What decision will the starost make if you are stopped for inspection while driving a vehicle despite the extension of the driving licence suspension period to six months for carrying, in a passenger car, a number of persons exceeding by two the number of seats specified in the vehicle registration certificate?

The question is about driving a vehicle despite the retention of the driving licence for carrying more people in a passenger car than the number of seats in the vehicle registration certificate. In that case, the starost (head of the district authority) will revoke the driving entitlement for 5 years from the date on which this was established - answer C.

The Vehicle Drivers Act states that the starost issues a decision to retain the driving licence for 3 months when the driver carried more people than the number of seats specified in the vehicle registration certificate, and that the starost revokes driving entitlement for a period of 5 years from the date on which this was established if someone drove a power-driven vehicle despite such a decision. Answers A and B speak of extending the retention - the Act no longer provides for this; the former extension to 6 months was repealed. It is worth remembering the tolerance: neither a police officer nor the starost retains the driving licence if the number of extra passengers in a passenger car does not exceed 2 - the "by two" in the question is still within this margin. However, the point of the question is the consequence of driving despite the retention: 5 years without entitlement.

Legal basis: Art. 102 para. 1 point 5, para. 1a and 1c and Art. 103 para. 1 point 5 of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami); Art. 135 para. 1 point 2 letter b and para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)