What document should you carry on you when driving a non-standard vehicle?
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Correct answer
A. Authorization of the appropriate category for passage of the non-standard vehicle.
Explanation
In the photo there is a low-loader combination prepared for carrying machinery - with such a load it usually exceeds the permitted dimensions, axle loads or mass. When you drive such a vehicle, you must carry a permit for the passage of an abnormal vehicle of the appropriate category - answer A.
The Road Traffic Act states that an abnormal (oversize or overweight) vehicle may move on the road on condition that a permit for the passage of an abnormal vehicle of the appropriate category is obtained, the conditions set out in it are followed, the passage is escorted when this is required, and particular caution is exercised; a separate provision requires the driver to carry this permit and present it to authorised persons. An abnormal vehicle is one whose axle loads, dimensions or actual total mass exceed the permitted values - for example a low-loader trailer carrying an excavator. AC insurance (answer B) is voluntary insurance that nobody checks on the road, and an "authorisation to perform the job of a driver" (answer C) does not exist in the regulations. The lack of a permit means a financial penalty for the entity carrying out the passage and the stopping of the passage, and a driver who does not have the permit with them commits a petty offence.
Legal basis: Art. 64 para. 1 and 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 2 point 35a of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)