Unofficial translation for learning purposes. Only the Polish text published in Dziennik Ustaw is legally binding — open the Polish original. Source: Act of 20 June 1997 – Prawo o ruchu drogowym (Road Traffic Act), consolidated text published by the Chancellery of the Sejm.
Art. 148a.
1. Until 1 January 2028, electric vehicles referred to in Art. 2 point 12 of the Act of 11 January 2018 on electromobility and alternative fuels, hydrogen-powered vehicles referred to in Art. 2 point 15 of that Act, and motorcycles referred to in Art. 2 point 45 are allowed to travel in the bus lanes designated by the road manager.
2. The road manager may make the travelling of electric vehicles and motorcycles in the designated bus lanes conditional upon the number of persons travelling in those vehicles.
Art. 148b.
1. From 1 July 2018 until 31 December 2019, electric vehicles and hydrogen-powered vehicles are marked with a sticker indicating the type of fuel used to power them, placed on the windscreen of the vehicle in accordance with the model laid down in the provisions issued on the basis of Art. 76(1) point 1.
2. The sticker referred to in para. 1 is issued by the commune head, the mayor or the city president competent for the place of residence or the registered office of the vehicle owner.
Art. 149.
The minister responsible for transport, in agreement with the Minister of National Defence, the minister responsible for internal affairs and the Minister of Justice, guided by the need to ensure stable trade in automotive vehicles, may lay down, by way of a regulation:
1) the obligation to obtain a vehicle card for owners of vehicles registered before the day referred to in Art. 152 point 3;
2) the conditions, time limits and procedure for obtaining a vehicle card by the persons referred to in point 1, the authorities competent to issue such cards, the documents used in these matters and the amount of the charge for issuing a vehicle card.
Art. 150.
1. Driving licences and other documents authorising the driving of vehicles or confirming additional qualifications and requirements in relation to drivers of vehicles, issued on the basis of the previous provisions, remain valid until they are exchanged at the expense of the entitled person, to the extent for which they were issued.
2. The minister responsible for transport, taking into account all documents authorising the driving of a vehicle issued before the day on which this Act enters into force and the costs of their exchange, shall lay down, by way of a regulation, the conditions and time limits for the exchange of driving licences and other documents authorising the driving of vehicles or confirming additional qualifications of drivers of vehicles, and the amount of the charges for their exchange.
Art. 151.
1. The Act of 1 February 1983 - Road Traffic Law (Dz. U. of 1992, items 41 and 114, and of 1995, item 515) ceases to have effect, with the exception of Art. 60, 69-70 and 72-82, which cease to have effect on 30 June 1999.
Art. 152.
This Act enters into force on 1 January 1998, with the exception of:
1) Art. 49(2) point 5, Art. 80, 99 and 109(4), which enter into force on 1 July 1998;
2) Art. 39(3) and Art. 85, which enter into force on 1 January 1999;
3) Art. 74(2) point 2 letter a, Art. 77, 87, 88, 90-98 and 100-108, which enter into force on 1 July 1999. Annexes to the Act of 20 June 1997 (Dz. U. of 2024, item 1251) CATEGORIES OF PERMITS FOR THE MOVEMENT OF AN OVERSIZE VEHICLE Permit Oversize vehicles Category I with a length, height, axle loads and actual gross public, mass not greater than the permissible ones, with a width not exceeding 3.5 m; Category II with axle loads and actual gross mass not greater than the public permissible ones, with a width not exceeding 3.2 m, with a length not exceeding: 15 m for a single vehicle, 23 m for a combination of vehicles, with a height not exceeding 4.3 m; Category III with an actual gross mass and axle loads not greater national than the permissible ones, with a width not exceeding 3.4 m, with a length not exceeding: 15 m for a single vehicle, 23 m for a combination of vehicles, 30 m for a combination of vehicles with steered axles, with a height not exceeding 4.3 m; Category IV with a width not exceeding: 3.4 m for a single-carriageway road, 4 m for a dual-carriageway road of class A and S, with a length not exceeding: 15 m for a single vehicle, 23 m for a combination of vehicles, 30 m for a combination of vehicles with steered axles, with a height not exceeding 4.3 m, with an actual gross mass not exceeding 60 t, with axle loads not greater than the permissible ones; Category V with dimensions and an actual gross mass greater than those listed in categories I-IV, with axle loads exceeding the permissible values. CATEGORIES OF VEHICLES SPECIFIED IN DIRECTIVE 2002/24/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 18 MARCH 2002 ON THE TYPE-APPROVAL OF TWO OR THREE-WHEEL MOTOR VEHICLES AND REPEALING COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/61/EEC (OJ EC L 124 OF 09.05.2002, P. 1, AS AMENDED 1) - OJ EU POLISH SPECIAL EDITION, CHAP. 13, VOL. 29, P. 399, AS AMENDED), DIRECTIVE 2003/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 26 MAY 2003 ON THE TYPE-APPROVAL OF AGRICULTURAL OR FORESTRY TRACTORS, THEIR TRAILERS AND INTERCHANGEABLE TOWED MACHINERY, TOGETHER WITH THEIR SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS AND SEPARATE TECHNICAL UNITS AND REPEALING DIRECTIVE 74/150/EEC (OJ EU L 171 OF 09.07.2003, P. 1, AS AMENDED 2) - OJ EU POLISH SPECIAL EDITION, CHAP. 13, VOL. 31, P. 311) AND DIRECTIVE 2007/46/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 5 SEPTEMBER 2007 ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE APPROVAL OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR TRAILERS, AND OF SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS AND SEPARATE TECHNICAL UNITS INTENDED FOR SUCH VEHICLES ("FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE") (OJ EU L 263 OF 09.10.2007, P. 1, AS AMENDED 3))