What should the owner of a passenger car do if one of the registration plates of the car is lost?

In the photo you can see the front of a car with an empty registration plate holder - the plate is missing. If a plate is lost, the owner should apply to the vehicle licensing office (wydział komunikacji) for a legalised duplicate - answer C. Driving with one plate (A) or replacing it with a home-made plate without a legalisation mark (B) is not acceptable.

The Road Traffic Act states that a vehicle is allowed on the road if it is registered and has legalised registration plates; the legalisation mark is a sticker confirming that the plate was issued by the authorised body. Without a complete set of plates the car does not meet the conditions for being allowed on the road, and a police officer may retain the vehicle registration certificate. After losing a plate or having it stolen, you report it to the police (in the case of theft) and to the office, which, at the owner's request, issues duplicate plates with the same number or new plates after checking the data in the central vehicle register.

Legal basis: Art. 71 para. 2 and Art. 74a para. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)