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GENERAL Learning Environment Category B (B, B1)
Question 838 of 1208

Why must a defective exhaust be repaired unconditionally?

A because it produces too much noise;
B it is not an emergency;
C because it destabilizes the motor vehicle.
Explanation

Is prohibited the driving of a motor vehicle when the noxious substances emitted by it are above the legally permitted limit or whose noise while moving or waiting exceeds the sound threshold provided by law. Therefore, you must repair the defective exhaust of the motor vehicle in order to be able to drive it.

The correct answer is: A


Recommendations:
The obligations and prohibitions of drivers of vehicles - Audio-Video Lesson --> Road Traffic Code - Obligations, prohibitions and aggressive driving
Second-class contraventions - Audio-Video Lesson --> Second-class contraventions; 30-day license suspension; Application of 3 penalty points
The retention of the registration certificate and the application of other sanctions and technical-administrative measures - Audio-Video Lesson --> Other contraventional sanctions and technical-administrative measures

Reference articles

Regulation* - Article 148

Is prohibited the driver of a motor vehicle, agricultural or forestry tractor or tram:
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16. to drive a vehicle that emits noxious substances above the legally permitted limit or whose noise while moving or waiting exceeds the sound threshold provided by law or which has installed on the exhaust system non-approved devices;
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OUG* - Article 100

(1) Constitute contraventions and are sanctioned with the fine provided in the second-class sanction category the following acts committed by natural persons:
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7. driving a motor vehicle and agricultural or forestry tractor which, while moving or waiting, causes sound pollution or emits noxious substances above the legally permitted limit;
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OUG* - Article 112

(1) The registration certificate or registration proof or the replacement document is retained by the traffic police in the following cases:
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j) the engine emits polluting noxious substances above the legally permitted limits;
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(2) […] in the cases provided in paragraph (1) letters a), d), f), h), i), j), l), m), n), t), u), v), x) and y) a replacement document with the right to drive for 15 days.
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* OUG = EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 195 of 12 December 2002 updated (Road Traffic Code)
** Regulation = REGULATION for the implementation of OUG 195/2002 updated (Road Traffic Code Regulation)

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