Administrative Procedures, Documentation and Penalties
Documents to carry
When riding, you must be able to show a valid licence for category AM, the vehicle's registration document, proof of compulsory third-party liability insurance, and evidence of a passed technical inspection where required. The vehicle must display a valid registration plate. Insurance is compulsory; riding uninsured is an offence with serious financial consequences, because you personally cover damage you cause.
Procedures
Registration of a moped follows the standard vehicle procedure at the traffic police. A change of owner must be recorded within the legal deadline. Technical inspections are periodic; a vehicle without a valid inspection may not be used on public roads. If you are stopped, cooperate, present documents, and sign the act if one is drawn up - signing records receipt, not necessarily agreement, and you may state objections.
Penalties
Sanctions include fines, penalty points, temporary withdrawal of the licence, and in serious cases vehicle seizure. Repeat offences and offences causing danger weigh more heavily. Riding without a licence, without insurance, or under the influence of alcohol are among the most severely treated.
Traps
Questions test the difference between a document you must carry and one you must merely possess. Another trap is the assumption that a fine ends the matter - penalty points accumulate separately. Watch for questions about deadlines for registering a change of owner, and about whether an unsigned act is valid: refusal to sign does not cancel it.
Rule of thumb
Keep licence, registration, insurance and inspection documents together on the vehicle, all in date, and check the expiry dates monthly.