The obligation to perform technical inspections applies to each owner of a motor vehicle, agricultural tractor, slow-moving vehicle included in a tourist train, moped, or trailer. The tests are performed by authorised diagnosticians at vehicle inspection stations. The diagnostician checks the technical condition of the vehicle. If the result of the examination is positive, the diagnostician makes an entry in the vehicle registration certificate. If defects are found, depending on the type of defect, the diagnostician may issue a certificate of a negative technical test result and oblige the owner to remove the defect and conduct a new test for the defects found. In the case of dangerous defects, the diagnostician shall retain the vehicle’s registration certificate.
Legal basis:
Articles 81-86 of the Road Traffic Act of June 20, 1997 (c.t. Journal of Laws of 2023 items 1047, 919, 1053, 1088, 1123, 1193, 1234, 1394, 1720, 1723, 2029; of 2024 item 834)
Regulation of the Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy of June 26, 2012, on the scope and manner of conducting technical tests of vehicles and specimens of documents used for these tests (c.t. Journal of Laws 2024 item 141, 1811)
Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of September 29, 2004 on the amount of fees related to the operation of vehicle inspection stations and the conduct of technical inspections of vehicles (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1070).
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