As the owner of a vehicle, are you obliged to indicate at the request of an authorised body to whom you entrusted the vehicle for driving or use at a specific time?
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Correct answer
B. Yes, unless the vehicle was used contrary to your will and without your knowledge by an unknown person, which you could not prevent.
Explanation
As the owner of a vehicle, you are obliged, at the request of an authorised body, to state to whom you entrusted the vehicle for driving or use at a specific time, unless the vehicle was used against your will and without your knowledge by an unknown person, which you could not prevent - answer B. Answer A is wrong, because running a business does not change anything here, and answer C is wrong, because the obligation exists.
The Road Traffic Act states that the owner or holder of a vehicle is obliged, at the request of an authorised body, to state to whom they entrusted the vehicle for driving or use at a specific time, unless the vehicle was used against their will and without their knowledge by an unknown person, which they could not prevent. The rule is most often applied after an offence has been recorded by a speed camera: the police or the municipal police (straż miejska) write to the owner, and the owner must state who was driving at that time. Refusing to name the driver is a separate petty offence punishable by a fine, so when you lend your car to a family member or friends, remember who drove it and when.
Legal basis: Art. 78 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)