Where should you perform the periodic check-up of a motor vehicle with a curb weight of up to 550 kg?
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Correct answer
C. In the basic or district vehicle control station.
Explanation
In the photo you can see the hall of a vehicle inspection station with a test bay that has a drive-on lift in the floor and a row of diagnostic equipment. Periodic technical inspections of a motor vehicle with an unladen mass of up to 550 kg are carried out at a basic or district vehicle inspection station - answer C.
The Road Traffic Act states that a technical inspection is carried out at a basic or district vehicle inspection station, depending on the type of vehicle and the scope of the inspection, and it is performed by an authorised vehicle inspector employed at the station. A motor vehicle with an unladen mass of up to 550 kg is, for example, a quadricycle designed to carry goods - it is subject to inspections like every motor vehicle. An ordinary garage (answer A) or an authorised service centre (answer B) cannot carry out the inspection unless they themselves run a vehicle inspection station with an authorised vehicle inspector - only then does the result have official force. After the inspection the vehicle inspector issues a certificate and enters the date of the next inspection.
Legal basis: Art. 83 para. 1, Art. 84 para. 1, Art. 82 para. 2 and Art. 2 point 42b of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)