If the starost has issued an administrative decision to hold a category A driving licence for a period of 3 months; then due to the lack of obligation to carry a driving licence when riding a motorbike:
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Correct answer
C. you are not permitted to drive a motorbike for the period the licence has been retained.
Explanation
The question is about the effects of a decision by the starost (head of the district authority) to retain your driving licence for 3 months. Although you do not have to carry your driving licence with you while riding, you are not allowed to ride a motorcycle during the retention period - the answer is C.
The Road Traffic Act releases the driver from the duty to carry a Polish driving licence, because entitlements are checked in the Central Register of Drivers - and that is exactly where the information about the retention appears. The retention of the document means a ban on driving vehicles, without any territorial exceptions: answers A and B invent district and town boundaries that are not in the Act. The Vehicle Drivers Act provides for a severe sanction for breaking the ban: if a person drives a power-driven vehicle despite a decision to retain their driving licence, the starost revokes their driving entitlement for 5 years, and in addition they may be held liable for driving without entitlement. In the past, driving during the retention period led to the retention being extended to 6 months - this rule has been repealed and replaced by revocation of entitlement. So for 3 months the motorcycle stays in the garage, and after that time the starost returns the driving licence without an exam.
Legal basis: Art. 102 para. 1c and Art. 103 para. 1 point 5 of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami); Art. 38 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)