 months - the answer is A.
The Vehicle Drivers Act states that the starost (head of the district authority) issues an administrative decision to retain the driving licence when the driver has exceeded the speed limit by more than 50 km/h in a built-up area or on a single-carriageway two-way road outside a built-up area, and that the decision is issued for a period of 3 months and made immediately enforceable. The period is counted from the day the police officer retains the document. Answer B, 6 months, was once provided for as an extension for people who drove despite the retention, but this rule has been repealed - today driving during the retention period results in revocation of driving entitlement. Answer C, 1 month, has no basis in the Act. Three months is a fixed period - the starost cannot shorten it because of the driver's work situation.
Legal basis: Art. 102 para. 1 point 4, para. 1c and 1e and Art. 103 para. 1 point 5 of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami)