Currently, during road inspection for the lack of a physical version of the driving license, registration certificate and confirmation of the validity of the civil liability policy, there is no penaltybecause to all this data a road officer has access thanks to the Central Register of Vehicles and Drivers (CEPiK). Such a facilitation for forgetful introduced amending the Road Traffic Act on December 5, 2020. However, for your own comfort, it is better to have one of those documents with you that will allow the policeman to verify the driver’s identity.
This document will protect you from problems
In order for a policeman to be able to carry out a road inspection, he must first identify the driver’s identity, so it’s worth having with you for your own comfort Plastic ID card, passport or installed on a smartphone with access to the network Mobatcian application.
If we do not have any document confirming our identity, trouble awaits us. It is true that it will not be a fine, because There is no obligation to carry an identity card with you, But other sadness may happen to us. The driver may be detained temporarily until his identity is confirmed.
Who is required to have a set of documents
It is worth remembering that the lack of obligation to bring with you documents contained in the CEPiK database applies only to vehicles registered in Poland and drivers whose driving license has been issued in our country.
Therefore, you should be particularly attentive when we are going to move a car that is registered abroad. This problem may affect people who, for example, have just brought a car from abroad. In this case The driver must have a full package of documents regarding the vehicle, i.e. the registration certificate and civil liability policy.
A similar rule as in the case of cars on foreign numbers, also applies to drivers who They have a foreign driving license. Such a driver, even if he has Polish citizenship, must have a physical document with him, because only in this way a policeman has the opportunity to check his qualifications.
Lack of documents can be quite expensive, because the tariff provides a fine of up to PLN 500.
Mandatory car equipment. Without this, brick mandate
During road check, in addition to documents, a policeman can also check the mandatory equipment of the car. The list of items that the driver must have in the car contains only two points, but their lack can cost dearly.
The first element of compulsory equipment is powder extinguisher. It should be remembered that firefighting agents must be placed in an easily accessible place. The fire extinguisher cannot be in a spare wheel or in the trunk with luggage. In this way, a policeman has the right to punish us for carrying a fire extinguisher. However, the lack of a fire extinguisher is a fine of up to PLN 500.
The second element of the compulsory car equipment is a warning triangle. For his lack of threatening a fine of up to PLN 500.
Current Polish law They do not require that the first aid kit is a must -have element equipment for each passenger car. Special vehicles such as buses, school vehicles or taxis, where having a first aid kit is obligatory.
Also in the case of Reflective vests Polish law does not impose the obligation to have it on drivers. It is worth remembering, however, that the vest increases our safety during an emergency stop on the road, so it is worth having it.
