What is the penalty for driving a car without the annual technical inspection?

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Dec 10, 11, 19:31 #1

I was wondering what the penalty is for driving a car without the certificate of technical inspection. Someone told me it was only a 50 PLN fine.

Anyone have experience with this?

What kind of inspection is it? Is it mainly for safety? Or for pollution?

For now I have bought a car with 10 months left before technical inspection, but I am wondering about all those nice old beaters that are for sale but need the inspection.

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Dec 10, 11, 19:35 #2
chudclaw: a 50 PLN fine. Rather more than that. chudclaw: Is it mainly for safety? Or for pollution? For safety and out of respect for the lives of other road users. chudclaw: For now I have bought a car with 10 months left before technical inspection, but I am wondering about all those nice old beaters that are for sale but need the inspection. Not a good idea, especially with winter coming.

strzygaThreads: 4 Posts: 985 Joined: Apr 30, 08 ♀	Dec 10, 11, 20:17 #3
chudclaw: What kind of inspection is it? Is it mainly for safety? Or for pollution? wheel alignment (toe in), brakes, lights, emission, oil - these are actually measured and need to meet the norms. If they notice that any mechanical part is about to give up and needs replacing, they will point it out to you, but you'll get the stamp nevertheless.

pawianThreads: 90 Posts: 5,395 Joined: May 30, 08 ♂	Dec 10, 11, 20:22 #4
The main penalty is that you lose your car papers called registration id. Without it, you mustn`t drive. Also, you might pay 50 zlotys fine. But if you run into an extremely disciplinarian policeman, he might call the road service to haul your car away.

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Dec 10, 11, 20:29 #5
pawian: But if you run into an extremely disciplinarian policeman, he might call the road service to haul your car away. I've known this happen.

pawianThreads: 90 Posts: 5,395 Joined: May 30, 08 ♂	Edited by: pawian Dec 10, 11, 20:48 #6
pawian: The main penalty is that you lose your car papers called registration id. Without it, you mustn`t drive. To make it more accurate, you have to get the technical inspection`s stamp within a week, during which you can still drive. JonnyM: I've known this happen. Rarely, but it happens.

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Dec 10, 11, 21:37 #7

On a positive note: I got stopped speeding one time (very bizarre - I am the slowest driver in Poland) only to find out we did not have the inspection papers. My wife who is Polish, didn't even know about the requirement (she had been out of the country for a long time). The officer held our registration
and told us that if we went and got it done now, he would meet us back at the police station in a few hours when he got off work and return the paperwork to us when he saw the inspection had been done. We did, and he gave us the registration docs back when we met him at the station.

He told us that if we had been involved in an accident and didn't have the inspection paperwork we would have been in deep trouble.

Not everything that happens in Poland is bad...

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Dec 10, 11, 22:20 #8

chudclaw:

Someone told me it was only a 50 PLN fine.

Not at all. The worst scenario is when you are the guilty party of an accident.
Then insurance company can refuse to pay the compensation and you are boiled.

chudclaw:

What kind of inspection is it? Is it mainly for safety? Or for pollution?

suspension, shocks, arm bushes, brakes, lights, windscreen cracks, oil leaks and emission
of course tyres

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Dec 10, 11, 22:28 #9

lateStarter:

On a positive note: I got stopped speeding one time (very bizarre - I am the slowest driver in Poland) only to find out we did not have the inspection papers. My wife who is Polish, didn't even know about the requirement (she had been out of the country for a long time). The officer held our registration
and told us that if we went and got it done now, he would meet us back at the police station in a few hours when he got off work and return the paperwork to us when he saw the inspection had been done. We did, and he gave us the registration docs back when we met him at the station.

Law is law, but life takes its own course.... :):):):)

beliallThreads: 1 Posts: 36 Joined: Feb 5, 10 ♂	Dec 11, 11, 20:31 #10
Since it only costs 98 zloty to get that inspection and its very straight forward as well, Unlike the UK why not just pay it, as for the fine i was told it was 300 zloty

chudclawThreads: 3 Posts: 4 Joined: Oct 27, 11 ♂	Dec 11, 11, 21:22 #11
Thanks for your answers. In Canada there is a 'collector' license plate you can put on your car and then it is exempt from inspections, etc. The car has to be 25 years old, and in decent shape, and there are restrictions on driving it to work and such. Is there a similar kind of thing in Poland? Is it difficult to obtain?

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Dec 11, 11, 22:12 #12

chudclaw:

In Canada there is a 'collector' license plate you can put on your car and then it is exempt from inspections, etc. The car has to be 25 years old, and in decent shape, and there are restrictions on driving it to work and such. Is there a similar kind of thing in Poland? Is it difficult to obtain?

Yes, there are collector cars too but I am afraid they have to undergo the inspection like others.

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