Within what time limit is an application for the registration of a motorcycle required to be submitted to the starost following its acquisition within the territory of the Republic of Poland?

The question is about the time limit for submitting an application to register a motorcycle after acquiring it in Poland. You have 30 days for this - answer B.

The Road Traffic Act states that the owner of a vehicle is obliged to submit an application for its registration within 30 days of the date of acquiring the vehicle in the territory of the Republic of Poland. The same time limit applies to bringing a vehicle in from another European Union country and to the release into free circulation of a vehicle from outside the Union; 60 days (answer C) applies only to acquisition by inheritance, counted from the final court decision or the notarial certificate of inheritance, and 14 days (answer A) does not appear in these rules. In 2024 the obligation to submit an application replaced the former notification of acquisition; the seller still has 30 days to notify the starost (head of the district authority) of the sale. Being late is expensive: the starost imposes a financial penalty of PLN 500, and if the application is not submitted within 180 days - PLN 1000. You attach proof of ownership and the previous vehicle registration certificate to the application; you may keep the number plates.

Legal basis: Art. 73aa para. 1 and 2 and Art. 140mb para. 1 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)