Which of the following documents should a driver transporting cargo have on him?
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Correct answer
B. A certificate indicating reasons for the lack of record sheets or non-use of the driver's card.
Explanation
In the photo, next to a moving lorry combination, you can see a licence to perform road transport of goods, a medical certificate and an attestation of activities form. You must carry a certificate indicating the reasons for the lack of record sheets or the non-use of the driver card - answer B.
The Road Transport Act states that while performing road carriage the driver must carry, and present at the request of an authorised inspection body, the driver card, record sheets, manual records and tachograph printouts, and the certificate referred to in Article 31 of the Drivers' Working Time Act; when performing road transport, the driver must also carry a certified copy of the permit to pursue the occupation of road carrier or a certified copy of the licence. So the driver carries a certified copy, not the licence itself (answer A), because the original stays at the company's registered office. A medical certificate (answer C) is not shown on the road - a valid professional qualification is confirmed by code 95 in the driving licence or by the driver qualification card. The attestation of activities explains the days without records: sickness, leave, time off work, other work or a period of availability.
Legal basis: Art. 87 para. 1 of the Road Transport Act; Art. 31 para. 1 of the Drivers' Working Time Act