Due to the growing statistics regarding drivers without a driving license or under the influence of alcohol, you can introduce the obligation to check the rights to manage during the sale of fuel – MP Katarzyna Kierzek -Koperska (KO) proposed in the interpellation. Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Stanisław Bukowiec gave a response in this matter.
MP KO Katarzyna Kierzek-Koperska in a parliamentary interpellation addressed to the Minister of Infrastructure pointed out that due to the growing number of drunk and moving drivers without authorization, it is worth considering the possibility of introducing driving license and sobriety control at gas stations.
“The seller at a gas station would be required to check the driving license. He could not sell fuel to people with a lack of document. Next, you can oblige gas stations to check sobriety and call the police. No vehicle moves without fuel, so the fuel station is a special place in this respect,” she wrote. In the interpellation, she asked if the Minister of Infrastructure provides for the introduction of such a solution.
“Exclusive domain of control services”
The MP's answers were given by Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Stanisław Bukowiec. He pointed out that “conducting the inspections referred to in the interpellation by Mrs Katarzyna Kierzek-Koperska is the sole domain of relevant control services, including the Police or Road Transport Inspection.”
As he emphasized, in accordance with the provisions “stopping or reimbursement of a driving license occurs by recording this fact in the Central Drivers' Register”, i.e. a system to which only the relevant services have access. In connection with It would not be possible to verify whether the driver really has valid permissions.
The deputy minister added that customers can buy fuel not necessarily for the car, but for example a power generator or mower. In addition, payments can also be made by passengers, which Polish law does not prohibit.
“Due to the above, refusal to sell fuel only on the basis of a lack of driving license or suspicion of intoxication or a request to present the above -mentioned documents may be considered a manifestation of discrimination and violation of civil rights or protection of personal data” – he assessed.
According to Bukowiec, inspections based on the behavior or appearance of drivers are “subjective and susceptible to errors.” If the solution was to be effective, employees would have to get access to the CEK database (Central Drivers' Register), which would involve the need to allocate additional funds for training.
“The Ministry of Infrastructure supports activities for the sobriety of drivers, however, due to the high complexity of the analyzed problem and its multi -faceted nature, it is currently not planned to introduce the proposed solutions” – summed up the deputy minister.
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