What is the responsibility of a vehicle owner as regards to an offence committed by his vehicle?
Official question from the Israeli Ministry of Transport pool · Category: Rules and Regulations
- Absolute responsibility, unless he can prove that another person drove the vehicle at that time.
- If he doesn’t drive the vehicle, he bears no responsibility.
- The vehicle owner is only held responsible if he is present in the vehicle while another person is driving it.
- The vehicle owner is responsible for it even if the vehicle is stolen.