Which of the following documents specifies the permitted number of persons transported in the car?
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Correct answer
A. The registration card.
Explanation
In the photo you can see car documents: an open vehicle registration certificate, a driving licence and a document confirming third-party liability insurance (OC). The permitted number of people carried in a motor vehicle is specified in the vehicle registration certificate - answer A. The driving licence (B) confirms the driver's entitlements, and the OC policy (C) protects injured parties, but it says nothing about the number of seats.
The Road Traffic Act states that people may be carried only in a vehicle designed or adapted for this purpose, and the number of people carried must not exceed the number of seats specified in the vehicle registration certificate. In the certificate, you will find the number of seats in box S.1 - for a typical passenger car it is 5. This number belongs to the vehicle, not to the driver: even if you have a category B driving licence, which allows you to drive a car for up to 9 people, you can carry at most five people, including yourself, in a five-seater car.
Legal basis: Art. 63 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)