When may a driver be in possession of only photocopies of his original vehicle documents?
Official question from the Israeli Ministry of Transport pool · Category: Rules and Regulations
- Only a vehicle transport company is allowed to hold a photocopy of the vehicle registration
- It is only permitted when the vehicle is owned by a corporation, and the photocopied documents’ validity is authorized by the safety officer’s signature and stamp on them.
- When the vehicle is owned by a private person, and the photocopy is certified by the vehicle owner’s signature
- Never. The driver must always be in possession of the original documents