Documents required for driving a vehicle in Venezuela
The Venezuelan Land Traffic Law establishes all drivers should bear with him documents such as Identity Card, driving license for the corresponding vehicle classification, driver medical certificate, Civil Liability Card and circulation card
Driving demands responsibility from the person in charge of a car. In Venezuela, the Land Traffic Law lists the documents all driver must have and bring to the authorities in case they ask for.
The main documents normally requested in the streets are identity card, driving license for the corresponding vehicle classification, driver medical certificate, Civil Liability Card, and circulation card.
In the case of freight transport drivers, “they also must have the updated Register of freight transport operators (ROTC in Spanish) and for public transport of people system, drivers must have the updated Service Provider Certificate, according to the National Institute of Land Transit.”
According to Celia Herrera, president of the Venezuelan Society of Transport and Road Engineering, drivers documents could be retained, as well as the vehicle, in case of any sinister on the way, especially in case of wounded or decease people.
In an interview for Union Radio on Monday, September 23, on driver’s documents and vehicles, Herrera said: “The situation goes in another direction according to the Civil Code. That is why lawyers say they (the policy) cannot take away the document, nor the vehicle for no reason, and even less without any explanation.”
Driver responsibility and good health condition
The Venezuelan Land Traffic Law details aspects related to the health condition of the one who drives a car, and points out the necessity of a good physical and psychic condition for a correct driving.
Also, it is mandatory for drivers to use properly the security seatbelt and monitor “the passengers comply with this requirement”, because in the case they do not follow this rule they could end fatally hurt in a car crash or, in the best of cases, get a fine.
M.Pino
Source: finanzasdigital
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