When can a registration certificate be retained? The list of reasons is long

Luc Williams

The technical condition of vehicles is of key importance for road traffic safety. Therefore, all motor vehicles undergo periodic inspections at specialized vehicle inspection stations. Owners of vehicles that are five years old or more must have their car inspected every year. If an irregularity is detected, the diagnostician may keep the evidence until the defect is removed.

Driving on the road without valid technical tests may result in your ID being confiscated, therefore, if you do not have current tests, your document may also be detained by the police during road checks.

However, the lack of important technical inspections is not the only reason for the loss of a vehicle document. The police can collect your ID in justified cases of suspicion that the technical condition of the car may affect safety.

Glass condition

There are many damages that can result in losing your registration certificate damaged glass even if the damage does not limit visibility, because even a small crack can lead to a dangerous driving situation.

The ID card may also be taken away too much tinted front windowswhich limits visibility.

Tire condition

Another common reason for losing your registration certificate is poor tire conditione.g. used tires whose tread depth is less than 1.6 mm. Other reasons include different tires on the same axle (however, this does not apply to the spare wheel), too old tires that show visible signs of cracks or crumbling rubberWhether wheels protruding beyond the outline of the fender.

Exhaust and exhaust fumes

There may also be a reason for withholding the vehicle document get rid of the loud exhalationresulting from damage or modifications to the exhaust system.

Exceeding the emission standard This is another reason that may be the reason for receiving the document.

Lighting

The condition of vehicle lighting is also important for road safety. You can lose your ID, e.g headlights and lamps without approval or poor technical condition of standard headlights.

You should also not install additional lighting not related to road traffic, such as: lighting mounted under the chassis, which creates the so-called UFO effect, because it may also result in the retention of the registration certificate.

Withheld evidence and what’s next

In the case of minor damage that does not pose a threat to driving safety, the police may issue a periodic receipt for the duration of the defect removal. However, in cases of detected defects which, in their opinion, may be dangerous in the event of further driving, they do not use this option. Then a tow truck is called.

Retaining the document does not require returning the banquet. The document is digitally blocked in the system. To get it back, the vehicle must undergo another inspection at the vehicle inspection station.

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