For how long does a driving licence retention receipt for exceeding the speed limit in a built-up area by more than 50 km/h entitle one to drive?

The question is about how long a receipt for the retention of a driving licence for exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h in a built-up area entitles you to drive. For 24 hours from the moment of retention - the answer is A.

The Road Traffic Act states that a receipt for the retention of a driving licence because of exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h in a built-up area or carrying more people than the number of seats entitles you to drive a vehicle for 24 hours from the moment of retention. Answer B, 7 days, applies to receipts issued for other reasons - when the driving licence has expired or there is a reasonable suspicion of a crime or petty offence for which a driving ban may be imposed. Answer C, 72 hours, does not appear in the Act. The 24 hours are meant to let you drive home or hand the car over to another person; anyone who drives after this time is driving despite the retention of their driving licence, which may lead to revocation of driving entitlement by the starost (head of the district authority). In practice, the police officer retains the document by making an entry in the register and issues the receipt in paper or electronic form - the 24 hours are counted from the moment of retention in the same way.

Legal basis: Art. 135 para. 1 point 2 letter a, para. 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 103 para. 1 point 5 of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami)